From informal family get-togethers to competitive tournaments, rummy is played in a wide variety of settings nowadays. Its lengthy history captures the development of a popular hobby as well as the cross-cphonepe appultural interactions that have influenced it over the years. Essentially, traditional Rummy is a game played by two or more players with a standard 52-card deck being used. The goal is simple: players draw & discard cards in an attempt to create valid sets or runs. Three or more consecutive cards of the same suit make up a run, whereas three or four cards of the same rank but different suits make up a set.