Hasbro Rummikub Game

Rummikub is a game of numbers and strategy that provides great entertainment across the generations. Created by the well known game company Hasbro it is widely available in shops such as WHSmith, Toys R Us and Amazon. The original game will set you back between £15 and £20 depending on where and when you buy it but it is also now available as a travel game and a "compact" game (what the difference is between these I don't know!) for around £20. The box. There have been many re-releases of this game and between us our family has most of them! Our box is green but the most current version is a ... more

Rummikub is a game for 2 to 4 players, which is similar to the card game of rummy, except it is played with a set of 104 numbered plastic tiles plus two jokers. The tiles are numbered 1 to 13 and come in four different colours – black, red, blue and yellow. Each colour and number is represented twice. The aim of the game is to create ‘groups’, i.e. three or four tiles of the same number (such as a group of three 5s), or ‘runs’, i.e. three or more tiles of numbers in consecutive order, such as 5, 6, 7, 8. All groups must be made up of different coloured tiles (for example, a red 5, a blue 5 and ... more

I was introduced to Rummikub when I went to a "Rummikub Evening" where people had to pay to enter Rummikub contests for charity. I am someone who loves playing games and the interaction that you have with other people when you're playing a game - and Rummikub is undoubtedly a game in which you can socialise in the same way as you might over a game of cards. The game consists of a set of tiles which are numbered from 1 - 13 in a range of 4 colours. Each player starts off by blindly picking 14 tiles and then the object of the game is to be the first player to get rid of all of these tiles. In ... more