Rummikub is one of the most interesting online games, but many people do not know about this game. This game first originated from Isreal, and this game has a remarkable resemblance to the most popular classic game Mahjong. Many people are already familiar with the classic game Mahjong, and many have learnt and improved their playing skills through Internet. Whenever you think of Mahjong, the first thing that comes to your mind is Tiles. Similarly, Rummikub is also a game that is played using tiles. In Rummikub, there are one hundred and six tiles set up on the board with playing racks for four people. Each of the four racks will have twenty four tiles, that is, each player will have twenty four tiles.
Each set of tiles will have two jokers, and the rest of one hundred and four tiles will be colored. Basically, there are four colors, yellow, red, black and blue. Each color will have tiles numbering from one to thirteen. There will be two sets for all four colors totaling to one hundred and four tiles. When the tiles are laid out, they take quite a wide space, so normally Rummikub is played on a card table.
Both Mahjong and Rummikub have physical similarities, and the game also appears to be similar. Each player will have a rack in front of them before starting the game. All the one hundred and six tiles will be placed on the table facing downwards and it will be shuffled with hands. Each player has to set a stack of seven tiles, which will form a pool. The players will draw tiles from the pool while playing and when the game continues, the pool will automatically draw down. These are the general rules of playing Rummikub, but the rules vary depending on the version of the game. There are basically three versions, American Rummikub, International Rummikub and Sabra Rummikub.
The simplest of all the three versions is American Rummikub. If you are new to this game, then it is better to try out American Rummikub as the rules are simple. Once you learn the rules of this game, it is easy to continue with other versions. The next version is Sabra Rummikub, which is again easy to learn but there is some extra manipulation. Some players find this manipulation tough to learn and that is one of the main reasons for this version to be harder to play. As a player you require both skill and luck to play this version. There is strict time limit in this version that makes this game faster and aggressive. The players are forced to think fast. Many people find it exciting to play this version because of its aggressive nature.
The most sophisticated of all the three versions is International Rummikub. Many players find this version to be challenging as it has the maximum winning combination. The player has to form a winning combination before other players declare it. When you play a wrong tile, it will surely turn to be disastrous. So you need to think before you move your tile and this version needs lot of experience as there is a large number of winning combination.
