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Ulcer, or Ulcer Rummy as it is also known, is a card game originating from the Serbian/Croatian region. It is played with 11 cards and at least two decks. There are wild cards: twos and jokers. The game is broken into seven hands, with some combination of sets required to win each hand. These sets are either a run (consecutive suited cards), or a group (three or more of a kind, unsuited).

Rounds

 * 1) 2 groups of 4
 * 2) 1 run of 4, 1 group of 3
 * 3) 3 groups of 3
 * 4) 2 runs of 4
 * 5) 2 groups of 3, 1 run of 4
 * 6) 2 runs of 4, 1 group of 3
 * 7) 3 runs (any length) - no discards (you need to lay down all 3 runs with no discard card)

Gameplay

 * Low card deals 11 cards to each player and places one card face up in the discard pile
 * Person to the left of the dealer plays first. They (and only they) have the option to take the discard or choose a new card.
 * The person then may, in order:
 * lay out their sets (if they are ready)
 * play off of another person's sets (if they have already laid down their sets)
 * and finally, discard a card


 * At any point, any user may 'steal' the new card from the discard pile. The first person to touch it gets it. If that person was not next in turn they must also take a penalty card.

Scoring
At the conclusion of the hand all players sum up their remaining cards. Aces are 15, face cards and 10 are 10, any card lower than 10 scores 5 points. Wild cards count as 0.

Rules

 * The size of a run or a group for any given hand are a minimum; the player may lay down a larger set than required.
 * If you discard a card that would 'play' on another person's laid out sets (even if the player has not yet laid out their own sets), they will receive a penalty card
 * Aces are high cards only. Also, runs cannot wrap around from an Ace.
 * if you lay down your sets and have no discard (except for final hand), you take a penalty card.

How to finish the game

 * A person wins the hand when they have laid down the required sets and have no cards remaining.
 * The person with the fewest points at the end of the round is the winner

Category:Rummy