Players must first become familiar with the fundamental rules of Glee Rummy before they can start playing. Depending on how many people are playing, each player is dealt a certain nummatka number chartber of cards, typically seven or ten. The top card is positioned face-up next to the remaining cards to form a discard pile, while the remaining cards form a draw pile. In order to form valid sets (three or four cards of the same rank) or runs (three or more consecutive cards of the same suit), players alternately draw cards from the draw pile or the discard pile.