Card games
Block Rummy
No reshuffle: when the stock runs out, the lowest hand scores
Block Rummy is classic rummy with one change: the discard pile never becomes a new stock. Draw or take the top discard, lay sets and runs, add to any meld and go out to score the cards left in the others’ hands. When the stock runs out and nobody takes the discard, the hand is blocked: the lowest hand scores the difference to every other hand. First to 100 wins.
- Players
- 2–4 players
- Length
- 8–25 min per game
- Type
- Card games
Play Block Rummy online with friends
At Masa, Block Rummy is a game of its own right next to Rummy 500: pick it in the games list, open a table and share its code or link with your friends, or sit at a house table. Bots fill the empty chairs, and voice chat keeps the table talking.
How to play
- 1
2 to 4 players: 10 cards each with two, 7 with three or four. Get rid of your cards; the winner of a hand scores the cards left in the others’ hands. The first to 100 wins.
- 2
Draw from the stock or take the top discard — a card you take can’t go back to the pile in the same turn.
- 3
Lay sets (3 or 4 of a rank) and runs (3 or more in a row of one suit). Aces are low: A-2-3, never Q-K-A.
- 4
Add cards to any meld on the table, yours or anyone’s.
House rules
Pick any of these when you create a table; a table that changes none plays the rules above.
- Game to — 100 · 150 · 200 · 250
- Going rummy — Double · +10
- Aces — Low · High or low
- Lay-offs — Any time · After own meld
- Scoring — Winner collects · Penalty points
- New melds a turn — At most one new meld a turn (lay-offs are free)
- Jokers — Two wild jokers, 15 points each
- Going out — Any way · With a discard
Frequently asked questions
Is Block Rummy the same game as Rummy 500?
No. Block Rummy is played at the same kind of table as Rummy 500, but with rules of its own — see “How to play” above. At Masa it is a game of its own, with its own tables, stats and achievements.
Can I play Block Rummy online with friends?
Yes. Open a Block Rummy table and share its code or link. Empty seats fill with other players or bots, so a game always starts.
Is Block Rummy free to play?
Yes. You play with Chips, which have no cash value: nothing can be won or cashed out.
