Gin Rummy

To play Gin Rummy online, two players begin the game. Each player gets 10 cards from a regular 52-card deck. One card is laid face-up to begin the discard pile, while the rest wind up in the stockpile.

Your target is to create "melds." These can be runs (three or more consecutive cards in the same suit) or sets (three or four cards of the same rank).

Deadwood are cards not fitting into a meld. You have to dispose of these by creating new melds to simply discard them.

Players alternately pick a mystery card from the stockpile or the top card from the discard pile. They discard one card after drawing.

Every card has a point value. Face cards are worth 10 points, number cards are worth their face value, and aces are worth one point.

You may 'knock' at the end of your turn when you have 10 or fewer deadwood points. 'Knocking' means declaring that you are about to end the game. The two players then reveal their hands.

Your opponent may "lay off" deadwood cards appropriate for your melds. You score the point difference if your deadwood count is less than your opponent's. If not, your opponent undercuts you and scores the difference, plus a bonus.

"Going gin" is the term used if you manage to use all your cards in melds. Your opponent cannot lay off any deadwood, and you gain a 20-point bonus.

The game goes on until one person accumulates 100 points. Bonuses for winning and the total number of hands won make up the final score.

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