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Fast Rummikub or Speed Rummikub
Fast Rummikub or Speed Rummikub is a game based on the tiles from Original RummiKub. There are 104 numbered tiles and two jokers in the game. 4-6 players recommended.

Setup

Tiles are shuffled together and spread out face down across the table. The tiles does not need to be arranged on racks. If 4 or 5 players, each player will pick 14 tiles from the pool of tiles. If 6 players are playing the game, they will pick 12 tiles only. The remaining tiles will be set aside.

Rules

The game cannot start if one player does not have a valid formation/set. You will determine if you have a formation or not after revealing your cards. If you cannot create a formation before the game starts, you will need pick up extra cards, one by one, until you are able to create one formation.

RUN example: 1-2-3

GROUP example: 8-8-8

The game ends when a player has 0(zero) tiles on his table and he will say STOP.

Scoring

Each tile will be counted as 1(one) point and the joker will be counted as 10 (ten) points. If you have the Joker left on your table plus 1,2,3 or more tiles your score will still be 10(ten). This is the maximum score one player can accumulate. Whoever gets the lowest score after a certain number of rounds will be on the first place.

Joker

The joker can be taken by any player if they have the replacement tile for it. A player can keep the joker for as long as he wants.

Play

Once all the players have a formation/set the game starts and you can find possibilities to get rid of your tiles as fast as you can by adding tiles to other players formations or creating new formations. If you choose to withdraw an entire formation from the table, you can do that(even if it's not yours) with the risk to be caught with all of them on your name. Whoever gets first to a particular tile will be entitled to have it.

Doubles

If one player has a double he can exchange it with tiles from the table at the beginning of the game ONLY. Once the game starts, you cannot exchange tiles from the table or with other players.