Oklahoma Gin is a variant on the standard gin rummy rules which says that the knock value instead of being 10 deadwood points or lower is variable. (If you need more info. on how deadwood is calculated, please refer to the game instructions popup above). The value of the first card which is turned over from the deck (that is offered to the first player) also represents the knock value for that hand. Thus, if a 5h is showing at the outset, then players may only knock if they have 5 or fewer points of deadwood in their hand. The K, Q, J and 10 all represent a 10 knock value whilst the Ace, instead of representing a knock value of 1 actually requires you to knock with zero points (a ‘gin’). All other cards represent their face value for knock purposes. The knock value for a given hand is shown just next to the open pile. The knock button will also ‘glow’ when players are able to knock (though they don’t necessarily need to knock immediately).

All other rules are the same as for normal gin rummy and players can choose our popular first to knock and 100-point moneyplay variations. You can notice that you’re playing Oklahoma not only by the variable knock number but also by the game title in the lobby and the Oklahoma logo on the table.