Place the leftover cards in a face-down pile in the middle of the playing area, and flip the top card face-up next to it. If you’re playing with 3 or more players, everyone gets 7 cards each. If you’re playing with 2 players, each player gets 13 cards. To start the game, have one player deal everyone their hand, starting with the player to their left and moving clockwise.
The goal of the game is to form combinations of 3 or more cards, called melds, to score more points than your opponents. Rummy 500 is a variation on Rummy that can be played with 2 to 4 players.
