Rummy Game And Its Origin

Rummy is the well known interesting card game that is playing still now from all age groups, it should be played according to the nativity of the game, and origin of this rummy game is still under confusion because some peoples says that rummy is from Mexico and some suggests that it may be from Asia because it is still playing worldwide and holding the history.

The Spanish game (conquina) resembles rummy and well known poker game of French settlers of west also holding an interesting history for rummy. States that rummy is originated from the poker game Whiskey poker, later that game termed as Rum poker and finally it becomes Rummy, Gin rummy originated from America

Not only in the west rummy also spread in east, in Japan played in the name of  hanafudu (flower cards)

Likewise rummy making its root Asia too, in china konkhin and khanoo are the two cards holding the characteristics of the poker game in the sequence making and grouping techniques. Chinese game of Mah Jongg Chinese domino game built in the same mechanism of rummy.

In India rummy was originated for a few decades back most probably during the British period, it was mainly played in the Maharashtra state in India and now rummy becomes familiar throughout India in the name as 13 Card Indian rummy, it is the cross of gin rummy and rummy 500. Indian rummy are playing by the peoples of Indian sub continent. Rummy is the most popular game throughout India.