Playing Rummy

13 Versions of One of the Greatest Games

By: Jeff Altman

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

I learned to play rummy from my father when I was a boy. He took by brother and I to Orchard Beach in The Bronx on the bus and we would sit on the grass playing catch or playing solitaire or gin rummy. I first learned rummy and then gin, all the while trying to keep the wind from blowing the cards away. Fast forward and as an adult I have been teaching my son to play, too and we have had fun as he learned what I have learned . . . always try to win, you will lose and remember to have a good time This is not every version of the game (I don’t cover canasta, for example; that deserves its own story). There are so many versions of rummy that people play around the world. But here are some of the great ones that you will enjoy for the rest of your life. Many of them are available online. But, to me, a deck or two of cards is all you need to find lots of fun.