OBJECTIVE OF RUMMIKUB: Get rid of all the tiles on your rack by organizing them into runs and groups OR have as little points in your hand as possible. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2-4 players MATERIALS: 106 tiles with numbers and colors including two jokers, tile racks TYPE OF GAME: Tile Rummy AUDIENCE: Adult THE HISTORY OF RUMMIKUB Rummikub is a group of rummy games played with tiles as opposed to cards. The game was introduced to the Western world by its inventor, Ephraim Hertzano. Tile Rummy was introduced in response to religious and legal sanctions on card games due to their association with gambling. It is believed to have been conceived in the 1930s or 1940s in Romania and has since gained international success, becoming the third best-selling game in the world. Sabra Rummikub is the only variation of Rummikub included in recent versions of the game and is the version described below.

SET UP Rummikub includes 106 tiles including 2 jokers. The tiles are either black, red, orange, or blue and number 1-13. The tiles are shuffled, face-down. Each player draws one tile, the player with the highest value tile goes first. Play passes clockwise.

Each player collects 13 more tiles for a total of 14. Players place their tiles on the rack so that they are hidden from other players. The tiles that are not selected remain on the table and form a pool.

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COMBINATIONS The goal of Rummikub is like that of traditional Rummy played with cards- form melds of different combinations in order to get rid of all your tiles or the most high-value tiles (in order to have the lowest value hand) possible. The tiles value is equal to the number printed on it and jokers may be subsitituted for any point value. Potential combinations consist of: Groups are formed with 3 or 4 tiles of the same number but different colors. Runs are formed with 3 or more numbers in sequence of the same color. Tiles can only be counted in one combination and are not permitted to exist in multiple groups or runs. PLAYING THE GAME A player’s turn consists of either drawing a tile or melding 1 or more tiles from the rack by putting them on the table, face-up. The first meld must have at least one combination which have a total value of 30 or more points.