Rap Rummy

Rap Rummy was made by Parker Brothers in 1926, only 4 years after the discovery of King Tutankhamen’s tomb by Howard Carter¹. The game's design and theme reflect the era's fascination with Egyptian motifs, the iconic gold funerary mask having sparked a wave of Egyptomania in Western culture.

The set consists of 45 cards divided into four suits: pyramids printed in green, sphinxes printed in red, slaves printed in Blue and Mummies printed in Yellow. These are numbered 1-8 inclusive, together with the following cards in each colour known as Honors: Scarab (value 9 in sequences), Pharaoh (value 10 in sequences), and Dynasty (value 11 in sequences). There’s also a Joker, represented by King Tut.

Rap Rummy is a variation of the game Rummy more.. The idea of the game is for each player to get rid of all their cards by playing “Sequences”, if s/he can, of any three or four cards of the same suit (such as 2, 3, 4), or by playing a “Set” of any three or more cards of the same number (such as three 4’s or three 8’s). The player who plays out all their cards first, under the rules, wins • see the box

Above: Rap Rummy made by Parker Brothers in 1926

Reference

1. Wikipedia : Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun►