The Rules
WINNING
The Game
Players who get more than 100 points are eliminated.
A player wins the game and is awarded the pot by eliminating
the other three players.
The Hand
Players win a hand by either getting Gin, knocking, or
getting a Paint Can.
GIN:
After picking and then discarding a card, having all
10 cards in runs or lays
KNOCKING:
Before picking, having 5 or less unaccounted points.
PAINT CAN:
After picking and then discarding a card, having all
10 cards in the same suit.
THE SCORING
GIN:
The player getting Gin deducts 10 points from their score.
All other players add the value of the unaccounted points
in their hands.
KNOCKING:
The player knocking adds the amount they knock with to
their score.
All other players add the value of the unaccounted points
in their hands.
PAINT CAN:
The player getting a Paint Can deducts 25 points from their
score.
All other players add the value of the unaccounted points
in their hands.
Cards are given the following values:
Aces = 15 points
Jacks, Queens, & Kings = 10 points
All other cards = their face value
THE MONEY
All players contribute $10 to the pot at the start of the game.
GIN:
Of the losing hands that are still alive, one player
contributes $4 to the pot and the others each contribute
$4 to the player getting Gin.
KNOCKING:
Of the losing hands that are still alive, one player
contributes $2 to the pot and the others each contribute
$2 to the player knocking.
PAINT CAN:
Of the losing hands that are still alive, one player
contributes $8 to the pot and the others each contribute
$8 to the player getting the Paint Can.
When a player has 80 or more points, and a hand is about to begin,
he has the option to buy the 2nd place score by contributing $10
to the pot.
A RUN is 3 or more cards of the same suit in a row.
Aces count as high only.
You can not wrap around. King, Ace, 2 is NOT a legal run.
A LAY is 3 or more cards of the same face value. Back to the Game