Rummikub--2 basic questions
lf...@my-dejanews.com
(age 7.5) for Christmas because she is ready for this type of game. We had
never played it before this week, but I think everyone (ages 7.5 to 68)
enjoyed learning it.
I have a question about the start of play.
The rules state that you must make an initial play of at least 30 points, and
the 30 points must come from your rack, not those on the table. If you are
the first player, and you cannot make a play of at least 30 points, what do
you do? Do you draw and pass, or do you draw and draw until you can may a
play or plays that total 30 points? If you draw and pass and everyone else
makes initial plays but you still cannot (from your rack), do you just draw
and pass again? I can see some poor schmo (probably me) getting passed up
forever waiting for their initial play.
Please clarify this rule. Thanks.
My second basic question is this: Is it pronounced "Rummy-cub" or
"Rummy-cube"?
Thanks again.
LaVonna
-----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----------
http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
Weird
piece ends your turn.
As for the name, it is Rummy-cube.
Weird
lf...@my-dejanews.com wrote in message <76ltui$775$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
Dr. Smith
a new tile, and it's the next players turn. Each player will either play
their initial 30 points from their rack or pick a new tile and pass. It's
quite possible (and likely) that the play may circle the table a few times
while each player draws as they are unable to play. However, once someone
makes an initial placement, it makes it easier for subsequent plaers to lay
down 30 points as there are now more tiles on the table to work off of. (SO
many times after a few rounds of drawin' tiles, as soon a one player lays
down his 30, the other players wont be far behind.)
Also, for a while I had been under the impression that it was pronounced
"rummy-kub", but I have found this to be wrong, as the correct pronunciation
is "RUMMY- CUBE". (Futher verified by an ad on TV I saw about a month ago.)
(Odd as I had never seen one for it before ever since Pressman relesed it in
like '85 or so.)
And also may I say what a good choice ya made for a growin' mind. A fun
game that builds observation skills, logic, and deductive reasoning, and
hopefuly the ability to reach a conclusion rapidly. (A timer is adviseable
for this one. (Most games with a time limmit on turns I never use a timer
and usually play pretty loosely, but i've fount this one MUCH better when
enforseing the time restriction.))
-- Dr. Smith
Archive Alpha
Chaos Inc.
"Chaos is but order so complex it cannot be fathomed"
lf...@my-dejanews.com wrote in message <76ltui$775$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>We recently purchased a basic game of Rummikub (by Pressman) for our niece
>(age 7.5) for Christmas because she is ready for this type of game. We had
>never played it before this week, but I think everyone (ages 7.5 to 68)
>enjoyed learning it.
>
>I have a question about the start of play.
>
>The rules state that you must make an initial play of at least 30 points,
and
>the 30 points must come from your rack, not those on the table. If you are
>the first player, and you cannot make a play of at least 30 points, what do
>you do? Do you draw and pass, or do you draw and draw until you can may a
>play or plays that total 30 points? If you draw and pass and everyone else
>makes initial plays but you still cannot (from your rack), do you just draw
>and pass again? I can see some poor schmo (probably me) getting passed up
>forever waiting for their initial play.
>
Hannah Family
--
Dna Dan
lf...@my-dejanews.com wrote in article <76ltui$775$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
> The rules state that you must make an initial play of at least 30 points,
and
> the 30 points must come from your rack, not those on the table. If you
are
> the first player, and you cannot make a play of at least 30 points, what
do
> you do? Do you draw and pass, or do you draw and draw until you can may
a
> play or plays that total 30 points? If you draw and pass and everyone
else
> makes initial plays but you still cannot (from your rack), do you just
draw
> and pass again? I can see some poor schmo (probably me) getting passed up
> forever waiting for their initial play.
The rule is that you wait until you can make a virgin meld of 30 points,
unconnected in any way with a prior play (a respondent made a mistake in
this regard).
I find that I like to hoard tiles for quite awhile after the first
player(s) meld. This gives me the initiative over more direct players, and
I have been known to win games on my meld, though this is rare. I love
making 5 or 6 moves on the board to get a tile or two out of my hand,
especially to win the game!
Great game!
