The general goal is to get rid of “deadwood” by melding as many cards as you can in order to go Knock or go Gin.
From the first draw onward, a player must pick up a card from either the stock or the discard pile at the beginning of their turn and remove one card from their hand to the discard pile at the end of their turn. If they also choose to pass, the other player begins the game by taking the top card from the stock pile. If they choose to pass, the dealer has the choice to take the top card of the discard pile. The player opposite of the dealer has the option to play first by taking the top card of the discard pile. The top card of the stock is flipped face up and placed next to the stock to form the discard pile. The remaining cards are placed faced down in the center of the group to form the stock. The dealer shuffles the deck and passes out 10 cards alternately to each player. The player with the lowest card becomes the dealer Each player draws one card from a shuffled deck. The objective of Gin Rummy is to be the first to reach 100 points.īefore game play can begin, a dealer must be selected. In Gin Rummy, cards are worth their numerical value with Aces worth 1 and face cards worth 10.
Gin Rummy or Gin is a traditional card matching game that requires 2 players and a standard 52 playing card deck with Kings high and Aces low.
