Do I need an account to play them?

No. Every game listed here plays instantly as a guest, exactly like Rummy.now. Where a free account exists it is optional, and it only ever saves your scores, times and streaks across devices - it is never a gate in front of the game.

Which of these is closest to Rummy?

The first group on this page is ordered with the closest relatives first, so start at the top. Beyond that it depends what you like about Rummy - the puzzle and tile games reward reading a board, the card games reward counting and memory, and the dice games put the randomness in the foreground where you can see it.

Are they free, or is there a catch?

They are free in the same way Rummy.now is free: every mode, every daily challenge and every leaderboard, with no paywall, no trial and no download. The card and casino titles use play money only - there is no real gambling in any of them.

Do these open in the same browser tab?

They are ordinary websites, so they behave however your browser is set to behave - nothing here hijacks a tab or opens a pop-up. Each one loads its game directly on the page, with no launcher, no plugin and no install step.

More Games Worth Learning

Draw, meld, discard is one of the great card engines, and it turns up in more games than just this one. This page is a shortlist of 19 worth playing - all free, all instant in the browser, none of them asking you to download or sign up for anything.

Five groups. Other card games sit closest, and the meld family in particular will feel immediately familiar. Puzzle and tile games ask for the same pattern-spotting without the opponents. Board games remove the draw, dice games make it the whole point, and one entry is a clock.

Which card games are worth learning?

Solitaire. The full patience cabinet - Klondike, Spider, Pyramid, TriPeaks, Golf, Yukon, Russian, Scorpion, Canfield and Forty Thieves - with a daily deal and leaderboards. Play Solitaire online →

FreeCell. Open-information patience: nothing hidden, nothing random after the deal, no excuses. Play FreeCell online →

Hearts. Dodge every heart and the queen of spades, or shoot the moon and hand the penalty points to everyone else. Play Hearts online →

Spades. Name your tricks, then deliver exactly that many. Overshoot and the bags quietly bury you. Play Spades online →

Gin Rummy. The tight two-player Rummy where deadwood management decides every hand. Play Gin Rummy online →

Canasta. Melds of seven, wild cards and a discard pile worth fighting over. Play Canasta online →

Blackjack. Hit, stand, double or split against the dealer, with play chips and no real gambling. Play Blackjack online →

What should I play if I want another puzzle?

Tetris. Stack the falling pieces, clear the lines, and try to keep up as the gravity accelerates. Play Tetris online →

Puzzle. Sliding tiles, logic grids, nonograms and a dozen more - a different shape of problem each time. Play free puzzle games →

Mahjong. Match free tiles to clear Turtle, Pyramid, Fortress, Dragon, Butterfly, Cat, Spider, Tower, Gate, Crab and Cross layouts, with a daily challenge and leaderboards. Play Mahjong online →

Pac-Man. Dots, power pellets and four pursuers with four different targeting routines. Play Pac-Man online →

What if I want a board rather than a deck?

Checkers. American, International, Russian, Brazilian, Pool, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Canadian, Turkish and Anti-Checkers, at Easy, Medium or Hard. Play Checkers online →

Reversi. Flip discs to take the board - but own too many too early and you run out of moves. Play Reversi online →

Dominoes. Tile matching with a scorekeeper attached, across Draw, Block, All Fives and more. Play Dominoes online →

Ludo. The race-home board game in eight regional flavours, with a daily challenge and real-time multiplayer. Play Ludo online →

Tic Tac Toe. Three in a row, plus the larger grids and inverted rules where it stops being trivial. Play Tic Tac Toe online →

Anything where the randomness is the point?

Yahtzee. Five dice, thirteen boxes, and one genuinely interesting decision every single turn. Play Yahtzee online →

Craps. The loudest game on the floor, with play chips only and no real gambling. Play Craps online →

Is there anything here that is not a game?

Chess Clock. Fischer increment, Bronstein delay or plain sudden death, for any two-player game. Use a free online chess clock →

One more hand?

And if the answer is that you would rather keep playing Rummy: If you would rather stay, the main game is one click away, the rules hub covers how everything works, and the FAQ answers the common questions.