In this large group of draw and discard games, the object is generally to improve ones hand by forming it into sets of matching cards usually groups of the same rank or sequences in a suit. The basic move is to draw one or more cards from an undealt stock or from the face up discard pile, possibly meld a set or sets, putting them face up on the table, and then discard a card.Rummy games seem to be ultimately of Chinese origin. Although they are now widepread throughout the world, games of this sort were unknown outside the orient until the twentieth century. David Parletts History of Gin Rummy, originally published on the Game Account site, also includes some material on the history of Rummy games in general.

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