Oklahoma Rummy (also known as Oklahoma Gin Rummy) is basically a variation of the highly popular Gin Rummy Game. It can be played by 2 to 4 people and is basically a game that is based on skill that uses just one deck of 52 cards. When an Oklahoma rummy game features 2 players each will be dealt 10 cards at the beginning of the hand and when we are faced with 4 or 3, each will get 7 cards.

The aim of Oklahoma rummy online is to create melds (runs and sets) and get rid of deadwood fast. Whenever you make a run or set you lay it on the playing table. Just as with most rummy variations out there a set is made out of 3 to 4 cards that have the same values and runs have the same suit but are made out of 3 or 4 cards that are in consecutive order.

Oklahoma rummy is played in turns. Every turn begins with the player drawing one card from the discard pile of the stick. He/she takes the card and then uses it in order to improve the melds. The end of every turn is marked by a card that is discarded into the present discard pile. Keep in mind that Aces always count as just 1 point and the face cards are worth 10 points. The rest of the cards have the exact same value as the numerical value that they show.

A game of Oklahoma rummy can be won in 3 ways: Knock, Gin and Undercut. The winner of the game is the one that will have the most points after all calculations are done. In most cases we will see one player that will reach a target score and then bonuses are added and we end up with a winner, who is not necessarily the person that first reached the target score.

A player declares gin when he only has melds and will place them on the table. There is also the need of one card being discarded. As soon as one player claims gin the rest of the players can lay a built meld so that deadwood count is decreased. Going gin brings in a bonus of 25 points. Players that lose will receive a penalty that is worth double the deadwood count.

In Oklahoma rummy you can also knock but only when you do have melds and your personal deadwood count is less or equal than the value of the card that opened the game. When one player knocks the same applies as in the case of gin. The extra thing is that a player can also add to the melds of the knocking player and you can reduce penalty points more than when faced with GIN. The knock will also earn the knocking player a bonus of 10 points but only when he has less deadwood than the other player. Undercuts will gain 20 points.

Oklahoma rummy is highly exciting and if you already know gin rummy you will see that you will quickly learn the small differences between the two games. We recommend that you consider playing online Oklahoma rummy in order to improve your game or simply play whenever you want to.