It may be considered a cross between Rummy 500 and gin rummy. This has made playing of online cards games like rummy, poker, etc. The game combines aspects of "Scrabble" and gin rummy. Scoring and rules remain the same as standard gin rummy. He was a rare book collector, golfer, tennis player and gin rummy player. Colonel may be the precursor of Gin Rummy. Indian Rummy also makes use of joker cards. In rummy games with five players, each player is given six cards. The gameplay was based on the game Rummy. These then evolved into the earliest type of rummy games during the eighteenth century. There are a large number of games derived from rummy. In Indian Rummy, 13 cards are dealt to each player. In 500 Rummy, each player is given seven cards. The most important reason is to be able to declare "rummy" later in the game.