← Kitchen Table Rummy

Support

Need a hand? Answers to common questions are below. For anything else, email kitchentablerummy@gmail.com and we'll get back to you.

Playing online with family

Everyone plays on their own iPhone or iPad. Make sure each person is signed in to Game Center (Settings → Game Center). Then tap New game, choose the rules, and tap Invite family and friends. Players take turns whenever they're ready, and the app lets them know when it's their turn.

Playing the computer

Tap Play the computer on the home screen, pick 1 to 3 computer players and your rules, then tap Deal. The computer players take their turns on their own. This doesn't need Game Center or an internet connection.

What the tags on your cards mean

• NEW: a card you just drew, so you can find it after your hand re-sorts.
• MUST PLAY: the card you reached for in the discard pile. You have to lay it down or lay it off this turn before you can discard.
• Raised with a gold border: cards you've tapped to select for Lay down, Lay off or Discard.

Playing on one phone

Tap Pass and play on the home screen, enter everyone's names and deal. After each turn the app covers the cards and shows whose turn is next, so you can pass the phone around the table without peeking. This doesn't need Game Center.

The rules

• 2 to 4 players, 7 cards each.
• On your turn, draw from the stock or the discard pile, lay down sets (3 or 4 of a kind) or runs (3 or more in a row of one suit), lay off on any meld, then discard.
• You can take any card in the discard pile along with every card above it, but you must lay down the card you reached for that same turn.
• Aces can be low (A-2-3) or high (Q-K-A), but a run can't wrap around.
• You have to discard to go out.
• Cards you lay down count for you. Cards left in your hand count against you.

Scoring options

Standard: Aces 15 (1 when low in A-2-3), 10s and face cards 10, 2 to 9 face value.
House: Aces 15, 10s and face cards 10, 2 to 9 are worth 5.
Custom: set your own values.
Play to a target score (500 by default) or for a set number of rounds.

Removing ads

The free version shows a banner on the home screen and a short ad after a game is finished, never during play. To remove all ads for good, open Settings (the gear on the home screen) and tap Remove ads. If you've bought it before, tap Restore purchase.

I'm not getting "your turn" notifications

Check Settings → Notifications → Rummy, and make sure you're signed in to Game Center. Pull down on the home screen to refresh your games.

Removing your data

Your stats live only on your device, so deleting the app removes them. Online games are stored by Apple in Game Center. You can manage your Game Center account in Settings → Game Center.