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Aggravation Rummy- This is a family game that is good for anyone over the age of 8. I have enjoyed hours of this game with old and new friends and family members. We have played this game in the evenings, on camping trips, and at family get togethers. I have had many requests for the rules for this game from almost every new person I teach this game to.

You will need a deck of card with jokers for each person playing.

Object of the game is to complete all contracts with the lowest score.

Jokers and 2's are wild

Deal 13 cards. On your turn you can draw the top card from the deck, take the top card from the discard pile or take the whole discard pile. To end your turn you must discard. You do not have to have a discard to go out. You must complete your contract before moving on to the next.You can only fulfil your own contract(no extra sets or runs) however you can play your extra cards on your opponents contracts,place cards on your opponents piles. Play each round till all players have completed their contracts for that round. When last person lays down their contract you continue one round so the remaining players can play on the new contract and then get to discard one card.Then count up remaining cards in hands.

List of contracts.

1) 3 sets of 3
2) 1 run of 4 and 1 set of 3 (runs must all be in the same suit)
3) 1 run of 4 and 2 sets of 3
4) 2 sets of 4
5) 2 runs of 4
6) 4 sets of 3
7) 1 run of 7 and 1 set of 3
8) 3 sets of 4
9) 3 runs of 4
10) 2 sets of 5
11) 2 runs of 5
12) 2 sets of 4 and 1 run of 4
13) 2 runs of 4 and 1 set of 4
14) 1 run of 9 and 1 set of 3

Scoring
Jokers = 50pts, 2's = 20pts, Aces = 15pts, face cards and 10's = 10pts,3-9 = 5pts.

score sheet example

Sue Joe Dennis
1 10 1 25 1 125 Dennis did not complete contract
2 - 2 35 1 130 Everyone makes their contract
3 135 3 - 2 135 Sue does not make her contract
3 135 4 - 3 140 everyone makes contract
4 140 5 - 4 145 " " "
5 - 6 195 5 150 Joe doesn't make contract
6 155 6 200 6 155 everyone makes contract
7 155 7 - 7 160 " " "
8 - 8 425 8 320 Joe and Dennis both don't make contracts
9 175 8 425 8 - everyone makes contracts
10 - 9 445 9 - " " "

etc.........................I like to circle the contract number when someone completes their contracts just makes it a little easier to keep track.

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