Rummikub is a proprietary tile-based board game developed and marketed by Ephraim Hertzano in the 1950s for two to four players, blending ideas from the card game rummy with the tiles of mahjong. The set holds 106 tiles: 104 numbered tiles running from 1 to 13 in four colors, two copies of each, plus two jokers. Each player starts with 14 tiles on a rack and takes turns laying tiles down as sets of at least three, either groups or runs, or draws a tile when no play is possible. Turns are timed at one or two minutes. A distinctive feature is that tiles already on the table may be rearranged and reused. In the widely played Sabra version, the first player to empty their rack scores the total of the opponents hands while the losers score negatively.
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Playing Time PublisherAquamarine Games (COMPUDID) 2 PublisherBello Games New York, Inc. 2 Game Category Game Category Game Category Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Minimum Players Maximum Players Classification
Player CountSmall Group (3-6 Players) 1 Sport
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1. Rummikub (Wikipedia)
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is the proprietary board game that was developed and marketed by Ephraim Hertzano in the 1950s
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It is a tile-based game for two to four players
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- Origin Year: 1950
- Playing Time: 60
- Designer: Ephraim Hertzano
- Publisher: (Unknown)
- Publisher: Alga
- Publisher: Aquamarine Games (COMPUDID)
- Publisher: Arxon
- Publisher: Bello Games New York, Inc.
- Publisher: BGA Plus
- Publisher: Boardgame Space
- Publisher: Bookmark Verlag
- Publisher: Brain Games Germany
- Publisher: Brio AB
- Publisher: Broadway Toys LTD
- Publisher: Cadaco
- Publisher: Cardinal
- Publisher: Carlit
- Publisher: Casper
- Publisher: Cayro, The Games
- Publisher: CBS Electronics
- Publisher: Clementoni
- Publisher: Coneways
- Publisher: Crown & Andrews Ltd.
- Game Category: Abstract Strategy
- Game Category: Card Game
- Game Category: Number
- Game Mechanic: Set Collection
- Game Mechanic: Tile Placement
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 4
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