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Rummy points calculator
Three rules, one worked game, and the reason a single greedy call can undo three careful rounds.
Only the losing hands are counted. Every card still in hand scores: ace, king, queen and jack are ten each, number cards score their face value, jokers score nothing.
The cap is eighty. A hand cannot cost more than that however bad it is, which is why dropping early at twenty is often the better choice.
The rummy points calculator
Enter how many of each card are left in the losing hand. The calculator applies the eighty-point cap and the two sequence allowances for you.
| Card | Each | How many |
|---|---|---|
| Ace | 10 | |
| King, queen or jack | 10 | |
| Ten | 10 | |
| Nine | 9 | |
| Eight | 8 | |
| Seven | 7 | |
| Six | 6 | |
| Five | 5 | |
| Four | 4 | |
| Three | 3 | |
| Two | 2 | |
| Joker | 0 |
Total: 0 points
The rummy points table
Every card in 13 card Indian Rummy, with what it costs the player who did not declare.
| Card | Points |
|---|---|
| Ace | 10 |
| King | 10 |
| Queen | 10 |
| Jack | 10 |
| Ten | 10 |
| Nine down to two | Face value |
| Printed joker | 0 |
| Wild joker | 0 |
The ace is worth ten even though it can act as the lowest card in a run. That catches people out more than any other part of the rummy points table.
The eighty-point cap
Thirteen cards of ten points each would be a hundred and thirty. The cap stops it at eighty, so the worst possible hand and a merely bad one can cost the same.
This is why a hand with no pure sequence is worth dropping. Twenty points for a first-turn drop against a possible eighty is arithmetic, not caution.
Drop and middle drop
Leaving before your first turn costs twenty. Leaving after it costs forty. Being caught at the end with no valid hand costs the full count up to eighty.
A wrong declaration is the expensive one: eighty points regardless of what the hand actually held. The four declare conditions are worth checking twice before you show.
Two worked hands
Hand one. Two sequences made, one of them pure. Left over: king of hearts, seven of clubs, three of spades. That is 10 + 7 + 3 = twenty points.
Hand two. No pure sequence. The whole hand counts: ace, king, queen, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two and a joker. That totals 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 0 = eighty-four, capped at eighty.
The difference between the two is one pure sequence, and it is worth sixty points.
To see the count applied as you play, the Rummy Club card game.
Common questions
How do you calculate rummy points?
Add the value of every card left in the losing hand: ace, king, queen, jack and ten are ten each, the rest score their face value, jokers score nothing. The total is capped at eighty.
What is the maximum points in rummy?
Eighty. A hand with every card unmatched would add up to more than that, but the cap holds it at eighty, which is also what a wrong declaration costs.
How many points is an ace in rummy?
Ten, the same as a king, queen, jack or ten. The ace counts ten even in a game where it can also act as the lowest card in a run.
What are the points for a drop in rummy?
Twenty if you drop before your first turn, forty if you drop after it. Both are cheaper than being caught with a full hand at eighty.
Do jokers have points in rummy?
No. Printed jokers and wild jokers both score zero, which is why holding one costs nothing even when it is useless to the hand.
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References
- Indian Rummy at Pagat, the card-game rules archive maintained by John McLeod