Talk:Gin rummy
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The article says gin is a 2-player game, but I have alwys played it with larger groups than that, using two packs of cards. Anybody else done that? Grinner 10:03, 31 August 2005 (UTC)
I have never played Gin with more than one other person. -DS
i haven't either Tgbob 20:14, 23 October 2006 (UTC) tgbob
Once I tried playing Gin with three people, but it was definitely nonstandard and it seemed like a very different game - cards you wanted would go by and you couldn't do anything about it. rspeer / ɹəədsɹ 22:47, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
The Bicycle Rules of Card Games mentions a three-player version of Gin where players could choose from either of their opponents discards. This would stop the issue of missing a chance to claim cards from the discard pile. Tgbob 20:14, 23 October 2006 (UTC) tgbob
I often play with 3, with 7-card hands, but I don't know if this is widespread or not. --Trystan 02:31, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
Why is there a reference to "Standard Rummy" when the article for "Rummy" declairs Gin Rummy as the most standard form of rummy?
"To refer to [standard] rummy is probably to mean gin rummy, but strictly there is no one rummy game."
Hi yeah on the same topic, the article says its a 2-player but the description below gives roles for three... (Neil B)
I have removed the ginrummyroom.com link because it is loaded with affiliate links and contains very little useful information. It also seems to have plagiarized Wikipedia in their strategy section. --24.84.47.212 08:39, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
Hi, I haven't played Gin rummy, but on all the other sites it is stated that the players get a 10 card hand, and here it is claimed that it is 7. Which is correct?
> you get Ten Tgbob 21:44, 27 February 2007 (UTC)tgbob
i've reworded a great portion of the page. there were points where Gin Rummy was being confused with Rummy 500. and a good deal of attention was payed to the whether a bonus should be 10, 20 or 25 points while not fully addressing all of the scoring in gin. so, i made a note that the amounts of the bonuses will vary by location, but included info on box bonuses, game bonuses, and a description of knocking and underknocking. i decided to use the point values they use at the world series.
i also addressed, albeit in a less than elegant manner, Hollywood scoring, Oklahoma Gin, and draws.
also added links to ginplayeronline where there are visual scoring walkthroughs (that hollywood style always gets tied up in words, to me) and dealer error handling, as well as to the Gin Rummy Association.
as for browsing through the discard pile, holye says if the parties agree to it beforehand, go ahead, but the GPA doesn't address it, and they host the world series of gin. so, i decided to leave the idea out, although someone else might want include something about that issue. Tgbob 22:53, 27 February 2007 (UTC)tgbob
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