[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"c\u002Fgin-rummy":3,"x\u002Fgin-rummy":30},{"copy":4,"guides":29},{"description":5,"intro":6,"rules":7,"example":14,"tip":15,"faq":16},"Learn Gin Rummy rules for two: ten-card hands, sets, runs, knocking and gin. Play free against a bot right on this page, or online against players.","Gin Rummy is a two-player game from the rummy family, played with a poker face: each player starts with ten cards and keeps every meld hidden in hand until the round ends. Your aim is to fit as much of your hand as you can into sets and runs, and shrink the value of whatever is left over. The game was created by Elwood T. Baker, a New York bridge player, out of the Mexican game Conquian and the then-fashionable Rum, and it later became a Hollywood craze. Press Play now at the top of the page to play a bot right here, no account needed; a free account adds online opponents.",[8,9,10,11,12,13],"Draw one card from the stock or the top of the discard pile, then discard one.","A set contains three or four equal ranks. A run contains at least three consecutive cards of one suit; Aces are low.","Unmatched cards are deadwood: Aces count 1, picture cards 10 and other cards their face value.","Knock when your remaining deadwood after discarding is at most 10. Zero deadwood is gin. You cannot immediately discard the card just taken from the discard pile.","The winner of each hand deals the next. If only two cards are left in the stock and nobody has knocked, the hand is cancelled without a score and the same dealer deals again.","The first player to reach 100 points ends the game. Each player then adds 20 for every hand won, and the player who reached 100 adds a 100-point game bonus, or 200 if the opponent did not score all game. The higher total wins.","Three sevens and the four-five-six of hearts are melds. If your only unmatched card after discarding is an Ace, your deadwood is 1 and you may knock.","An early knock can end the round before the bot improves, but it is a gamble: if your opponent's deadwood is equal or lower, you are undercut and they score the difference plus 10. Gin earns a 20-point bonus; the match target is 100.",[17,20,23,26],[18,19],"Can I play Gin Rummy online for free?","Yes. Press Play now at the top of this page and you play a bot right here in your browser, with no download and no account. To play people online, create a free account: online matches use virtual entry coins, shown in the lobby. New accounts receive starter coins, and the shop offers a free daily coin reward.",[21,22],"What is the difference between knocking and going gin?","After discarding, you may knock with at most 10 deadwood points; after an ordinary knock your opponent can lay off unmatched cards on your melds. With no deadwood at all you go gin: you receive a 20-point bonus and no layoffs are allowed. After an ordinary knock, equal or lower opposing deadwood undercuts you, and your opponent scores the difference plus 10.",[24,25],"Do I place melds on the table during a turn?","No. In Gin Rummy they stay in your hand until the round ends, which is half the tension. If you prefer laying melds down and extending them on the table, try Rummy.",[27,28],"Can I play without another person online?","Yes. The game at the top of this page is against a bot, and you do not even need an account to play it.",[],{"example":31,"sources":32,"related":39},null,[33],{"url":34,"title":35,"publisher":36,"note":37,"language":38},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pagat.com\u002Frummy\u002Fginrummy.html","Gin Rummy","Pagat, John McLeod","Ten cards each, sets and runs with Aces low, knocking on 10 or less, the 20-point gin and 10-point undercut bonuses, the game to 100 with 20 per hand won and a 100 or 200-point bonus, the cancelled hand, and Elwood T. Baker as its inventor.","en",[40,44],{"path":41,"title":42,"english":43},"\u002Frummy","How to Play Rummy: Card Game Rules and Online Play",false,{"path":45,"title":46,"english":43},"\u002F","Free Card Games Online"]