Talk:Rummikub

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[edit] To-do list

  • Tie-breaking play after the first player is out.
  • More manipulations?
  • History

-- Ventura 05:40, 2005 Apr 24 (UTC)

[edit] Rules dispute

It would seem there's quite a large dispute regarding the rules of the game surrounding the joker tiles. Older rules did not allow melds containing jokers to be manipulated beyond adding tiles to them, while newer rules do allow joker melds to be split and tiles to be removed from them. I have also encountered a group of people that allow the value and colour of a played joker tile to be changed by moving it between melds without requiring it to be freed with the relevant tile.

Some rules also allow jokers to be claimed with tiles that have already been melded, while stricter rules specify that the joker tile must come from your hand. The Extremist 23:28, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

To add my bit here, House rules for us dictate a fairly strict layout for tiles. Runs aligned by number going one direction and the sets in ascending numerical order above the runs. Our rule for the joker is that once played it is glued to the table until it is "bought." This effectively means that if a joker is played as a red 7 in a run, it must remain a red 7 in a run until exchanged for an actual red 7 from a players hand. Jfmiller28 03:38, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

I revised the text which claimed that the rules in the article were the Sabra version. Actually the deletion of the restriction "A combination which contains a joker can have further tiles added to it, but nothing can be taken from it, nor can it be rearranged in any way while there is a joker in it" and the addition of "A joker that has been replaced must be used in the player's same turn with 2 or more tiles from his rack to make a new set" are pure Pressman '98, not Sabra '78. The Pressman '98 rules don't restrict you from rearranging a joker exactly as if it were the tile (or tiles) it represented when played, and is silent on the question of whether its identity becomes more ambiguous when it is moved (without replacement) from a run to a 3-tile set or if one member of its 4-tile set is moved. Does anyone know what rules are used in Lemada's WCT? Andyvphil 08:21, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Manipulation of played tiles

With the exception of the joker rules talked about above I believe the following would be a better description for melding. There can be some very complex changes made by "playing up" runs in to sets or "running out" sets into runs.

During a players turn tiles my be rearranged in any way which does all of the following:
  • Leaves all played tiles in play and adds at least one additional one from the players hand.
  • Leaves all tiles in valid runs or sets that contain at least three tiles

Then included the current description as examples.

Jfmiller28 03:38, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation?

I've always pronounced the name of this game Rummy-Cube, as in Rummy, but with cubes (I know, not quite.) Are my family the only people who pronounce it this way? Mucket 01:53, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

While I can't speak for every family on the planet that enjoy the timeless Rummikub, I know that my girlfriend's family, my best friend's family and my family pronounce it Rummy-Kuhb (or Rummy-Cub, I never did pay attention in phonetics). Score is at 4:1 :P --The Extremist 08:20, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

I'd always called it "rummy-cub" but was surprised to see the pronunciation specified as "rummy-cube" at the top of the first page of the rules in the set I was just playing with at a vacation rental. It's not in the English rules on Lemada's site [1], but it is at Pressman's [2]. Andyvphil 07:52, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Another Rules Dispute

This article says that if you can't do anything on your turn, you have to pick up three tiles (in "Play" section). However, my rules (60th Anniversary Collector's Edition) say you only have to pick up one (unless you unsuccessfully moved around the tiles on the table, in which case you have to pick up three). Does anyone else have a different rulebook that agrees/disagrees with what the article currently says in this respect? --Runner5k 14:00, 26 June 2007 (UTC) Article has been fixed. Andyvphil 07:53, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removed "This is somewhat unfortunate..."

I remove the text "This is somewhat unfortunate, because the colours are somewhat indistinct, and the tile moulds are of low quality, with a bevelled edge that makes them difficult to pick up. Pressman's "Deluxe Edition" solves these problems." from the equipment section. I just don't like it, it seems a bit like telling people to buy the (presumably more expensive) version. And there's no suggestion of a source, so it's essentially someone's opinion. M0ffx 12:18, 4 November 2007 (UTC)