a talon or stock, pronounced 'shtowss') and the top card is turned and placed beside the stock to form the waste pile. The remaining cards are placed face down in the middle of the table as a Stoß (i.e. The cards are dealt face down clockwise, each player is dealt thirteen cards in 3 packets of three and 1 packet of four. The dealer reshuffles the cards and has the pack cut by the player to the right.
The deal changes clockwise after each hand. The other players sit to the left of the dealer in the order of the rank of the cards drawn. Each player draws one card the player with the highest card selects a seat and is the first dealer. The player who is first to meld all his or her cards, wins the game.īefore the first hand begins, the cards are shuffled and laid face down in a arc. The aim of Rommé is to organise one's hand into sets or runs known as 'figures' ( Figuren) and to meld them by placing them on the table. The following rules largely follow Danyliuk and Grupp. The game is often just known as Rommé in Germany and Rummy in Austria. In Germany, the Germany Rummy Association ( Deutscher Romméverband) is the umbrella organisation for local rummy clubs and organises national competitions. It is a game for 2 to 6 players and is played with two packs of French playing cards, each comprising 52 cards and 3 jokers. German Rummy or Rommé ( German: Deutsches Rommé or Rommé mit Auslegen) is the most popular form of the worldwide game, Rummy, played in Austria and Germany.
