Strict Gin Rummy (Hoyle's Rules)

Strict Gin Rummy follows the same rules of play as in the basic version of Gin Rummy (see Basic Rules of Gin Rummy for more details), but differs in its scoring. It strictly follows Hoyle's Rules for scoring, which add game bonuses, line (box) bonuses, and shutout (skunk) bonuses for games.

Games are played to 100 points in Strict Gin Rummy, at which point extra scoring bonuses are awarded. If you were in a tournament game of Gin Rummy, you'd probably play several games to 100, but in Classic Gin Rummy, you can continue to play after a player reaches 100 points.

 

Game bonuses

When a player reaches 100 or more points, she receives a 100 point game bonus.

 

Line bonuses

After the game bonus is awarded, line bonuses are awarded to each player. A line bonus is 25 points for each hand a player has won. Both players get line bonuses for each Gin, successful knock, or undercut which they won during the game.

As you might expect, a player who successfully knocked the whole game may easily win a lot of points from line bonuses alone, even if she wasn't the first to reach 100 points.

 

Shutout bonuses

If a player reaches 100 points before her opponent scores any points, her score is doubled, including the game bonus, but not including the line bonuses. Obviously, in a non-tournament situation, this is less important, but is nonetheless a great source of satisfaction!

 

Knock limit

The knock limit in Strict Gin Rummy is the same as in Regular Gin Rummy -- 10 points.


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