The sequential ranking of the cards in this game are as follows, from high to low Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3.
For the best play experience the decks should be of the same back design, but this is not absolutely essential.
The game uses two standard 52 card decks shuffled together. The standard game Frustration is designed to be played by 2 to 5 players, but variants for more players areĭescribed below. During the course of the game,Įach player attempts to fulfill each of 10 requirements during individual hands during play, which is probably how the game got the name Frustration. Most games of this particular type appear to be related to the Contract Rummy family of melding games.
This game appears to actually be derived from another similar, but lesser-known game, Garbage Rummy, Frustration is a fun Rummy type game in which players attempt to complete 10 specific melding requirements over the course of multiple hands during the game.
