The new Rummy game has easy-to-understand but entertaining rules. To create sets and runs, players take turns drawing from their hand of cards & discarding any that don't belong. Thsatta king meinree or more cards of the same rank make up a set, & three or more consecutive cards of the same suit make up a run. Critical Components. A strategic component to the game is added when players lay off cards onto pre-existing sets and runs on the table. In order to outmaneuver their opponents, players are able to think strategically and prepare ahead of time.