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Rummy score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
Make sets and sequences out of 13 cards before anyone else does. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Rummy
Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- Record just the winner, or the full order by points.
- Up to 8 people fit in one match, everyone for themselves.
- No draws.
The basics
How to play Rummy
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- Players2 to 6 players, with one or two decks and jokers.
- How to winBe first to arrange all 13 cards into groups and declare.
- How groups differPoints rummy, pool rummy and deals rummy all score a little differently. Pick one before you start.
- Everyone gets 13 cards. One card is turned up to pick the wild joker.
- On your turn, take one card from the deck or the open pile, then throw one away.
- A sequence is 3 or more cards in a row in one suit. A set is 3 or 4 cards of the same number in different suits.
- You need at least 2 sequences, and one of them must be pure, with no joker.
- Jokers can stand in for any card in your other groups.
- Everyone else scores points for the cards they couldn’t group. Low is good.
Play better
Rummy tips
- Make your pure sequence first.
- Throw away high cards you can’t use early.
- Watch what others pick up from the open pile.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Rummy, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
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Questions
Rummy in log8: questions
Can I keep Rummy scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Rummy is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Rummy?
Be first to arrange all 13 cards into groups and declare.
How many people play Rummy?
2 to 6 players, with one or two decks and jokers.
Do people play Rummy differently?
Points rummy, pool rummy and deals rummy all score a little differently. Pick one before you start.
Does log8 track money or bets for Rummy?
No. Play with chips or points. log8 records who won. It never tracks money or bets.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Rummy rivalry.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team