The players alternate turns until the game ends. In our online Rummikub version, there is a time limit for a turn. Gameplay General playĮach player in turn can either place and / or manipulate tiles on the table, or draw an extra tile from the tile pool. Run: three or more tiles with consecutive numbers in the same color.Ī joker can be used in a set to replace any tile.Group: three or more tiles with the same number and in a different color.Players can place tiles on the table when they form a set, which can be either a group or a run. The remainder of the tiles go into the tile pool. The 14 tiles are placed on the player’s rack. In this original Rummikub online game, these 14 tiles are selected randomly. Notice that in the similar card game Rummy, two decks of 52 cards are used, corresponding with 104 cards. Each number appears twice in each color, meaning there are 2x4x13 = 104 tiles. The coloured tiles have a number between 1 and 13. Rummikub is played with 106 tiles, consisting of 104 coloured number tiles (red, yellow, black or blue) and 2 joker tiles. The goal in Rummikub is to be the first player to get rid of all their tiles.

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