Players are dealt 13 cards each and take turn drawing cards, making melds and discarding a card to end their turn. Melds are combinations of three or more cards consisting of a straight 3 cards in a sequence of same suit or 3-4 of a kind. The hand is over once a player plays his last card. Points are then awarded to each player from the melded cards. Cards left in player's hand count as negative and lower that player's score. Enjoy playing Rummy 500 card game here at AEHEA.com!