Gin Rummy Rules

Oklahoma

• In the Oklahoma game mode, the amount of deadwood needed to knock is determined by the first face-up card that is dealt, i.e. if a 6 is dealt, then a …

Round Bonus

• You'll receive 15 bonus points for each round that you win
• Those bonus points count towards the target score
• Any other bonus will be applied as normal (…

Undercut

• If a player knocks without having gin or big gin and has a deadwood value equal to or higherthan their opponent's deadwood value, the opponent undercu…

Layoff

• The opponent of the knocking player is allowed to add any un-matched (deadwood) cards to the knocking player's sets or sequences, this is called the l…

Gin & Big Gin

• If a player manages to match 10 out of 11 cards after the draw phase, the player has achieved gin

• An additional 25 bonus points will be granted to the …

Knock

• A player may only knock if his un-matched cards (Deadwood) equal 10 points or less (Varies in Oklahoma. Please see Oklahoma rules)

• Once you have reache…

Turn

• Draw: Take one card from either the discard orstock pile
• Discard: Once a player draws, the player must select a card from their hand and discard it int…

Goal

Win condition: Complete a hand consisting of most or all of the cards matched into sets and/or sequences in order to have less deadwood than your oppo…

Deal

• The initial dealer is chosen at random
• The dealer then alternates each round
• Each player is dealt 10 cards

• The 21st card is turned face-up to start thedi…

Deck

• The deck consists of 52 cards
• A player's hand consists of 10 cards
• Cards rank in each suit, from low to high
• Face cards (K,Q,J) are worth 10 points
• Aces a…