'Undercutting' means that the knocker's opponent had less deadwood and he instead scores bonus points.'Going gin' means knocking with zero deadwood and scores bonus points.Players can only knock when their unmatched cards (called deadwood) are worth less than 10 points.Players collect melds (runs and sets) in their hand, until a player 'knocks' and ends the round.All other cards are worth their number values. Gin Rummy can be played by 2 to 4 players, individually or in teams of 2.Īces are worth 1 point. Gin Rummy is a rummy type game where the player or team who wins 100 points first wins the game.
