Legality

Teen Patti is a game of chance while Rummy is a game of skill. You do not need to do too much brain work while playing Teen Patti, the main factor that determines the winner is luck. On the other hand, you need a proper strategy and a good game plan to play Rummy. As a result, Teen Patti is illegal while Rummy is legal.

The Indian law separates games of skill from games of chance, according to the Public Gambling Act, 1867. It considers games of chance as gambling as they are based on pure luck and do not require the players to apply skills. Since Rummy requires choosing and discarding cards wisely, luck only plays a very little part. Indians are permitted to play Rummy by the law. The only way to play Teen Patti legally is by playing it online. 

Simplicity of Game Rules

Compared to Rummy, it’s a lot easier to learn the Teen Patti rules. Teen Patti is usually played with a total of 52 cards without jokers. Each player plays with 3 cards in their hand. For you to win a game round, you must have a better card hand than the other players. The best card hand one can have is three cards of the same rank with 3 Aces being the highest one can get.

Rummy is played with two decks of cards including 2 jokers. To win the game, you must be able to group all your cards in the right sets and sequences. A sequence is a group of 3 or more consecutive cards of the same suit. There are two types of sequences which are pure and impure sequences.

Teen Patti starts with each player placing the ante bet, then the dealer deals 3 cards each to all the players. At this point of the game is where you make a decision. You will have to choose whether you will fold (opt out) or continue playing the game. If you think you have a good hand, you stay in the game. You opt out if you have a bad hand instead of making more bets.

The betting continues in Teen Patti until all players fold except one fold or all players except two players fold. If there is only one player who did not fold, that player automatically becomes the winner in the game round. The game starts all over again and the same process is followed. But if there are two players remaining in the game, both of them will have to compare the cards in their hands. Any player that has the best card hand out of the two wins.

Rummy also starts with the dealing of cards but 13 cards are dealt to each player. Then, a random card is chosen as the joker or wild joker of the game. You will then have to tactfully draw and discard cards to form the right sets and sequences of the 13 cards. The player who is the first to arrange his 13 cards in 2 valid sequences (at least one pure sequence) wins the game.

As seen in Teen Patti, the three cards in the players’ hand remains until he folds or the end of the game. But in Rummy, the player must choose and discard cards until he forms sets and sequences. You have to take more time to understand the sets and sequences to play Rummy.

Popularity

Teen Patti is a game that originated in India and is only popular in India. While Rummy originated from the United States and is more popular and played in many countries of the world. Teen Patti is also fairly known in some other parts of Asia but many countries and continents including Asia, Europe, America and others play Rummy and have different variants of the game.

Age range of players

While all ages play both card games, Teen Patti is more popular among younger people. On the other hand, Rummy is played more by middle-aged people. Younger people are more aggressive and they love to play fast games like Teen Patti. Veterans and older people prefer a game that takes time, they are usually patient enough to play Rummy.