Card games
Wrotham Rummy
Three jokers, six deals: the last three go down all at once
Wrotham Rummy comes from the pubs of Kent: 52 cards and three jokers, 7 cards each and 8 to the first player. The first three deals are played like ordinary rummy — meld, lay off, swap a joker for its card — but in the last three nothing goes down until you go out with your whole hand at once. After six deals the highest total wins.
- Players
- 2–4 players
- Length
- 10–20 min per game
- Type
- Card games
Play Wrotham Rummy online with friends
At Masa, Wrotham 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, 52 cards and three jokers: 7 cards each, 8 to the first player, who starts the discard pile. Six deals; after the sixth the highest total wins (a tie plays on).
- 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
A joker stands for any card. Give the card a melded joker stands for and take the joker into your hand.
- 5
Deals 1–3: lay melds and add to them as usual. Deals 4–6: nothing goes down until you go out — then your whole hand at once (no going-rummy bonus there).
House rules
Pick any of these when you create a table; a table that changes none plays the rules above.
- Going rummy — Double · +10
- Aces — Low · High or low
- Lay-offs — Any time · After own meld
- Empty stock — Turn the pile · Shuffle the pile · The hand ends
- Scoring — Winner collects · Penalty points
- New melds a turn — At most one new meld a turn (lay-offs are free)
- Going out — Any way · With a discard
Frequently asked questions
Is Wrotham Rummy the same game as Rummy 500?
No. Wrotham 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 Wrotham Rummy online with friends?
Yes. Open a Wrotham Rummy table and share its code or link. Empty seats fill with other players or bots, so a game always starts.
Is Wrotham Rummy free to play?
Yes. You play with Chips, which have no cash value: nothing can be won or cashed out.
