Usually two to six players can play the game, and a standard deck of cards is used. The goal is to draw and discard cards to create sets and runs, wgoogle rummyith the ultimate goal being to meld all of your cards before your opponents do. A certain number of cards are dealt to each player, and the remaining cards are arranged in a draw pile. Following a turn drawing from the draw pile or the discard pile, each player discards one card from their hand.