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Gin rummy (or Gin for short) is a simple and popular two-player card game created by Elwood T. Baker and his son, C. Graham Baker, in 1909. Gin, which evolved from 18th-century Whiskey Poker (according to John Scarne), was created with the intention of being faster than standard rummy, but not as spontaneous as knock rummy.
Deck
Gin is played with a standard 52-card pack of playing cards. Aces can only be played low - the ranking from low-to-high is A-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-J-Q-K.
Object
The objective in Gin Rummy is to score more points than your opponent.
The basic game strategy is to improve ones hand by forming melds and eliminating deadwood. Two types of meld exist:
*Sets of 3 or 4 cards sharing the same rank. For example, "red">8♥-8♣-8♠.
*Runs of 3 or more cards in sequence, of the same suit. For example, "red">3♥-4♥-5♥-6♥.
A players "deadwood" cards are those not in any meld. His deadwood count is the sum of the point values of the deadwood cards— aces are scored at 1 point, face cards at 10, and others according to their numerical values. Intersecting melds are not allowed; therefore, if a player has a 3-card set and a 3-card run sharing a common card, he can only count one of them and must count two cards as deadwood.
Dealing
Dealership alternates from round to round, with the first dealer chosen by any agreed upon method. The dealer deals a ten-card hand to his opponent and himself. The 21st card, the upcard, is placed face-up in a central location known as the discard pile. The remainder of the pack, placed face down next to the discard pile, is called the stock pile.
Gameplay
On each turn, a player must:
*draw either the (face-up) top card of the discard pile, or the (face-down) top card from the stock pile, and
*discard one card from his or her hand onto the discard pile.
On the first turn, the non-dealing player has first option of taking the upcard, only. If the non-dealing read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gin+rummy
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