Gin Rummy is a two-player card game where you’re trying to organize your 10 cards into ‘melds’ \u2014 matching groups and sequences \u2014 while getting rid of leftover cards. The less deadwood (unmatched cards) in your hand, the better. You win a round by either ‘knocking’ when your leftover cards total 10 or less, or by ‘going Gin’ when you have NO leftover cards at all.<\/p>\n\n\n
A meld is a valid group of cards you can lay down. There are two types:<\/p>\n\n\n
Deadwood<\/strong> = any cards in your hand that don’t belong to a meld. Aces count as 1 point of deadwood. Face cards count as 10.<\/p>\n\n\n When your deadwood (unmatched cards) totals 10 points or less, you may ‘knock’ instead of discarding normally. To knock:<\/p>\n\n\n If all 10 of your cards form melds (zero deadwood), you can ‘go Gin.’ Discard your last card face-down and spread your full hand. Your opponent CANNOT lay off any cards. You earn a special 25-point Gin bonus.<\/p>\n\n\n First player to reach 100 points wins, plus a 100-point game bonus. Each hand you won also earns a 25-point ‘line bonus.’ If your opponent scored 0 points all game, you earn an extra 100-point ‘shutout bonus.’<\/p>\n\n\nSetup<\/h2>\n\n\n
How to Play \u2014 Step by Step<\/h2>\n\n\n
Knocking<\/h3>\n\n\n
Going Gin<\/h3>\n\n\n
Scoring After a Knock<\/h2>\n\n\n
Winning<\/h2>\n\n\n
Strategy Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n