We'll also go over advanced strategies, the value of practice, the art of bluffing, and how to improve your game to championship levels. Rummy, which usually has twosattakig to six players, is essentially a matching card game. For players to "meld" their cards and eventually go out by discarding their final card, they must create sets or runs of cards, which are particular combinations. Depending on the variation, the game can be played with or without jokers, and a standard 52-card deck is used.