Continental Rummy (also called
Continental,
May I?, and
Double-deck rummy) is a progressive partnership
Rummy card game related to
Rumino. It is considered the forerunner of the whole family of rummy games using two packs of cards as one. Its name derive from the fact that it is played throughout the
United States,
Mexico,
Canada, and also in
South America. According to
Albert Morehead, it was "at one time the most popular form of Rummy in women's afternoon games, until in 1950 it lost out to
Canasta."