<P> When a player has gotten rid of all of their cards, they win the hand . There are two variations . Either the player must discard the last remaining card in their hand on the last turn, or they need not . Playing with this rule makes ending a hand slightly more difficult . </P> <P> For example, if a player has only the 7 of diamonds and 8 of diamonds left in their hand, and they draw the 9 of diamonds (forming a sequence), then whether they win the hand or not depends on if they are playing the discard rule variation . If they are playing this variation, they cannot win the hand at this point, because they have to finish the turn by discarding one of the three cards in their hand, causing them to no longer have a sequence . However, if the player is allowed to lay off this sequence without a final discard, then the game ends when the player lays down the sequence . And a player can lay down cards afterwards . A player may not win or go out if rummy is declared on the board . You may also pick up from the discard pile and discard that card only if it is with another card . The player that goes out first gets extra 10 points . </P> <P> If a player is able to meld all of their cards at once, they may say "Rummy" on their turn and go out . To declare Rummy, a player must not have melded or laid off any cards prior during the hand . If playing with the discard rule, they must also discard after melding . If a player goes rummy when a card can be played, that player is out for that turn . Game players are still in game but the hand goes dead . Playing for Rummy is more risky, but it carries the reward of double the score . Each player must wait until their second turn to go out . If there is a rummy lying in the pile, the player who called "rummy" can play that card while the player who laid the rummy must then draw 2 cards from the stock pile or pick up the entire discarded pile . </P> <P> After a player goes out, the hand ends, and the players count up their cards . Any cards left in each player's hand are counted up and added to the winner's score . The face cards count as 10 each, number cards as their face value, and aces as one . There are many variations . Common ones include counting an ace as 11 or 15 . </P>

When you call rummy do you pick up the whole pile