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rummy and variations of  

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  • Rummy is a family of card games using the standard 52-card deck. Just as most people by “Bridge” mean “Contact Bridge,” so too does “Rummy” usually mean the game “Gin Rummy,” but the family includes such well-known games as Canasta and Mahjong. [Source: Encyclopedia of Play in Today's Society; Rummy and Variations of]

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