A complete guide on how to play pool rummy - a variant of Indian rummy

1. DECCANRUMMY
How to play Pool Rummy?

2. Pool Rummy on DeccanRummy
is the most popular variant of
Indian Rummy where players
pay a fixed entry fee which forms
the prize pool.
Join @DeccanRummy to play the
simplest uncomplicated version
of the game.

3. Game Logic
* Element of Elimination makes the
Pool Rummy more competitive than
other forms.
* DeccanRummy offers 2 variants of
Pool Rummy - 101 points & 201 points.
* When a player loses a game, his losing
points are carried to the next round.
* A player gets eliminated when his
points reaches the limit defined (101 or
201).
* The player who is left at the end of the
games is declared winner.

4. Objective
Arrange all 13 cards in-hand in
sequences and/or sets. The cards in
hand are arranged to form at least two
sequences, out of which one has to be a
pure sequence. The other remaining
cards can be arranged in valid
sequences and/or sets.

5. Gameplay
* Random toss decides the player who
will make the first move.
* Wild Joker is randomly selected and
13 cards are dealt to each player.
* First card from the pack is placed in
the open deck.
* Remaining cards are placed face-
down.
* Each player takes turns to
pick/discard a card from closed/open
deck to complete sets and/or

6. Note:
In case a Printed Joker is selected as
joker, then Ace card of any suit is used
as a joker in their sets / sequences.
Must :
To finish the game, you must declare
at least two sequences, one of which
must be a pure sequence.
Caution :
With two decks, you cannot use the
same card twice in a set. For instance -
5♠ 5♠ 5♥ is not a valid set.

7. Declare:
* Discard one of the cards in the finish slot.
* Click on the 'Declare' button.
* Group and declare your sets and sequences.
Drop:
* Each player gets an option to drop the game in
their turn, throughout the game duration.
* To avail the Drop option, the player must not
have picked a card from open/closed deck in
that turn.

8. ● First Drop : If a player drops the game in their
very first turn, they get 20 points.
● Middle Drop : If a player drops the game in a
turn other than the first, they get 40 points.
● Missed Turns : If a player misses 3 consecutive
turns, he/she is dropped from the game. This
means that this player gets 40 points in both 101
& 201 pool.
● Disconnection Scenario : If a player gets
disconnected, they are dropped from the game
and get 40 points in both 101 & 201 pool.

9. Scoring Pattern
1. Each card carries a certain number of points. The losing
player gets points equal to their hand score :
● J, Q, K, A of any suit carry 10 points each.
● Numbered cards carry the same points as their value.
● Joker cards carry zero points.
2. At the end of the game, a losing player's hand score is
computed by adding points for cards that are not grouped as
sets/sequences with the following exceptions.
● If there are no pure sequence, all cards are counted.
● If the loser does not have two sequences, but has a pure
sequence, only the pure sequence is not counted.

10. 3. Full count : Maximum points that a
player can get in one game is 80.
Considering HS - Hand Score | PTs - Points.
* If HS<80 then PTs = HS
* If HS>=80 then PTs = 80
4. Special Case 1 : If the losing player has
not had his first turn before the opponent has
made a valid declaration, then they get 20
points.
5. Special Case 2 : If a player declares
without meeting the game objective, they get
80 points and the game continues till there is
a winner.

11. Winnings = (Entry Fees X Number of Players) –
DeccanRummy Fees
* Five players play Pool Rummy and a player
comes out as the winner.
* Now the winning player wins all the entry
fee deposited by the players.
* If the four players deposited Rs. 50 each, the
winner’s cash amount will be calculated as: 4 x
50 = Rs. 200 – DeccanRummy Fees.
FYI - DeccanRummy has the Lowest fee among
all Online Indian Rummy sites :)