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Since1930s,thegameofginfirmlyappearedinpopularAmericancultureasginrummybecameagameofpopularBroadwayandHollywoodstarsandwasfeaturedinmultiplemovies.
Thegoalinginrummygameistocollectsetsof3ormorecardsthat‘gotogether’.Suchmatchingcollectionsofcardsarecalledmelds.Themeldseitherhavetobeofthesamerank,likeallsevens,orformingasequenceofthesamesuit–like7,8,9ofhearts.
Attheend,whatevercardsareleftinplayer’shandthatareNOTinthosecollections(melds),arecalleddeadwood.Deadwoodincurspenaltiesequivalenttothesumoftheirvalues.Inthecourseofthegame,playerswouldtrytodiscardunwantedcardsandcollectcardsthatwouldformmelds.
InGinRummyGConline,atthestartofeachhand10cardseacharedealtto2players.The21-stcardisopenedfaceupandputnexttothedeck.Thiscardisoftenreferredtoasupcardorupcard.Ateachturnplayersdrawacardbydraggingitfromeitherthecloseddeckorfromupcard.Whenaplayerdiscardsacard(bydraggingitfromownhandtodiscard),thediscardedcardisplacedontopofthecurrentupcardeffectivelybecomingthenewupcard.
Onlyattheverystartofgin-rummygameeitherplayer(startingwiththenon-dealer)getsachoiceeithertoexchangeoneofthecardsfromtheirhandswithanupcardortoselectaPassbuttontopassthisopportunity.Until1stupcardiseitherpassedorexchangedbybothplayers,nodrawingfromthecloseddeckisallowed.
Ifbothplayerspass(refuse)theveryfirstupcard,thenon-dealermuststartagamebydrawingthetopcardfromthecloseddeck.HeaddsthiscardtohishandanddiscardsANYcardontopoftheoriginalupcardtobuildthediscardpile.
Thereafter,eachplayerinturnmustdrawandaddtohishandeithertheunknowntopcardfromthecloseddeckORtheknownupcardontheverytopofthewastepile.Ineithercase,theplayercompleteshisorherturnbydiscardingonecardfaceuptothediscardpile.Itisnotpermittedtodrawtheupcardanddiscarditonthesameturn.
Themeldsthataplayerisbuildingmayconsistof
either3or4cardsofthesamerank
sequenceof3ormorecardsinthesamesuit(Ace&Kingarenotconsideredconsecutive,butAceand2are).
Ahandconsistingentirelyofmeldswithnodeadwoodisdescribedasginandcarriesabonus.Aplayer,however,doesnothavetowaitforginbutmayendagameassoonasthetotalvalueofhisunmatcheddeadwoodis10orless.(Thisiscalledmaximumknockingvalue.Itissetat10forregularginrummy.
Whenaplayerissatisfiedwiththelowvalueofdeadwoodinownhand,heorshecanendthehandby‘theoretically’knockingonthetableAFTERdrawingan11-thcardandBEFOREdiscardingthelastcard[knockbutton].Thefinaldiscardedcardisplacedfaceupontheclosedstock.Itisveryimportanttoplacethefinaldiscardontotheclosedstock.
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