Score a hand
House rules for bonuses
Score each hand above or type points straight into the sheet. When someone reaches the target, the game bonus (100), box bonuses for every hand won and a shutout (score doubled if the loser won no hands) are added in the final result. The sheet stays in this browser until you start a new game.
- Maths reviewed by Josh Miller
- Tested by Diana Westfield
Knock with 5 deadwood against your opponent’s 22 and you score 17. Get undercut and they score the difference plus 25. The CasinoCalcs gin rummy calculator above scores each hand that way: pick who went down and how, type the deadwood, and it goes on the score sheet. When someone reaches 100 it adds the game bonus, the box bonuses and a shutout if there was one. It’s free and saves the game in your browser.
Gin rummy calculator: scoring a hand
| Result | Who scores | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Knock, lower deadwood | Knocker | Difference in deadwood |
| Undercut (defender equal or lower) | Defender | Difference + 25 |
| Gin (no deadwood) | Player who went gin | 25 + opponent’s deadwood |
| Big gin (all 11 cards melded) | Player who went big gin | 31 + opponent’s deadwood |
Card values for deadwood: aces 1, number cards face value, jacks, queens and kings 10. You can type ‘3+4+10’ straight into a deadwood box and the calculator adds it. You can only knock with 10 or less deadwood, and it won’t let you score a knock above that.
End-of-game bonuses
A game goes to 100. Then the bonuses go on:
- Game bonus: 100 to the winner
- Box (line) bonus: 25 for every hand each player won
- Shutout: if the loser won no hands, the winner’s total is doubled
Say you win 104 to 40, and you each won two hands. Add 100 and two box bonuses to yours, and two box bonuses to theirs: 254 to 90, so you’re up 164. House rules differ (some use 20 for gin and the box), so the bonuses are adjustable in the house rules box.
Deadwood, undercuts and when to knock
Knocking early with 8 or 9 deadwood is often right, because your opponent hasn’t had time to tidy their hand. Later in the hand, the undercut risk climbs. If you’d rather keep score for basic rummy or a family game, the rummy score sheet and the general card game score sheets are built for that.