
If they only drew the top card from the discard pile, they must make sure to discard a different card. To end their turn, a player will discard a card from their hand face-up on top of the discard pile.Aces are either high or low, but not both at the same time in a single sequence. A sequence is three or more consecutive cards of the same suit (eg. Jack of Spades, Jack of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds). A group is three or four cards of the same rank (eg. Melds come in two varieties: groups and sequences.Note that once a card is played onto another meld, it may not be moved, nor be counted as part of a different meld. If a card is added to another player's meld, the person playing the card must announce which meld they're adding it to, then place the card on their own side of the table. They may also lay off cards from their hand onto their own melds, or onto existing melds created by other players. Next, a player may lay down new melds from their hand onto their side of the table, face-up.If the player takes a lower card from the discard pile, they must immediately place that card in a valid meld, and they must also take all of the cards above that card in the discard pile. When a player's turn begins, they have the option of drawing the top card from the deck, the top card from the discard pile, or a card from lower down in the discard pile.The person to the dealer's left goes first play passes clockwise.


Choose a dealer by drawing cards from the shuffled deck, with the highest being the winner.Use one standard deck of 52 cards plus two Jokers for a group of 2, 3, or 4 players.

Points are lost for having cards in hand when another player goes out (empties their own hand).Points are earned by creating melds or laying off cards onto existing melds anywhere on the table.The ultimate goal of 500 Rum is to be the first player to reach a cumulative score of 500 across a series of hands.
