You may also change and move around the melds in any way you see fit, as long as they all remain legal melds once done, and you added at least 1 card from your hand. You may make a new meld from your hand or add to any existing meld. If you cannot meld on your turn you must draw, one card at a time, from the stockpile until you are able to meld a card. Players must meld at least 1 card on their turn. On each turn, players play cards from their hand to the table. Manipulation begins with the player to the left of the dealer and passes clockwise. For runs, you need 3 or 4 cards of the same rank but they must all be of different suits. For a sequence, you must have 3 or more cards of the same suit in ranking order.

A meld is either a run or sequence of cards. The dealer will shuffle the deck and deal each player a hand of 7 cards each.Īll remaining cards form a stockpile to draw from. Each round you will try to meld all the cards from your hand first. The goal of the game is to have the lowest score at the end of the game. Manipulationis a rummy card game for 3 to 5 players. TYPE OF GAME: Rummy Card Game AUDIENCE: All Ages NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 3-5 players MATERIALS: Two standard 52-card decks, and a flat surface. OBJECTIVE OF MANIPULATION: Have the lowest score at the end of the game.

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