All Gin Rummy Lessons

Gin? Glasses? Is this still about card games? Yes, don’t worry. Catch the Glass is another custom rule, unique to the Gin Rummy Palace! In this lesson, you’ll learn where this idea came from and how it works in the Gin Rummy Game.

The expedition into the realm of custom rules at the Gin Rummy Palace continues: The custom rule Boasting is original to the Gin Rummy Palace! We go into the idea of boasting, its function, and what you should look out for when playing with this particular rule.

This lesson covers the main differences between Gin Rummy and Rummy. Although these two games belong to the same card game family and share some similarities, there are a number of important distinctions.

Here, we are once again dealing with a popular variation of classic Gin Rummy, which you can also play online at the Gin Rummy Palace. Let’s look at the rule’s characteristics and then discuss how you can adapt your strategy to these surface changes and their effects.

Get to know the widely popular variant of Gin Rummy. What’s so special about it? And how does it change your approach to the game? That’s what this Gin Rummy lesson is all about.

While you should, of course, focus on your hand, it is crucial in Gin Rummy to keep your opponent’s hand in mind. We take a closer look at the why and wherefore here.

As a little refresher between the Gin strategy, we take a trip into the past this time. Did you know, for example, that Gin Rummy has been around longer than Rummy? As usual with card games, there are several different explanations for the true origins of the game of Gin, so let’s start at the beginning.

Yay, you’re sitting at the table in the Gin Rummy Palace, the cards have been dealt, and a new round of Gin Rummy can begin!

Now, you can choose whether to draw the first face-up card or pass. What to do?

This lesson delves deeper into promising card combinations, showing plenty of examples. Let’s get started!

After the offensive strategies, this lesson deals with another approach to Gin Rummy, the defensive style of play. If you are aware of both, it will be easier for you to determine your Gin Rummy maneuvers.