How are my stats and progress saved?
Your progress is saved automatically from the first hand you play. The only question is whether you want it tied to one device or synced across all of them.
Guest saving
Play as a guest and your win counts, best scores and match history are stored locally in your browser, with nothing to set up. Close the tab and come back later and your stats are still there. The trade-off is that this data lives on that one device, so clearing your browser data erases guest stats, as our do I need an account answer notes.
Syncing with an account
A free account does two things: it syncs your stats and records across every device you sign in on, and it keeps a permanent name on the leaderboard and daily boards. If you play on both a laptop and a phone, that's the reason to make one - a win recorded on one shows up on the other.
Privacy and portability
Guest stats never leave your browser, and your data stays yours. Because everything runs in the browser, your progress even persists offline until you reconnect. Signing in is purely for convenience and portability, never a requirement to play.
Related questions
Do I need an account to play?
No. Everything is playable as a guest - your stats and results save in your browser automatically. A free account is optional: it syncs your records across devices and keeps a permanent name on the leaderboard, but you never need one to play.
Can I play gin rummy offline?
Yes, for the most part. Because GinRummy.now is a progressive web app, games against the computer keep working offline once the page has loaded, and your stats save locally. Only features that need live data - real-time online matches and the shared leaderboard - require a connection.
Does gin rummy work on mobile?
Yes. Every game is built for touch, so you draw, discard and knock with simple taps on phones and tablets. There's no app to download - it runs in your mobile browser, and you can add it to your home screen to play like an app.