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• 1. Carolyn Rick  |  July 8th, 2006 at 16:57

  Hi Greg,
  I just obtained a rummoli game (just the sheet no box or chips or cards or anything) from a garage sale this morning and wondered if you could share some info. I am no expert, but I believe my game is on a textured paper or some type of linen. It is ripped along creases as it has been folded into a square to fit into a square box. There are scotchtape stains on the back but otherwise it looks great. I wondered if there is a value to this for history sake because I believe it is a first edition. The game you show is in more detail for example, my copy does not have the poker hands displayed or rewritten again on the outside of the octagon shape. It also says Copyright-Canada 1940 and Copp Clark Co. Limited Toronto on the inner octogon as your does but thats all and yours looks like it has 3 more words on the very bottom. I was thinking about laminating it and using it but won’t if it’s as old as I think. Can you help me?
  Thanks,
  Carolyn

• 2. Greg  |  July 14th, 2006 at 06:26

  Hi Carolyn:
  Quite frankly I am not much of an expert when it comes to the monetary value of this game either. However I will be honest and admit that I found our version at a garage sale in Calgary for one dollar! In terms of the actual value, I would consult an Antique dealer in your area because I’m sure these are worth much more than a loonie.

  In my opinon, this is a big part of the reason that The Canadian Design Resource needs to exist. Many of Canada’s great designs (with aesthetic and historic value) are being thrown away everyday. The CDR will immortalize some of these, and keep the information accessible to those of us who have interest in this sort of thing. Some of these items are certainly worth money, and some are just valuable for the cultural significance.

  Hope that helps to answer your question.

  Cheers,
  -Greg

• 3. Genny  |  September 13th, 2006 at 07:42

  September 13th, 2006
  Hi Greg,
  My sisters and a few friends enyoy play rummoli once a week. It’s a way for us to get together and have a few laughts and catch up on news. My sisters and I have been playing it for years. Last year we decided to make it a weekely thing and thanks to Rummoli I get to spend a little quality time with my sisters.
  I hadn’t realized that Rummoli has been around for so long. It’s older than I am and I’m the oldest player. I’ve heard some of my mom’s friends say they played Rummoli when they were kids, I thought they were pulling my leg. It’s refreshing to see a board game that can stand the test of time and still retain it’s entertainment value.
  Thanks for providing a little insight as to the origan of the game.
  Cheers
  Genny

• 4. Terry  |  September 23rd, 2006 at 10:12

  Hi there, I am building a custom glass rummoli table and I would like to know some information about where I could purchase a rummoli board that is not folded, maby you have some information about the maufacture of the rammoli game. Thank You

• 5. Brian  |  December 17th, 2006 at 10:27

  I would like to have a version of the rules . I cant seem to remember them all.

• 6. Deborah Ash  |  January 11th, 2007 at 16:26

  I have recently obtained a rummoli board with cards and poker chips. But there are no instructions as to how to play this game. Could you possibly send them to me. I certainly would appreciate it. Thanks, Deborah

• 7. Frieda Rogers  |  February 3rd, 2007 at 17:43

  I also picked up a Rummoli game but no instructions–as a newly married couple in 1963 we used to get together on Sat. nights and play Rummoli with pennies with other newly married couples-now I wish to teach our grand-children the game-can you help me?

• 8. marc  |  April 8th, 2007 at 18:01

  you can have the rule if yyou can speak french on google just write rummoli and the first is the rummoli french rules ^^ use google translation copy and paste and you can have the rule in englih ah i have find the rules in english : http://www.gameroom.com/gamebits/RULES/Rummoli_Rules.html ^^

• 9. Lindsay  |  May 20th, 2007 at 08:17

  Hi, my partner and i play rummoli every couple of months at my parents. They have been playing for over 40yrs and have an original board from canada bought for them by my great aunt whose family still live there. we love it

• 10. Kathleen Wabinga  |  September 23rd, 2007 at 23:47

  I have been looking for a Rummoli game for ages, I am from Canada,and we used to play this game a lot when I was a kid at home. I was looking for the game at my mothers house a few years ago but I think it was lost in a move. I now live in Indiana and of course no one around here has ever heard of it because it is Canadian of course!! I was wondering if anyone knows where I can order a game on line or any other way. I would really like to get one of the old heavy paper fold up games if I could. I would really appreciate hearing from one of you rummoli fans .
  Thanks
  Kathleen

• 11. claire  |  October 4th, 2007 at 10:42

  I have been looking for a rummoli board , the one we have is getting pretty used up, it has the round bowl shapes for the money. We have a new edition but we don’t like it. Can someone tell me were I can order one.

• 12. Caroll Uschner  |  October 21st, 2007 at 18:28

  Good day Rummoli Game Players!

  I hope this comment remains posted as I don’t think it is out of line … you can view and purchase Rummoli Deluxe, Rummoli Tray, and fancy wooden Rummy Boards at:

  http://www.productsofcanada.com

  This is a shopping site for all kinds of Canadian Games.

  Please come visit us.

  Thank you.
  Caroll

• 13. mark  |  December 1st, 2007 at 22:15

  good dreif! do you know my grandma because she has this to. I remember my parents, aunt and uncle playing this game when I was a kid.

