They are regular fellows from all walks of life and every part of America. They are contractors, car dealers and liquor store owners.

So although most amateurs know the basics (get rid of unmatched high cards, don't give your opponent two cards of the same rank or suit, etc.), few of us would be willing to stake our reputation, or much of our money, on our gin rummy expertise.īut some would. (Some variations allow three or four players.) Like backgammon and checkers, gin rummy is a simple game to learn-my great-grandmother taught me the game when I was six-but difficult to master. of Cincinnati-derive a disproportionate amount of pleasure from making 'melds,' 'knocking' and 'going out' in this uncomplicated game usually contested by two players. Whether gathered in basement rec rooms or country club dining rooms, millions of us-nearly 27 million, according to a 1996 survey by the U.S. A few years ago, Ingram, a 62-year-old real estate broker from Texas, sat down at a card table in Las Vegas and vanquished 85 of the world's best players in the International Gin Rummy Tournament of Champions. Most of us play for pennies a point.īut most of us are not like Bill Ingram. To most of us, gin rummy is a modest challenge, involving rudimentary strategy that even a child can master.

Gin rummy is the card game your grandmother taught you, the game your golf partners play at the 19th hole.

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