Ahead of you another weekend spent with your family in the comfort of your home? Wondering how to organize time to spend some time with your children? What to bet on so that the kids do not get bored? An addicting board game like Rummikub is a great solution! What is it about? Learn its rules and see that it will be a valuable choice!
Rummikub: what is it?
Do you think you know the name Rummikub from somewhere? It’s very likely! This board game has quite a long history, dating back to the early 1950s. This board game was created by Ephraim Hertzano and it was first available for sale in Israel. The Rummikub board game quickly gained great popularity, spreading around the world (albeit often under a different name). And it’s all thanks to simple and at the same time engaging rules that attract everyone who tries to play it at least once.
The Rummikub is designed for 2-4 player games. The standard version of this board game consists of 104 dice marked with four colors (black, red, orange, blue) and numbers from 1 to 13, with an additional two dice with the joker symbols. The set also includes special stands that allow you to unfold the dice drawn for the game in such a way that the opponent cannot see them.
The Rummikub board game is quite simple – its main goal is to get rid of the dice you own as quickly as possible by placing them in appropriate sequences. How exactly does it look like?
The cubes are placed on the table in the form of a covered pool. From it, each player draws 14 pieces and places them on his plate. To be able to start the game, a player must have dice in his pool with a minimum value of 30. If there are no dice – replace the tiles in the pool. If he or she has reached the minimum level of 30, he can start teaching them.
The next step is to lay out a group or sequence. A group is a set of 3 or 4 cubes of different colors but the same number. A series is a sequence of at least 3 consecutive numbers of the same color. When several combinations appear on the table, add more dice to them so that you still follow the rules of the group or sequence. If this is not possible, take a cube from the face-down pool.
Such a game stimulates creativity and logical thinking, and the desire to win encourages you to fight to get rid of the dice as quickly as possible. Remarkable simplicity combined with the need to strain the mind makes Rummikub enjoy unflagging popularity for many years and probably it will not weaken anytime soon.
Who is the Rummikub board game for?
Rummikub is a game that requires logical thinking from its participants. So it is a great option for those who like to strain their gray cells to achieve their goal. The game also requires a bit of combining, as each game may have a different course. The producer recommends the game to people over 7 years of age, but the rules are so simple that every younger, smart child who already knows the numbers can handle them.
Purchase a Rummikub and find out that such an easy board game can be fun for a Sunday afternoon with the whole family.