Each game is based on 7 rounds of hands, and the rules for each hand are unique. The number of decks varies from 2 to 4 and is based on the number of players (see chart). Aces are high and low (above a King), and Jokers are wild cards. The game is also known as Combination rummy, Deuces Wild Rummy and Joker rummy, and a proprietary version of the game called Phase 10 was published in 1982.Ĭontract rummy is played with multiple decks of 54 standard playing cards, including the Jokers.
It appeared in the United States during the Second World War. Contract rummy is a Rummy card game, based on gin rummy played by 3 to 8 players.
