
Example: 10 of spades, 10 of diamonds and 10 of hearts.A set, book or group is 3 or 4 same-ranking cards.Sets (sometimes called groups or books) and runs (sometimes called sequences) are the two valid types of melds in Rummy.Melding is the quickest way to get rid of cards.

That combination of cards then stays there.

The player who deals first is chosen at random and how many cards dealt to each player depends on the total number of players. When playing with three or more players, whose turn it is to deal rotates clockwise every round. Players take turns dealing when playing a two-player game.
