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. 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.
