Three or more cards of the same rank make up a set, & three or more consecutive cards of the same suit make up a run. Play time. You may choose to draw a card from the draw pile or the discard pile 1500 to inrduring your turn, after which you can toss a card from your hand into the discard pile. You can lessen the number of cards in your hand by placing sets and runs that you collect on the table in front of you. This is how the game goes on until someone manages to discard every card in their deck & yells, "Gold Rummy!" Winning at gold rummy is a combination of skill, strategy, and good fortune.