Gin rummy is a two-player card game descended from the broader rummy family, in which each player tries to form their ten-card hand into sets and runs while drawing and discarding one card per turn. A player may end a round early by knocking once the total value of their unmatched cards falls at or below a set limit, scoring the difference against the opponent's unmatched cards, with a bonus for going gin by matching the entire hand. The game is credited to Elwood T. Baker, a whist and bridge instructor in New York, around 1909, and it became one of the most popular two-player card games of the twentieth century.
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Originating RegionUnited States (New York) 1 Game TypeCard game, rummy family, two-player 1 Governing BodyNo governing body; the game is organized through casino and club tournament play rather than a governing federation. 1 Classification
Player Count Sport
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Rummy, Games Gin Rummy, developed in the early 20th century United States, is a two-player variant of Rummy.
Source The Oxford Guide to Card Games
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1. Wikipedia, Gin rummy
WikipediaLead section, first sentence
Gin rummy, or simply gin, is a two-player card game variant of Rummy.
History section, first paragraph
Gin rummy was created in 1909 by Elwood T. Baker and his son C. Graham Baker.
History section, third paragraph
Ungar's almost total dominance of the game during the 1970s and 1980s is thought to have been a factor in the decline of gin rummy as a tournament game in Las Vegas and other gambling venues.
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Gin rummy is a two-player card game descended from the broader rummy family, in which each player tries to form their ten-card hand into sets and runs while drawing and discarding one card per turn. A player may end a round early by knocking once the total value of their unmatched cards falls at or below a set limit, scoring the difference against the opponent's unmatched cards, with a b
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Associated With: Rummy, Related games section, gin rummyQuote, Associated With: Rummy, Related games section, gin rummy
Although in North America the word rummy is often used interchangeably for gin rummy, the term is applicable to a large family of games, including canasta, mahjong and Rummikub.
Indian Rummy (Wikipedia)
Ancestor Of: Indian Rummy, Lead, second sentenceQuote, Ancestor Of: Indian Rummy, Lead, second sentence
It may be considered a cross between Rummy 500 and Gin Rummy
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