Gin Rummy

Two players, one deck, 10 cards each. Build melds and cut your deadwood (the cards that aren't in a meld) until you can end the hand.

Melds

• Set: 3 or 4 cards of the same rank (7♣ 7♦ 7♥).
• Run: 3 or more cards in a row of one suit (4♠ 5♠ 6♠). Aces are low: A-2-3 is a run, Q-K-A is not.

Your hand is sorted into its best melds automatically; meld cards have a gold edge and your deadwood count is shown under your name. Deadwood counts ace 1, number cards their value, J Q K 10.

A turn

Draw one card: tap the stock (face down) or the top of the discard pile. Then discard: tap a card in your hand. You can't throw back a card you just took from the discard pile.

To start each hand, the non-dealer may take the face-up card or pass; then the dealer may. If both pass, the non-dealer draws from the stock.

Ending a hand

• Knock: when your deadwood (after your discard) is 10 or less, tap Knock and then the card to throw. Both hands are shown. Your opponent may lay off deadwood cards onto your melds. If your deadwood is lower, you score the difference.
• Undercut: if your opponent's deadwood is the same or lower, they score the difference plus 25.
• Gin: no deadwood at all. You score your opponent's deadwood plus 25, and they can't lay off.
• If only two cards are left in the stock and nobody has knocked, the hand is a draw and is dealt again.

The deal alternates. The first player to 100 points (or the target in the menu) wins.

Playing a friend

Tap ⋯ → Play friends online and send your friend the link. Each of you sees only your own hand; online games are played to 100.

Tips

• Throw high cards that don't fit anything early.
• Watch what your opponent picks up: don't feed them cards that go with it.
• Undo, difficulty and the target are in the ⋯ menu.