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Gin rummy can trace its origins back to the mahjong that was played in China. Gin rummy is a card game which centers itself towards developing melds of sequences (1-2-3, 6-7-8) and/or triplets (9-9-9). | Gin rummy can trace its origins back to the mahjong that was played in China. Gin rummy is a card game which centers itself towards developing melds of sequences (1-2-3, 6-7-8) and/or triplets (9-9-9). | ||
Besides the melds, players also need to meet another condition called a ''[[ | Besides the melds, players also need to meet another condition called a ''[[List of yaku|yaku]]''. The ''yaku'' can be synonymous to "poker hands", where ''yaku'' are a set of patterns or conditions. Just like a poker hand, for example the "full house", each ''yaku'' is associated with a name. In addition, ''yaku'' directly affect the value of a player's hand. The ''yaku'' add richness and depth to the game but at the same time requires some additional starting knowledge. When mahjong is not played on/via a computer, scoring by hand also requires additional starting knowlege. | ||
In addition, all players begin with a certain number of points, usually 25,000. It is the objective of each player to develop their hands to accumulate more points than any of the opponents. In combination with ''yaku'' and ''dora'', the number of ''han'' and ''fu'' correlates to a specific number of [[Scoring | In addition, all players begin with a certain number of points, usually 25,000. It is the objective of each player to develop their hands to accumulate more points than any of the opponents. In combination with ''yaku'' and ''dora'', the number of ''han'' and ''fu'' correlates to a specific number of [[Scoring|points]] to determine the value of a hand, in the event of winning a hand. | ||
The Japanese variation is primarily played in Japan. Yet, it is available to everyone via a few Internet sites. | The Japanese variation is primarily played in Japan. Yet, it is available to everyone via a few Internet sites. | ||