

If you draw from the stock, you add the card to your hand without showing it to the other players. The stock is face down, so if you choose to draw from the stock you do not see the card until after you have committed yourself to take it. The discard pile is face up, so you can see in advance what you are getting. You must begin by taking one card from either the top of the stock pile or the top card on the discard pile, and adding it to your hand.

A-2-3 is a valid sequence but A-K-Q is not. Note that in Gin Rummy the Ace is always low. To form a set and a sequence you would need a sixth card - either a 7 or a 10. For example if you have 7, 7, 7, 8, 9 you can use the 7 either to make a set of three sevens or a heart sequence, but not both at once.
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For example, he can knock if his deadwood is A-3 -4 as the total value of those cards is 8 points, which is less that the 10 point minimum. According to the official Gin Rummy rules a player may only Knock if they have 10 points or less of deadwood (i.e. This page is based on a contribution from Magnus, with additional material from John McLeod. Gin Rummy Rules And Scoring Average ratng: 3,2/5 9227 votes
