The game remained local to New York until 1941, when it was publicized throughout the United States after becoming a Hollywood fad. History: Gin rummy was created in 1909 by Elwood T.Rank of hands: Highest to lowest: King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace.The game involves strategic discarding and picking up of cards to create winning combinations and minimize the opponent's potential score.
Players aim to create sets or runs by organizing their cards and can also knock to end the round when their unmatched cards have a lower total value than their opponent's. It has enjoyed widespread popularity as both a social and a gambling game, especially during the mid twentieth century, and remains today one of the most widely-played two-player. A pleasing feature of the game is that it is so simple to play and has many variations. Rummy works better than Gin Rummy when there are more than two players.
Gin rummy, or simply gin, is a two-player card game variant of rummy. Rummy is still one of the best-known card games in the United States, though in many regions it has been superseded by Gin Rummy and Oklahoma Gin.
