The game is played with a standard deck of 52 cards, where each player is dealt ten cards. The objective is to score points in order to reach a predetermined score before your opponent does. A set consists of 3 or 4 cards of the same rank, while a run contains three or more consecutive cards in the same suit. The main goal of Gin Rummy is to score more points than your opponent by forming sets and runs of cards that are worth points.