Gin Rummy

You against Later, 10 cards each. Draw, discard, build sets and runs, and knock when your deadwood is 10 or less. First to 100 points wins the game.

Table rules: the first player simply draws (no offer of the turned-up card), Ace is low, no Big Gin or end-of-game box bonuses. Your melds are arranged for you to leave the least deadwood.

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Gin Rummy

Classic two-player Gin Rummy against Later. Draw from the stock or the discard pile, build sets and runs, and knock when your deadwood is 10 or less. Your melds are laid out for you. First to 100 points.

1 vs 1
Play to 100

How to play

Draw, then discard. Take the top card of the stock or of the discard pile, then throw one card. You can't throw back the card you just took.
Melds. A set is 3 or 4 cards of one rank; a run is 3 or more in a row in one suit, Ace low. Everything else is deadwood: Ace 1, faces 10.
Knock or Gin. With 10 deadwood or less you may knock and score the difference. Gin (no deadwood) adds 25, and nobody can lay off on it.
Lay off and undercut. The defender adds cards to the knocker's melds. If their deadwood is equal or lower, it's an undercut: they score the difference plus 25.

Quick tips

Drop lone face cards early. A King or Queen that fits nothing costs 10 if Later knocks. Throw unconnected face cards in the first few turns, before knocks become likely.
Keep flexible cards. A card that fits both a set and a run, like a 5♥ next to a 5♠ and a 6♥, has twice the chances. Hold those and throw cards that fit only one way.

5 more tips in the Gin Rummy guide →