Rummikub

Rummikub is, in our family's opinion, a game of gin rummy, revamped, a lot more devious and played with tiles rather than cards. ~~ Rummikub ~~ The simple overall objective of the game is to be the first player to get rid of all your tiles. You play tiles by laying them down in either "runs" or "sets" or by manipulating the entire board to get the right set-up. ~~ What's in the box? ~~ In the box you should find four tile racks, instructions list and: 106 tiles comprising of: 2 lots of numbers 1 - 13 in Black, Blue, Red and Green 2 joker faces With this game it really is that ...  Read the complete review

Since becoming the parents of two small girls, going out for the evening has become a rare treat and we now often have friends round for the evening instead. Therefore we have been looking at a number of games which can round off the evening well. Rummikub is a good game for this, particularly if you like playing cards but want an alternative. Rummikub is a cross between the traditional card game rummy and tile games such as Mahjong. It is a game for between two and four players and is suitable for the age of eight upwards. Before starting the game you have to make sure that all 106 tiles are face down on the table. These tiles are made uo of the ...  Read the complete review

I love playing board games with my children, in this electronic age with their computers and games consoles I try to make sure we try and have some family time and play a good board game together. We have all the usual suspects including Monopoly (god knows how many versions!), Cludo, Payday and a range of others. My mum actually introduced us to this game she brought it with her when we were all on holiday to play in case it rained, luckily it didn't rain but we became hooked on the game and ended up sitting up very late arguing and sulking with each other! You see this game can cause normal rational (not that there are many of those in my family!) people to ...  Read the complete review

Rummikub is a game of numbers and strategy which constantly keeps your brain working and is fun along the way. I actually have a different style box to the one pictured above. Mine is green overall with the tiles laid out as if they were on a table during play *+* BOX CONTENTS *+* · 104 number tiles · 2 Joker Tiles · 4 Racks to hold tiles · The Instructions *+* OBJECT OF THE GAME *+* The object of Rummikub is to be the first player to lay all of the tiles from their rack on to the table. *+* THE TILES *+* The number tiles are separated in to 4 colours Blue, Black, Orange and Red. ...  Read the complete review

We had the travel version of Rummikub for a couple of years before discovering how to play. Somehow the instructions seemed complicated, and the tiles - two full sets of numbers from 1 to 13 in four colours - looked a bit dull. Then we learned to play at a friend's house. After a slightly slow start, we realised it was an excellent game, and have played it as a family regularly ever since. * How to play * The rules are simple: each player takes 14 tiles, and tries to arrange them into sets of at least three tiles: runs (such as 4-5-6) in a single colour, or groups (eg three 7s) in different colours. These ...  Read the complete review