Point Value and Ordering of Cards
Aces rank low in Gin Rummy, and the normal ordering of 10-jack-queen-king is followed (you can have a run of a jack, queen, and king of diamonds, for example, but not queen, king, ace). The proper ordering, from least to greatest, is listed below:
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Card ordering, from least to greatest, in Gin Rummy
Aces are worth one point, all face cards are worth 10 points, and all other cards are worth their face value.
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