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The winner gains the sum of all the scores as positive points. A table of Rummy ends either after a previously determined number of rounds or when one player reaches negative points.

The player with the highest score wins the table! Rummy requires two sets of French playing Cards of 52 cards each. They have a neutral pattern printed on the backside and pips, images and symbols in the front.

The pip values range from two to ten, according to the number printed on each card. The Ace is special : It scores one if played before the pips.

If played after the King, it scores The picture cards or face cards — Jack, Queen, and King — score ten points and complete the natural cards of the deck.

Each pip card, Ace, and face card carries symbols, commonly called suits: Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades.

The suits are another determiner for possible combinations in melds. Added to the cards of the French decks, six Jokers complete the Rummy deck.

The Jokers are the catch when playing Rummy , which makes them the most desired cards. There are varying depictions of the Joker.

He is enjoying life and has every reason to do so since he is as adaptable as a chameleon. Adaptable means: He can replace any other card in the game to complete a meld.

The first player to reach points loses the rummy game. For the best experience we recommend playing in landscape orientation. Opponent: 0.

You: 0. After that the most requested game has been standard Rummy, so now I've made that! Enjoy :. The playing card images were made by Nicu Buculei.

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Each player gets 10 cards. The remaining deck is put on the table between the players face down, and one card is put face up besides the deck to start the discard pile.

In each turn a player must start by drawing one card. He can either draw the top card from the deck or the top card from the discard pile.

Generally you only draw the top card from the discard pile if you know that the card will help you create a meld with some of the other cards in your hand.

Note: In the first turn, the starting player must choose to either draw the face up card in the board or pass the turn.

If the card is drawn, proceed normally. If the turn is passed, the other player gets to make the same choice. If they pass too, the first player takes their turn normally.

After the player has drawn a card he must discard one card by putting it face up on top of the discard pile.

If the player has drawn the top card from the discard pile at the start of the turn he may not discard that card until his next turn also, that wouldn't make any sense at all.

He may however discard a card he has just drawn from the deck, or any other card he has in his hand. The game continues like this, with players drawing and discard cards, while they try to build sets and runs in their hand.

The round ends when one player knocks , by discarding a card and putting it face down on the discard pile. The player that knocked the knocker then shows his melds and his deadwood by putting it face up on the table.

The opponent then shows his melds and deadwood. The opponent is allowed to lay off any of his deadwood cards onto the knocker's melds if he can.

For example if the knocker had a meld, H1 H2 H3 and the opponent has a H4 as part of his deadwood he can add it to the knocker's meld, and then it won't count as deadwood anymore.

The knocker cannot do the same, he can never lay off his deadwood. Additionally, if the knocker has Gin or Big Gin no deadwood then the opponent is not allowed to lay off any cards.

There are some rules for when you can knock. They vary between different versions, but this is how it's done on this site: You may only knock if you end up with 10 or fewer points of deadwood human cards count as 10, aces as 1 and other cards their numeric values.

The card you knock with put facedown on the discard pile is not included in that number. Knocking with no deadwood, i.

Going Big Gin is when you have 11 cards in melds, in which case you can say you have Big Gin and the game ends without you discarding the final card facedown.

The game also ends if neither player has knocked and there are only two cards left in the deck.

In that case the hand is a tie, and neither player gets any points. Scoring is based on deadwood and bonuses, the actual melds don't actually count for anything, they're only good to minimize your deadwood.

And that's it. I'm sure there are plenty of people who prefer other rules, but you can never please everyone and these are the rules I'm going with.

This online version of Gin Rummy was made by me. My name is Einar Egilsson and over there on the left is my current Facebook profile picture.

Gin Rummy is a game I've been playing a lot lately with my son. I used to play a lot of Rummy when I was younger, but I prefer Gin Rummy now, and it's also a bit easier to create because you can't lay down melds all the time, which makes programming it simpler : I hope you enjoy the game!

The excellent playing card images were made by Nicu Buculei , check out his site for some more examples of his work. This website uses cookies to store your preferences, and for advertising purposes.

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