A beginner with any native common sense can play passable Rummy.

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Rummy is one of the easiest of all card games to learn. More people understand the rules of Rummy than of any other card game.

Rummy is the best-known of all card games played in the United States. Its popularity is due partly to the fact that it is so simple. Any person with a knowledge of the basic game can easily learn any form of it.

A beginner with any native common sense can play passable Rummy.