Scoring Gin Rummy games are scored as a series of multiple hands, with the deal alternating between players. After each hand, the player who knocked wins the hand if they have fewer deadwood points.

Any card in your hand that isn't in a meld is known as deadwood and has a point value. Aces are 1 point, face cards are 10 points, and all others are valued by numerical rank. During Gin Rummy ...