Every great card game involves
strategy, and Rummy 500 is not different
from the rest in that regard. The 500 Rummy strategy that you
choose to use differs depending on which stage of the game you are
in. You will use different strategies in the early stages of the
game than you will as you are approaching the end of the game.
Always pay attention to the cards that are discarded and also watch
which cards the other players pick up from the discarded pile.
Attention to detail is often what wins a game such as Rummy 500.
Below are a few helpful tips and strategies that any player might
find beneficial:
500 Rummy Tips
· When you get to the
point in your game where another player only has a few cards left,
start discarding your high point cards such as Aces, Tens, Jacks,
Queens and Kings. Since they are worth more points than the other
cards, they could cause you to have a low or negative score if they
remain in your possession when that hand is over.
· If possible, do not discard a card that might be used in a
sequence with cards that have already been discarded. For example if
there is a queen in the discard pile, do not discard a queen. All it
would take is for one other player to have a queen and they could
score many points.
· Early in the game, collect high scoring cards. That way you can
start high scoring sequences and prevent others from using those
cards to their advantage.
· Try to lure another player. For example if a two and a three of
spades are at the bottom of a big discard pile, go ahead and discard
a four of spades and see who goes for the whole stack.
· Keep an eye out for what has been played and discard accordingly.
For example if two Kings are used in two different sequences and
there is another King in the discard pile, go ahead and discard your
King as well. That way you won’t be stuck with it and there may not
be a great opportunity to use it.
· Avoid taking a large stack of discarded cards if it looks as if
another player may go out soon. However, early on in the game taking
a large stack of the discarded cards may be beneficial. You will be
able to find many melds are sequences and you will likely be able to
rack up points. It is a gamble that can easily pay off.
· If it is early in the game and you have an Ace of Hearts, 2 of
Hearts and 3 of Hearts, it may be beneficial not to uses the Ace but
to save it for an occasion where you can play it as a suit of Aces
or as Queen, King, Ace Sequence. In those cases the Aces are worth
more points.
· Play the Ace, 2, 3 meld if it looks like another player is going
to go out (so you don’t have to deduct the big points that would
remain in your hand) OR when the other Aces and Kings have already
been played (then you will at least score 5 points for the laying
down the Ace).
from the rest in that regard. The 500 Rummy strategy that you
choose to use differs depending on which stage of the game you are
in. You will use different strategies in the early stages of the
game than you will as you are approaching the end of the game.
Always pay attention to the cards that are discarded and also watch
which cards the other players pick up from the discarded pile.
Attention to detail is often what wins a game such as Rummy 500.
Below are a few helpful tips and strategies that any player might
find beneficial: