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Gin Rummy: How to Play and How to Win [Paperback]

George Fraed (Author)
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Expert George Fraed's book gives readers all they need to play and win at gin rummy, including the language of the game, conventional gin and other related games, knowing your opponent and analyzing play, game strategy, partnership gin, and more. Both beginners and experts will learn from Gin Rummy: How to Play and How to Win, whether they are playing just for fun or anteing up for serious bets.

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  • Paperback: 188 pages
  • Publisher: Lyle Stuart; 1st Carol Pub. Group Ed edition (August 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0818405937
  • ISBN-13: 978-0818405938
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #507,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fraed Is Gin Rummy At Its Best, December 30, 1999
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NO MATTER HOW GREAT OR POOR A PLAYER YOU ARE YOU WILL LEARN FROM THIS WORK. YOU ARE BOUND TO RECOGNIZE MANY OF HIS CHARACTERS. BEST GIN RUMMY BOOK TO DATE. By: Doctorgin@AOL.com
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Would have given 3.5 if I could have, September 6, 2006
This review is from: Gin Rummy: How to Play and How to Win (Paperback)
I need to start by saying I am at best a beginning player. However, the game I was taught by 3 different people as gin rummy is somewhat different than the game described in this book and not a variation listed in the back. Therefore, I have evaluated this book from the eyes of someone who has not really played "classic gin rummy".

I thought the book deserved more than 3 stars as "ok" but hated to say I really "liked" it. I found the author interesting in his anecdotal style but found it hard to learn from as a beginner. I would have appreciated a bit more discussion at the beginning about the basics of the game and the two ways to win a game and more examples of scoring. He gives lots of examples elsewhere and it would have made a couple things clearer for me since my questions were not answered in the basic text.

I got the book to learn a bit of strategy to beat my card playing brother-in-law. Since I was taught to play with fewer cards and often with more than one person but not with a partner, the playing strategies were not as applicable for the game we play but I did learn a bit. I am sure with more play I will come to understand some of the concepts better.

What I will say for the book is that it made me want to learn the classic game of gin rummy. I had not realized it was even played for money or that there are tournaments in places like Las Vegas or Reno. I thought it was the stuff of movies, southern gentlemen in white suits with mustaches and country clubs. I think that after I play the classic game I will come to realize the value of this book and find that it definitely qualifies for that 4th star.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Good player, poor author and teacher, August 31, 2000
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This book is almost totally useless in teaching gin rummy to a relatively new player. It utilizes primarily an anecdotal approach using exclusively examples from games in which the author has played. While this may be interesting to the author's friends and competitors, it is of little or no interest to a member of the general public. Do not waste your time with this book unless you know the author.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Rambling and incoherant
It doesn't matter how good at something someone is, if they don't write well a book by them will be substandard. This is the case here. Read more
Published on April 26, 2007 by Brendan Winter

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Tips for Partnership Gin,
The author provides good tips for partnership gin. However, his analysis of regular gin is best suited for beginners only. There are better books for singles players.
Published on February 7, 2006 by D. Blanton

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a tremendous book
I would like to disagree with the reviewer who said "poor author and teacher." Fraed doesn't give simple formulas or easy answers. Read more
Published on April 7, 2004

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