Rummikub (1977)
Playtime: 60Min. Age: 8
Players: 2 - 4
Publisher: Hertzano Ltd., Yangxin Industrial Company Limited, Brain Games Germany, Desyllas Games, Schmidt International, HEMA, Kirjalito, Jumbo, Noris Spiele, Toy Club, Spin Master Ltd., Feelindigo, Selchow & Righter, Bookmark Verlag, Schmidt Spiele, Coneways, Fame Products, Kingstone International, Alga, Fortuna Games, M & G Pacific Toys, Inc, Broadway Toys LTD, Peri Spiele, Brio AB, Playtoy Industries, Aquamarine Games (COMPUDID), Fotorama de México, Dal Negro, Lifetime Educational Games, Parker Brothers, Orangutan Games, Weico Produkte GmbH, Carlit, Studio100, F.X. Schmid, Wood Expressions, Intelli, Casper, One Moment Games, H. I. T. INDUSTRIES, LTD., Ideal, MB Juegos, TM Toys, Dujardin, Enigma (Bergsala Enigma), Kod Kod, Espenlaub, Tomy, Lemada Light Industries, Lamda Limited, Falomir Juegos, Perner Produktions GmbH, danspil, Arxon, Game Design, Masudaya Corp, MB Jeux, Piatnik, BGA Plus, CBS Electronics, Spear's Games, Selecta Spel en Hobby, Hansa Toy Co., Fun Connection, Boardgame Space, John Adams (IDEAL), Mar Lúdico, Waddingtons, Tactic, TOMA Sp. z o.o., Cayro, The Games, Western Publishing Company, Goliath Games, Cadaco, Bello Games New York, Inc., Pavilion, 놀이속의세상, (Unknown), Hasbro, Lastentuotetukku KY, Grow Jogos e Brinquedos, IRWIN Games, Otto Maier Verlag, Shelbud Products Corp., Pressman Toy Corp., Kawada, Co. Ltd, Sterling Games, Joker, Crown & Andrews Ltd., Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, Fjarðarfell, Korea Boardgames, Kaissa Chess & Games, Nordic Games GmbH, Clementoni, Ravensburger, Kärnan, Cardinal
Designers: Ephraim Hertzano
Artists: Micha Hertzano, Sławek Wiechowski, Michael Rüttinger
Mechanics: Set Collection, Tile Placement
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Rummikub is similar to several central European card games which are played with two decks of playing cards, including Machiavelli and Vatikan. Ephraim Hertzano invented the tile game Rummikub in the 1940s when card-playing was outlawed under the Communist regime. After World War II, Hertzano immigrated to British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) and developed the first sets with his family. Over the years, the Hertzano family licensed it to other countries and Rummikub became Israel's best-selling export game.
Hertzano's Official Rummikub Book, published in 1978, describes three different versions of the game: American, Sabra, and International. Modern Rummikub sets include only the Sabra version rules, with no mention of the others, and there are variations in the rules between publishers.
In Turkey, the game is known as Okey and is widely played by families at gatherings or at local cafes.
Like Rummy that you play with cards, you try to get rid of all your tiles by forming numbers into runs of 3 tiles or more, or 3 to 4 of a kind. The colors of the numbers on the tiles are like card suits. This game may start rather uneventfully, but when the players start putting more and more tiles in play, the options for your upcoming turns can become more complex, challenging, and exciting (from areyougame.com).
Hertzano's Official Rummikub Book, published in 1978, describes three different versions of the game: American, Sabra, and International. Modern Rummikub sets include only the Sabra version rules, with no mention of the others, and there are variations in the rules between publishers.
In Turkey, the game is known as Okey and is widely played by families at gatherings or at local cafes.
Like Rummy that you play with cards, you try to get rid of all your tiles by forming numbers into runs of 3 tiles or more, or 3 to 4 of a kind. The colors of the numbers on the tiles are like card suits. This game may start rather uneventfully, but when the players start putting more and more tiles in play, the options for your upcoming turns can become more complex, challenging, and exciting (from areyougame.com).
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