Robbers' rummy new ones. This makes it "much more exciting and engaging than any other [Rummy] variant...". Danyliuk describes it as "a fun, but difficult, variant of Rummy." The aim of Robber's Rummy is to be the first player to discard all the cards in hand by forming melds and placing them on table. Robbers' rummy is played using two standard 52-card French decks, and 2 to 6 jokers. Initially, each player is dealt 11 to 13 cards from the shuffled deck, whose remainder, called the "stock" is placed face-down on the table. The goal of each player is to reduce the
Belote the previous game. At least three cards must be cut. The cards are dealt counter-clockwise starting from the dealer's successor (to his/her right), each player receives a packet of three cards, then another set of two. The rest of the cards remain temporarily face-down. If a contract is agreed upon, the remaining cards are dealt after the bidding — a group of three for each player. The possible contracts are: Every player must either suggest a higher contract, or bid: Usually two levels of doubling are allowed. When doubling any contract, not only a bid in "all trumps", two levels