Once a player can form a meld, they either lay it down on the table, facing up, for everyone to see, or they can choose to hold onto their melds and play them later in the game.
Melds can either be sets of 3 or 4 cards of the same rank, for example, 4♠️, 4♦️,4 ♣️, or runs which are a sequence of 3 or more cards of the same suit with consecutive ranks, for example. The goal of the game is to create as many melds as possible to get the highest score. Once all players have been dealt ten cards, they can begin drawing and discarding. The remaining cards are placed in the centre of the table, and the pile’s top card is turned over, facing up, to begin a round. The game is played with a standard deck of 52 cards, where each player is dealt ten cards. The objective is to score points in order to reach a predetermined score before your opponent does. A set consists of 3 or 4 cards of the same rank, while a run contains three or more consecutive cards in the same suit. The main goal of Gin Rummy is to score more points than your opponent by forming sets and runs of cards that are worth points.
