<P> Gin rummy is played with a standard 52 - card pack of cards . The ranking from high to low is King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace . </P> <P> The objective in gin rummy is to score points and reach an agreed number of points or more, usually 100, before the opponent does . </P> <P> The basic game strategy is to improve one's hand by forming melds and eliminating deadwood . Gin has two types of meld: Sets of 3 or 4 cards sharing the same rank, e.g. 8 ♥ 8 8 ♠; and runs of 3 or more cards in sequence, of the same suit, such as 3 ♥ 4 ♥ 5 ♥ or more . Deadwood cards are those not in any meld . Aces are considered low--they can form a set with other aces but only the low end of runs (A ♠ 2 ♠ 3 ♠ is a legal run but Q ♠ K ♠ A ♠ is not). A player can form any combination of melds within their hand, whether it contains all sets, all runs, or a mix of both . A hand can contain three or fewer melds to knock or form legal gin . </P> <P> The deadwood count is the sum of the point values of the deadwood cards--aces are scored at 1 point, face cards at 10, and others according to their numerical values . Intersecting melds are not allowed; if a player has a three - card set and a three - card run sharing a common card, only one of the melds counts, and the other two cards count as deadwood . </P>

Does a run in gin rummy have to be the same suit