The goal of the game is to be holding as many complete sets and runs as possible, but to have no more “deadwood” than the first upturned card dictates. Then they must select a card for the discard pile. They must draw either from the deck or the discard pile. To play Oklahoma Gin, the player must do two things during each turn. For instance, the five of hearts, diamonds and spades.
A set is a group of three or four cards in the same rank. For example, the black hearts in numbers eight through queen. Runs are sequences of three or more cards all in the same suit and in order. There are two kinds of melds in Oklahoma Gin: runs and sets. The object of the game is to build a hand of cards in which all can be combined into “melds”. The values of these cards are:Īfter the dealing is done, the players must organize their cards. This card determines the maximum count of unmatched (un-melded) cards that a player can have when they want to “knock”.
The remainder of the deck is placed in the middle of the table and a single card is turned face up alongside it. To begin the game, the dealer hands out ten cards to both players. The suit rank for a game of Oklahoma Gin is aces low and kings high. It is a two-person game that requires a standard deck of 52 playing cards. The card game known as Oklahoma Gin is exactly the same game as standard Gin Rummy with only a few basic variations.
