Over time, Rummy Nobob has established itself as a mainstay in many homes and is frequently handed down as a treasured family custom across generations. The goalteenpatti of Rummy Nobob is to create legitimate combinations, or melds, using a standard 52-card deck. Both sets (three or four cards of the same rank) & runs (three or more consecutive cards of the same suit) can make up a meld. Each player is dealt a set number of cards at the start of the game; usually, this is seven or ten.