Gin rummy is a popular two player card game invented in 1909 by Elwood T. Baker and his son, C. Graham Baker. The game is an evolution of Whiskey Poker, another popular card game, but it is intended to carry faster gameplay than standard rummy and its other variations.

Gin Rummy Rules – The objective of the game is to be able to get rid of all the cards you have in your hand by putting them together in sets or runs, and laying them down. A set is a group of 3 or 4 cards of the same value, while a run is a consecutive lineup of 3 or more cards of the same suit.

Gin Rummy  Strategy Tips -  Winning comes when you are the first player to be able to set all your cards down without any deadwood cards. The rules of the game are pretty simple: pick and discard, meaning take a card from the pile and discard one from your hand until you are able to get rid of everything.

The rules may seem simple, but gin rummy also incorporates a good amount of strategizing in order to be able to come up with the frequent and tactical sets and runs.

With the game being so popular, playing the game online has now enjoyed a substantial audience.  Read more... (299 words, 1 image, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)

With all of the various department and retail stores that carry gaming consoles, how do you decide where to shop? Even if you do make a decision, you have to drive there to get it only to find out that the one you want is sold out. How frustrating is that? Been there. Done that. A store advertises a great bundle package at a reasonable price and then it’s on sale too! Have to have it right now. Let’s go! Drive through rush hour, holiday, traffic and it seems like everyone is going the exact same place you are going.

It is just your luck that when you do get there, the person in front of you just happens to get the last one. An experienced shopper knows that if one place is sold out then there is a 99% chance that every place else is sold out also…bummer. Now you have to wait what seems like forever for a new batch to come in but by then its no longer on sale and rain checks were not allowed.

This is precisely the type of thing that happens when a new system comes out and everyone was anticipating its arrival. Everyone has to have it by the street date. I will let you in on a secret. The console you seek will be just as much fun to play say a month after its release than the day it hit the street. It will likely be more available also but now the promotional price is over.  Read more... (361 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)