A player knocks after discarding their final card.Ī player can also end the round by going Gin or Big Gin.Ī player may knock when they have deadwood points equal to or less than the dice roll that occurred at the beginning of the game. A player goes Gin when they have all 11 cards melded in their hand after discarding. If this occurs, the player should call out “GIN”. If the player draws a card and is able to meld all 12 cards in their hand, they have gone Big Gin. They should announce it loudly and lay down their hand. In this case, the player will not discard. If there are only two cards in the draw pile at the beginning of a player’s turn, the game ends in a draw immediately. Once the round has ended, each player should lay out their melds and separate their deadwood. The non-knocking player is allowed to lay-off any deadwood that they can. Jacks, Queens, and Kings = 10 points each If the knocker has gone Gin or Big Gin, the non-knocker cannot lay-off any cards.Ģ’s – 10’s = points equal to the number on the card This means that they can add their eligible deadwood cards to an opponent’s melds. The knocker earns points equal to the difference in total deadwood between them and the non-knocker.
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If the player goes Gin by melding all of their cards, they get 25 points plus the value of their opponent’s deadwood.Ī Big Gin earns 35 points plus their opponent’s deadwood value. If the non-knocker has fewer deadwood points than the knocker after the lay-off, they have successfully undercut the knocker.
In this case, the non-knocker earns 25 points for the round. If a player has one of each (8 total) gem in their hand whether it be in their melds, lay-off cards, or deadwood, they can claim the Gem Parts bonus. If the non-knocker claims this bonus, they earn 8 points. If the knocker claims this bonus, they earn 16 points. Kings may only count as one of their two gems.
The knocker will always score a minimum of 11 points as long as they are not undercut. If, after knocking, the total points earned would be less than 11, the knocker still earns 11 points. The first player to reach 110 points or more wins the game. In the event that both players tie, the player who earns more points in the final hand wins the game. 3 PLAYER RULESĭeal 11 cards to each player. Turn the top card over to begin the discard pile. Player left of the dealer goes first.ģ Player Gem Rummy plays more like 500 Rum in that the discard pile is staircased. Players are allowed to draw the top card from the discard pile or take a card that is further down. If they choose to do so, they must pick up all of the cards on top of the one they want. The player can draw from the top of the draw pile as well. When a player knocks or goes gin, the non-knockers lay down their hand in clockwise order. The score is kept separately for each player. Each non-knocking player takes turns laying off one card at a time. Scoring is the same as the 2 player game. MARK’S NOTESĪt this point, I have played well over 500 games of Gin Rummy in the last year. It is a game that my wife and I play regularly and really enjoy.
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