Gin vs gin rummy

Gin Rummy is one of the most popular card games in the world. The rules of the game are part of its appeal, seemingly complex but easy to understand.

As with other Rummy games, it is a game about building a winning hand by managing discards.

The following guide covers this in further detail.

The Steps

This is a game for 2 players and can be played using the standard Anglo-American 52-card Poker deck.

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Dealing

The dealer is determined by splitting cards, and the player getting a higher card becomes the dealer. Each player is then dealt 10 cards each.

The remaining cards are placed aside to form the draw pile.

The discard pile is then created by revealing the top of the draw pile.

Melding as an Objective

The goal is to form sets and sequences in your hand.

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These are called Melds.

• Sets are cards of the same rank, but from a different suit.
• Sequences are consecutive cards from the same suit.
• Melds have to consist of 3 cards or more.
• Depending on the variation being played, melds of 6 or more cards are not allowed.

Examples of sets and sequ

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