Gin rummy rules for Dummies

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Gin Rummy Rules For Dummies
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• About Gin Rummy Origin
• We know about four 2-player card games to have
  been recorded in history Gin rummy, Pinochle
  (Bezique), Cribbage and Piquet. However, Gin, the
  newest among all, managed to gain popularity
  across the globe.
• Believed to have been invented by Elwood T.
  Baker in 1909, this is one of the popular
  2-player card games to be played today.
• The beauty of the game is that although the gin
  rummy game rules can be understood in a matter of
  minutes, mastering it can take you forever.

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• This game is a gamblers delight because its
  simple yet utterly unpredictable you could be
  winning one moment and even before you realize
  someone else emerges a winner the next moment.
• According to a popular belief, Gin rummy had
  originated from a 2-player game called Conquian
  or Coon-can. It consists of following 10 cards in
  each of the 4 suits A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, J, Q,
  K.

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• Gin Rummy Rules How to Play
• Gin rummy is a simple rummy card game played
  between 2 players in which the goal is to meld
  all the cards into runs or sets before the other
  player.
• Gin and Gin rummy are different in that you lay
  your cards open in gin whereas they must be
  hidden in Gin rummy.

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Lets, now, see how to play the game itself
broadly under these 3 steps

• Step 1. Deal the Cards
• It usually is best played between 2 players.
  However, if there are more players, you can
  divide into two teams with each player from one
  team contesting a player from the opposite team.
• And, at the end, the scores of all the players
  from each team can be summed up to check which
  team gets to win.
• A regular deck of 52 cards is used but without
  any Joker cards. Also, the Ace card holds 1 point
  unlike in other rummy games while the face cards
  J, Q and K hold 10 points each.

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• To decide who deals the card, place the pile of
  cards face down and each player needs to pick one
  card.
• The one with the lower value becomes the dealer.
  Subsequently, the losing player in each game
  becomes the dealer in the next.
• 10 cards each are dealt to both the players and
  the remaining cards are put aside face-down
  (except the first card) forming the stock pile.
• Players pick a card from this pile and discard
  one from the cards in hand the stock pile and
  discarded cards should be placed apart.

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• Step 2. Get Playing
• Firstly, start with taking a good look at all
  the 10 cards in your hand and arrange them into
  possible sets or runs, if any
• What is a Set? 3 or 4 cards of the same rank
  (can be any suit)
• Ex. 8/8/8 of any suit (OR) K/K/K of any suit
• What is a Run? 3 or more cards of the same
  suit in a sequential order
• Ex. 7/8/9 clubs (OR) 10/J/Q of hearts
• Note that Ace is a low value card in gin rummy.
  Hence, you can meld it as A/2/3 but not as Q/K/A

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• Next, the non-dealer can either pick or discard
  the face-up card at the start of the game and the
  draw-and-discard continues.
• Once you pick a card, see how you can fit it in
  to form runs or sets. If it doesnt go well or
  seems useless, you are better off discarding it
  than accumulating deadwood points.
• Be sure to hide your card(s) well from your
  opponent or it might send them a hint that would
  help in strategizing their next move.
• When there are only 2 cards left in the stock
  pile and the game has still not ended, the game
  is ended with zero points to each player. A fresh
  game is begun.

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• Step 3. Knock the Cards
• Once youve finished melding all your cards and
  have no more unmatched cards, you are said to
  have reached gin. Draw the 11th card from the
  stock pile and place it face-down to declare win,
  also known as knocking.
• Knocking will award you 25 points in addition to
  the total deadwood points of losing player.
• You can also knock your cards if you feel your
  opponent is nearing gin, but your total deadwood
  points must be below 10 to do so.

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• Deadwood cards of the losing player can be added
  to the winners melded cards only, if applicable.
  
• This is allowed only when none of the players
  have reached gin. So, it means one player gets a
  lot of deadwood cards and the winner can meld
  them to score more points.
• To calculate scores, sum up the deadwood points
  of each player and subtract them with each other
  to come up with final score. This is not required
  if a knock is done.

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• In such a case, the knocker gets opponents
  deadwood points 25 bonus score.
• In case youve knocked but the opponent has
  fewer deadwood points than you, then they get an
  undercut which is your deadwood points25 bonus.
• Continue the game until any one of the two
  reaches 100 points. If a player hasnt won a
  single game, it calls for a shutout and 100
  points go straight to the winner. Finally, the
  player with the higher points becomes the winner!

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• Playing Gin Rummy on Mobile
• Whats more? You can also enjoy gin rummy game
  on the move. Download a gin rummy app on your
  android or iOS phones and play.
• Over time, as you keep getting better at the
  game, you could also come up with your own gin
  rummy strategy and become an invincible winner!
• If interested, you can check out Indian rummy
  game rules for dummies, which is a one variant of
  card games.

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