Card Games
Straight gin rules
Straight gin is a gin rummy variant in which players cannot knock and must continue playing until one player goes gin.
- Knocking
- Not allowed
- End of hand
- Only by going gin
- Scoring
- Follows standard gin rummy rules
Key points
- Players draw and discard as in standard gin rummy, but cannot end the hand by knocking.12
- The hand continues until one player melds all cards and goes gin, then scoring follows standard gin rummy rules.12
- Straight gin applies to gin rummy and its variant descriptions that specify this rule.12
Where this term is used
Not the same as
- Gin rules — the standard rules of gin rummy, which include knocking as a way to end a hand
- Gin rules 7 cards — a variant that deals seven cards per player, not ten
Related terms
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Gin rules
Standard rules of gin rummy, including knocking and gin.
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Gin rules 7 cards
A gin rummy variant played with seven cards per player.
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Gin rummy
The classic two-player card game of melding and knocking.
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Rummy rules
The family of matching-card games that includes gin rummy.
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Cribbage rules
A distinct card game with pegging and a crib, not related to gin.
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Euchre rules
A trick-taking game for four players, unrelated to gin rummy.
Sources
- Gin rummy - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Defines straight gin as a variant where knocking is not allowed and play continues until gin.
- Gin Rummy and Variations - card game rules - Pagat pagat.com Confirms straight gin rules and distinguishes it from standard gin rummy.
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