The basic rules of Rummy involve dealing a certain number of cards to each player, usually 10 or 11. Players then take turns drawing cards from the draw pile or discarding from their hand to try and form melds (sets of 3 or more cards of the same rank) and sets (runs of 3 or more cards of the same suit in sequential order). The goal is to be the first player to “go Gin” by discarding all the cards in your hand.