• 14. Hero  |  March 18th, 2008 at 21:10

• 15. J...  |  July 9th, 2008 at 15:53

  I am also looking for instruction for the game… I have the board but it has been so many years since I have played. I looked on the internet but could not find a thing… Hoping you can help… Thanks J….

• 16. Diane  |  July 14th, 2008 at 05:55

  I have the game, including the instructions in both French and English. I’ll try scanning them if someone can tell me where I should send the scanned pages to. I am Australian. I learned the game in Malaysia, from some lovely Canadian ladies I used to play Bridge with.

• 17. Russ Bailey  |  September 16th, 2008 at 07:53

  I would like to know how to play the game???

• 18. Donna A  |  October 26th, 2008 at 20:25

  Here are the officical Deluxe Rammoli Rules:
  Players: 2 to 8

• 19. Donna A  |  October 26th, 2008 at 20:51

  START:
  Players cut ot determine the dealer – Ace is high. Counters are divided evenly among the players. (we all use our own pennies or bingo chips) Each player places a counter on each of the nine sections of the play-sheet. The dealer deals all the cards, one at a time, face down, dealing an extra hand which is known as the “Widow:. The “Widow” hand may not be looked at before exchange is made. If the dealer does not take the “Widow”, it may be auctioned to the highest bidder. The dealer keeps the proceeds of this auction. The “Widow” must be accepted even if it turns ot to be a poorer hand. The hand exchnged for the “Widow” is now dead, and not used at all in the play. It should be placed face down so theat the cards are not known to any other player.
  METHOD OF PLAY:
  There are two parts to the game as follows:
  POKER PLAY:
  players select five cards from their hads to form the most powerful poker hand. For the time being, the remainder of the cards are laid aside, face down.
  This part of the game may be played two ways and the players should agree beforehand which is to be used:
  Method 1: Players show their poker hands on the table face up on the table face up. The player with the greatest poker value takes the chips in the :Poker Pot:.
  Method 2: Players bet and raise the bet as in a rugular poker game. Bets are placed in the “Poker Pot”. The player who forces all theplayers out of the game or who has the best poker hand when the hands are shown takes all the counters in the “Poket Pot”. Players already out may not take the pot even if they held better hands than those shown later.
  RUMMY PLAY:
  The players now pick up the cards they laid aside for the Poker Play and arrange their entire orininal hand including the poker hand in suits. The winner of the Poker hand leads off with the lowest card, face up and calls it alound. Play passes to the left and the player having the next consecutive card or cards in the same suit plays it or them face up. Play continues in this manner until the ace of the suit plays it or them face up. Play continues in this manner until the ace of the suit has been played or until the continuity of the play is broken by a caed being in the head hand.
  A suit is closed when th ace is played or blocked when the next cardis in the dead hand. When this occurs, the player who played the last card leads off with the lowest card in a different coloured suit. Play countinues untill all the suits have been played out.
  If a deadlock occures, that is if no player is able to change the clolur of the suit, the hand is finished and players must place on chip in the “Rummoli” section for each card left in their hands.
  PAY CARDS:
  There are seven spaces marked with cards or combinations of cards. The player who layse down one of these cards or combinations collects the chips on the similarly marked space.
  The chips on the “Rammoli” spces are claimed by the first player to get rid of all cards. This marks the end of one full hand. All other player pay the winner one chip for each card left in their repective hands.
  The deal passes to theleft. At the start of each new hand each player places another chip on each of thenice spaces on the play – sheet.
  Chips not claimed at the end of a hand are allowed to accumulate from hand to hand until won.
  TO END THE GAME:
  At the end of the game, all remaining chips on the play – sheet go to one player. This may be done by cutting the pack; high cards takes all the chips, or by dealing to each player a standard poker hand (5 cards); the best poker hand takes all chips.

  These are the official rules from a newer Rammoli game.
  Hope it helps everyone.
  Enjoy the game and have a great family/friends time.
  Donna

• 20. Donna A  |  October 26th, 2008 at 20:54

  Now I just wish I can find where to find and purchase the game to give to my friends. As I now live in California, I can’t even find it online.
  I guess I have to go back home to Canada to visit family and check out the game stores.
  Love the game and so do my new American friends.

• 21. Mary  |  January 1st, 2009 at 16:18

  You could try just printing one out. Just do a search and you should be able to find a good jpeg.
  We play all the time and one of the things we do is to place a bowl on each of the spots. That way, it is much easier to collect your winnings.

• 22. Fay VanHorn  |  January 19th, 2010 at 09:46

  We build elegant wooden (birch) Rummoli boards for sale with stainless steel bowls for the money and real cards marking the pay spots.

• 23. Roy Luckock  |  February 14th, 2010 at 12:41

  Hi,my name is Roy,i have a deluxe rummoli board,it was purchased with no rules,chips,etc.my family and i would love to play the game,but do not have the original rules,if anyone could send the proper playing rules to my email address,i could print them off.I would greatly appreciate this,as my wife and i enjoy a good game of poker.Thank you and God bless.My email is tmlfan13@msn.com

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