Featured Android Game Review: Aces Gin Rummy [Cards & Casino]

Normally I wouldn’t review a card game app because there are so many out there, but since Concrete Software is one of our favorite developers, I wanted to check it out. Now the closest thing I have played to Gin Rummy was Rummykub, which was many many moons ago. So forgetting the app itself, I had to learn how to play the game. Thankfully Concrete Software included a really nice tutorial with all the rules. At first it seemed complicated, but after one match, I wasn’t a pro, but I was well on my way to understanding how to play.

I won’t get into the rules itself, but what’s cool about Gin Rummy is the games are fairly quick. A match may consist of many games, but the games only last a few minutes. The app automatically sorts your cards and creates your melds, which makes it move really quick. Best of all is that if you need to stop playing for whatever reason, you can simply pick up where you left off.

Upon opening the game for the first time, you should go into the settings and set your avatar as well as your player name. Then it’s a matter of setting the difficulty to easy, medium, or hard. Lastly, you can set how many points will win the match (100,200,300,400). Now it’s time to start a game. Just tap on New or Resume if you already have a game going. The cards will be dealt and any melds that you have will automatically be created. It’s just a matter of tapping on which card you want and swiping the card that you will return. Your total deadwood will always be shown at the bottom right along with the minimum number you need to knock. Once you’re in a position to knock or go for Gin, the respective option will appear at the bottom right. Once either your opponent or yourself either knocks or goes for Gin, everything will be totaled automatically.

Aces Gin Rummy looks pleasing and the sound effects are spot on. It’s a card game so you aren’t going to get any explosive effects, but it looks great as all Concrete games do. So if you are into cards game or if you’re looking for something new to play, then try Aces Gin Rummy. I am thoroughly enjoying it on my Nexus 7, but it will work on just about any device with Android 2.2 or higher. It’s absolutely free!! Check out my hands on video below as well as their trailer, and hit one of my download links to get started. Let me know what you think.