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= Gin = Gin is a Royal Air Force variation of the popular card game Gin Rummy. It is playable between 3 to 6 players, with higher numbers split into a Gin League.

History
Gin was adopted by Course 224, Multi Engine Advanced Flying Training, based at RAF College Cranwell, Lincolnshire. It is believed that the game was sourced from a group of Irish travellers in Thailand. The first game on United Kingdom sovereign territory was reported to have been played around April 2016 in the bar of York House Officers Mess. Members of Course 224 are known in Gin legend as "The Originals". The game has since developed, introducing new rules to improve speed and competitiveness.

Players Code
Gin is governed by many rules and regulations, but all players agree to the "Players Code" which is remembered using the phrase "RISE".

ROP (Rate of Play) - Every player has 3 seconds to complete their turn. Following the 3 seconds, the other players have the right to hound the indiscretion by shouting ROP as loud and aggressive as they see fit.

Integrity - Players must uphold the integrity expected of them as a member of the Gin fraternity. End of round hands are not checked, cards laid after gin has been called are not questioned, a player must play with respect to the Gin Gods.

Sabboleth - All proverbs and statutes of Gin are to be held in the highest regard and unwavering loyalty.

Etiquette - All players must conduct themselves in a manner that is befitting of a Gin player.

Set Up
Gin is played using a standard 52 card deck, pen and paper for scoring, and players sat around a square or circular table equidistant from the centre of the international playing surface.

Cards are dealt to the dealers left, traditionally one at a time to each player until each player has 6 cards. The final requirement is for the player to the left of the dealer to receive one extra card in order to start the game. The first two unspoken statutes encountered in a fresh game of Gin is ROS and Dealers Prerogative.

ROS (Rate of Shuffle) - The dealer must