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Game Instructions

Gin Rummy is a round-based card game where each player tries to get to 100 points.

When it's your turn, click on the deck in the middle of the game board to draw cards or click on a card in your hard to discard it.

Rounds 
The game consists of multiple rounds. Each round, players are dealt 10 cards, and one card is shown in the pile. Players can choose to pass or take the top card from the pile.

Turns alternate, and on your turn, you can take a card from the pile or the deck. Afterward, you must return one card to the pile.

Deadwood 
Deadwood refers to cards that are not part of any melds. The value of deadwood is calculated by summing [should be "summing up" or just "adding"] the values of these cards (e.g., two Kings and a five total 25).

Aim to keep your deadwood as low as possible by forming melds and discarding high-value cards that are not in melds.

Melds Melds can be formed by having a sequence of three or more cards of the same suit (e.g., 3D, 4D, 5D) or three or more of the same rank (e.g., 3H, 3D, 3S).

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