If the stock pile is reduced down to the last two cards, neither of these cards may be drawn. If a player takes the upcard, they may never discard that same card on that turn. Thereafter, each player on their proper turn, can opt to take the top upcard or the top card of the face down stock.Īfter selecting a card the player can then either knock or continue playing by discarding a card face-up to the top of the discard pile, which becomes the new upcard. If both players decline the upcard, the non-dealer draws the top card of the stock and adds it to his hand, playing the hand as normal, including discarding at the end of his turn (see below). If the non-dealer chooses not to take this card, the dealer then has the opportunity to take the card. The next card in the deck is then turned face up on the table (this is called the upcard) and placed next to the remainder of the deck which is placed face down to form the stock.Īfter the cards are dealt and the players have examined their hands, the non-dealer has the first choice of taking the upcard. The first card is given to the dealers opponent, the next to the dealer, the next to the opponent, and so on alternating until each player has 10 cards. Thereafter, the winner of each hand deals the next.Īt the start of each hand, each player is dealt 10 cards face down in front of them. The dealer of the first hand can be determined in various ways, with cutting for high cardīeing a common method. These cards must all be of the exact same rank, such as 3 10's or 4 Jacks.

A set is a group of 3 or 4 cards of the same rank.

The two types of valid groups or melds of cards a player can make in their hands are as follows: This is done by attempting to make matching sets in your hand by forming valid sets and runs of cards, thus obtaining a lower count of non-matched cards (called deadwood) in your hand than your opponent. The object of the game is to be the first player to scoreġ00 or more points through the course of several hands. The remaining cards count as their marked value.

The value of the cards (for totaling of unmatched cards at the end of the hand, see below) is as follows: All court cards ( King, Queen and Jack) are 10 points each, Ace counts as one and The cards used for this game rank from King high down to Ace low (K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, A).

Jokers and other wild cards are not used in the standard game of Gin Rummy. The game is normally played by two players. The game is played with a standard 52 cardĭeck.

Gin Rummy, a member of the Rummy group of card games is the most popular and widely played member of all games in this group.

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