Classic Gin Rummy Card Game

The word “reasonable” isn’t exactly the kind of glowing praise both devs and potential users are looking for, but in this context it’s VERY high praise. (1) The ads are reasonable; you can choose between small banner ads during game play or full video ads in between hands. I chose banner ads. Duh. They don’t cover or distract from game play. (2) The asking price to go ad-free is INCREDIBLY REASONABLE at $2.99. (3) That $2.99 is a ONE-TIME FEE. Not a stupid subscription. (4) The A.I. opponent is also quite reasonable. (Unlike many I’ve tried.) The win/loss ratio is close enough to real life play so that you can actually ENJOY playing. Other Gin Rummy apps I’ve tried (and there are many!) have an unrestricted A.I. opponent that goes Gin at least every other hand. Zaps the fun right out of playing. The graphics are verrrry outdated, very basic, very computerized-looking. The UI/graphics could use a serious update. BUT… *because of the other very REASONABLE points I mentioned, I’m going to purchase the ad-free option.* I’m always happy to support an app/dev that doesn’t ruin an app by excessive, obnoxious ads or high priced subscription models.

If you want just a pure gin rummy game this is the one. No bells and whistles to get in the way of your game. I’ve played 50-60 games and find the AI on this app is quite fair. I’ve won a little more than lost but I have the challenge level set to medium. I despise ads and have been searching for a GR game where I can still purchase the removal of ads. Not only does this app allow you to do so, the price is very reasonable. If you are an old school purist, this GR app is the one for you.

At least this app has very few ads. But that’s all I can say for it. Baffled by the high rating of this game. I’m in my fifties, I’ve been playing gin since I can remember. To be humble, I started the game on “medium”. I played twenty hands before I laid down prior to the opponent. It often laid down in less than six exchanges. After another twenty in much the same vein, I tried “easy”. Did the machine play less well? Who knows, because suddenly I was getting what I needed so quickly it wouldn’t have mattered. So I went back to “medium”, altered the rules to a higher target, no knock, no line bonus & now the “artificial intelligence” is getting big gin every third hand, often in less than six cards, so the overall game is still just as short. There is no AI here. There is only what every single card game in the App Store has: deck manipulation to create the illusion of a challenge. Probably because no one at the software company has ever played cards or read a book on game theory or basic strategy for this game. So the only way they can create difficulty levels is to cheat the deck.