u/Possible-Chance-7963

Hi everybody,

Ramio is out today, fully and freely available on Android and iPhone. I really want to thank everyone here who tried it over the past weeks and sent feedback. That was really helpful. Feedback is still very welcome.

This week's puzzle: 5 cards in your hand (2, 3, 5, 6 and 9 of hearts), 7 melds on the table, no joker. Play all 5 by rearranging the table: runs of the same suit (3+ cards, ace low or high), sets of 3 or 4 different suits. Reference time: 70 seconds. Solution tomorrow under spoiler tags.

As before, you can play it in the browser, no account needed:

https://quintaingames.com/ramio/defi/?defi=17s22qh&couleurs=4&kit=arctique&src=reddit-rummikub-defi

The app: play solo against the bots, online with friends or random people, or one puzzle a day. And for the launch, accounts created by October 15 keep the premium version for life, with their founder number.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramio&referrer=utm_source%3Dreddit-rummikub

iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6788317282

This week's puzzle: 10 cards in your hand, 9 melds on the table with two jokers in them. Play all 10 cards by rearranging the table, Rummikub style: runs of the same suit (3+ cards, ace low or high), sets of 3 or 4 different suits. Our reference time is 110 seconds.

You can play it in the browser, no account needed:

https://quintaingames.com/ramio/defi/?defi=1lg7fxq&couleurs=4&kit=forge-obsidienne&src=reddit-rummikub-defi

Solution tomorrow in the comments, under spoiler tags.

Enjoy the puzzle!

Quick update for those who followed the beta here: Ramio comes out next Thursday, October 8, free on Android and iPhone. On iPhone you can already pre-order it and it installs itself on launch day. Accounts created before the 8th still get premium for life (first 1,000).

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ramio&referrer=utm_source%3Dreddit-rummikub

iPhone: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6788317282

Hi everyone,

I've posted here a few times in the past weeks about our game, Ramio, a manipulation rummy played with cards (two decks and two jokers, same system as Rummikub). The clip above is from a real game: the 8 of diamonds from my hand, plus the 8 of spades and the joker taken back from a run on the table.

Two updates:

- The game will officially launch soon (October 8 if all goes well), and we're still looking for testers and players. We have a bit over a hundred, but that's not enough to keep multiplayer alive.

- It keeps growing: new themes, and harder puzzles (a 6th chapter was added recently).

If you want to join: the first 1,000 accounts created before October 8 get premium for life (a theme of your choice, an exclusive frame, and no ads once ads exist, etc.). You need to create an account in the app; guest play doesn't count.

Free on Android and iPhone: https://quintaingames.com/ramio/en?src=reddit-rummikub

And here's this week's puzzle, from chapter 6: two jokers on the table, 12 cards in your hand, fit them all. It plays in the browser, nothing to install: try it here (https://quintaingames.com/ramio/defi/?defi=k9a7wg&couleurs=4&src=reddit-rummikub-defi)

Enjoy your games, of Ramio or Rummikub!

I hope to see you soon on the daily puzzle leaderboard.

Same table, same cards, eight ways to show them: rows or columns, two or four colours, simple or classic faces. Pick the one you would rather play with. One vote per person. Thanks! You can vote here : https://strawpoll.com/XOgOVxkeQn3

This will help me determine which card display will be default in my game.

Two standard decks, plus jokers. The nine groups on the table are valid melds:

• a run is three or more consecutive cards of one suit (ace low or high, no wrapping),
• a set is three or four cards of one rank in different suits.

You hold the five cards at the bottom.

Get rid of all five in a single move. You may split, move and recombine anything on the table, as long as every group is a valid meld when you are done. The two jokers stand for any card and can be moved around, but they must stay on the table.

Hi everyone,

In our family, we have played this game for years with two decks of cards, and until this summer we didn't even know its real name. Looking it up, we found it is called Manipulation Rummy in English, Räuber-Rommé in Germany, Machiavelli in Italy, Mexe-Mexe in Brazil, and Rami Voleur (our version) in France.

Same game everywhere, with small local differences. Since no app played it exactly the way we do, we decided to build one. It is currently in open beta, 100% free, and has no ads.

The Rules We Play (The Short Version) If you know Rummy, you know the basics (melds are runs and sets). But here is the twist that makes it really interesting:

• No discards, ever. Your hand only shrinks by melding.
• The Table is Shared. Once you've played your initial opening meld, you can rearrange the entire table.
• Total Freedom. You can split, move, and recombine anyone's melds to fit your cards in, as long as every meld on the table is valid (at least 3 cards) at the end of your turn.

(See the GIF above for what a standard turn looks like). With 60+ cards on the board, every turn becomes a complex puzzle. If the stock runs out before someone goes out, everybody counts the cards left in their hand—so hoarding cards to build a big final move is a real risk.

The App We Built We wanted the server to referee every rule seamlessly while you drag and drop cards. Features include:

• Smart Bots: 4 bot levels that do not cheat. The strongest one runs a real solver heuristic, while the others only see what a human player would see.
• Puzzles: 350 situations where you must empty your hand using the table, plus a Daily Puzzle.
• Multiplayer: Private rooms with rule variants, and public online games.

You can try the Android open beta or get it on iPhone via TestFlight here: 🔗https://tristache.github.io/ramio-site/en?src=reddit-cardgames

You will be among the very first people outside our family and friends to play it, so please be indulgent with the empty public matchmaking rooms at the start!

My question for you all: What is this game called where you live, and which rules differ? We are especially curious about the "30-point opening" some people use, and whether your local rules allow jokers to be taken back into the hand.

Bonjour à tous,

Nous venons, en famille, de terminer le développement d'un jeu de rami voleur, aussi appelé Rami Chinois chez nous. Le jeu est disponible en bêta depuis quelques jours.

Vous y avez peut-être déjà joué sous un autre nom (Choum par exemple). Nous l'avons développé car il n'existait aucune application de ce jeu à notre connaissance.

Nous serions heureux d'avoir un peu plus de joueurs que notre cercle proche pour pouvoir le tester et nous faire des retours. Nous cherchons en priorité des retours sur les règles, l'ergonomie et d'éventuels soucis dans les salons privés/mode multijoueur.

Les règles en deux mots : deux jeux de 52, 13 cartes chacun au début, table commune que tout le monde réorganise, pas de défausse, tierce franche à la première pose. Si la pioche est vide, il n'y a pas de gagnant et on compte les points des cartes restantes en main.

Tout est gratuit et ce qui est à débloquer en jouant est purement cosmétique (kits d'ambiance avec dos de cartes, avatars et tapis).

Nous avons inclus un parcours de 350 défis. Un défi est un casse-tête où il faut vider sa main en la combinant avec la table. Il y aussi le défi du jour (même casse-tête pour tous, un temps à battre et un classement).

La bêta est disponible sur le Play Store et iPhone (via TestFlight) : tous les détails ici Ramio — le rami voleur

Si tout va bien le jeu sera lancé officiellement début octobre.

Vous serez les premiers en dehors de notre cercle proche à y jouer (le mode partie publique sera donc sans doute vide au début mais il est possible de jouer contre 4 niveaux d'ordinateur et bien sûr de créer des salons privés).

Merci pour vos retours.