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Gin-A-Word

Gin-A-Word

National Novelty Corp. · 1953
20 min0+ yrs1KidsCouples
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How do you play Gin-A-Word?

Oklahoma Gin Rummy with words. The deck has 70 cards, each with a letter and a point value between 1 and 10. Ten cards are dealt each player, and the top card turned over to start the discard pile.

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official art · National Novelty Corp.

Oklahoma Gin Rummy with words. The deck has 70 cards, each with a letter and a point value between 1 and 10. Ten cards are dealt each player, and the top card turned over to start the discard pile. This is also the "knock" card, and determines the value you must match to knock.

In a turn a player draws the top of either pile and either goes out or discards one. If a player can form his hand into a 10- or 11-letter word, he calls "Gin-A-Word" and goes out; if he can make 10 letter into 2 or more words of 3+ letters each, he calls "Gineroo" and goes out; if he can meld all his hand together except cards whose total value is

game anatomy
Vibe
KidsCouples
Play time
0 min
Players
2
Recommended age
0+ yrs
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Gin-A-Word is a card game game, for 2 players, taking ~0 minutes, featuring set collection. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Gin-A-Word — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Gin-A-Word support?
Gin-A-Word is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Gin-A-Word take?
A game of Gin-A-Word takes about 0 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Gin-A-Word for?
Gin-A-Word is recommended from age 0.
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