Gin rummy is one of the most popular variations on the standard rummy card game. Unlike some variations, gin rummy, or gin as it is sometimes called, can only be played by two players. This makes gin rummy a faster game than some of the other versions of rummy. The game is played using one standard deck of cards without the jokers. Aces can only be played as the low card.
To win a game of gin rummy, you must score the most points. To do this, you want to form melds while at the same time discarding as many deadwood cards as possible. A meld is either a book (cards of the same type, such as three 2s or three jacks) or a run (three or more cards of the same suit in sequence, like the 5, 6, and 7 of spades).
Deadwood cards are those that are not a part of a meld, and the deadwood count is the sum of the value of all the deadwood cards in a hand with aces as one point, face cards as ten points, and all other cards as their face value. As with most card games, a card can only be a part of one meld.
The dealer deals out ten cards to each player. Then the dealer flips one card over to create the discard pile and places the draw pile between the players. The other player then has the option of picking up the discarded card or drawing.
On his or her turn, the player either draws a card or takes the top card on the discard pile. He or she may also knock at the end of each turn before discarding one card. Players continue drawing and discarding until either one player knocks or the draw pile gets down to two cards.
Knocking is a special move a player can do at the end of his or her turn if he has 10 or fewer deadwood points. To knock, the player ends the turn by discarding, and then announces the knock. He/she lays out his/her hand, indicating all melds. The other player can then play off any deadwood cards that fit with the knocking players melds.
After this, the score is figured. The knocking player gets a score equal to the difference between his/her hand and the other players. If the knocking player has three deadwood points and the other player has seven, the knocking player has a score of four.
There are several different variations to gin rummy, including other ways of figuring the score. This, however, is the basic way the game is played.
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