How to Play "SHANGHAI RUMMY" by the Game Doctor (Card Game)
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- This is one of our favorite go-to card games. Shanghai Rummy requires 3 players and the average run time is about 2 hours. Perfect when you have a lot of time to kill.
So happy to find This. My mom and her friends played this all the time in the 70s!! Sweet memory! Thanks!
That's different than how I've always played it. We never played it with a limitation of wild cards in the sets and runs. Jokers are also considered wild and a set of three and a run of 10 is the last round for us. I don't remember ever having a round with two sets of 5s either. It is interesting to see how many variants of the games are out there. I do have a story that will make you laugh. My grandparents used to play cards a lot and my grandmother was a card shark. She would always beat grandad to the point he'd throw them in the wood stove. He would then get a new deck when he got paid on Fridays. I guess he thought that would change things around.
I played this growing up at family gatherings. We never played with wild cards. Only jokers were wild. If someone went out while you had a joker, you automatically got 50 points. Also., we weren't allowed to discard the last card. You had to play all your cards to go out. If you went out before anyone else goes down, you "Shanghai". Thanks for sharing. This was an important part of my family.
+CrystalStar I'm very happy to hear that it was an important part of your family. This is one of the many reasons why we love games, they bring people together and they have lasting memories.
I also want to thank you for sharing your version. I always want to learn new games and how others play the same game differently. We will incorporate your rules and hope we do it correctly.
I highly recommend you learning Back Alley, it's on our line up of games. It is a game I teach to people that love Shanghai Rummy. A little confusing but tons of fun once you get the groove of it.
Thanks again for reaching out. Have fun and play safely.
All the best,
Your Game Doctor
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CrystalStar there is a few things that I noticed are different than how I played.
Game Doctor another thing that is different is you can't play on yourself when you go done. You have to wait till play goes around again
and we play with 3 decks not 2
Hello Alicia. Your way definitely has harder and easier elements. I'm going to try them out on the game soon. I always love paying different versions. Thank you! :)
this is close to how my family played it. Jokers and 2's are wild. You can not buy more than 3 times and when you buy you get not just the card you wanted but 3 more cards from the deck with it. We never took the wild cards and replaced them with the cards we had on someones hands that were already on the table. We could add the wild cards to our own cards to use on one of those hands already down on the table or we could use the wild cards to block the hand if we thought the other team had a card that would play. that's how we played. We also never played with more than 4 people at one table. less than 4 is called "cut throat". And on say hand 13 i think if every card has been played and the deck has been gone through at least once and there are no more cards that can be played then everyone counts what is left in their hands and that total goes against their score. As for wild cards ( Joker, 2) we could use them as many times and as many of them as we wanted. there was no rule against using the wild cards.
Close to how I played with my dad and uncles! We didn’t have a buy card rule but you could pick up. Meaning if you changed what you were going for and you needed a card that was 10 cards deep in discard, you had to pick up all the cards on top of the one you needed! Big risk reward kind of thing lol also we were aloud to go out without having a discard, which I kind of like more
My family has slightly different rules. We use Jokers as wild cards instead of 2. But Jokers are worth 25 points if you're caught with one in your hand at the end.
Yeah, it seems like waaaay too many Wilds with all of those 2s in the deck, but I'm sure it makes for a much-quicker game.
Has this happened to anyone else? We had three players, playing one of the hands that require more that 11 cards to go out. My right-hand opponent drew from the discard pile, (not the stockpile) at EVERY turn. As a result, I never had an opportunity to "buy" my left-hand opponent's discard. Thus, I never had any chance of getting more that 11 cards in my hand, regardless of the cards turning up. Is this even legal?
Excellent video Game Doctor, and I love that bouncy music! Quick question: Can you buy your own discard? For example, let's say that it's my turn, and I need to discard, but I really want to keep all of the cards in my hand. How about I discard one and say "I'll buy", and if there are no other takers, it's mine again. Can I do that?
Good job! Our rules are slightly different but what fun!!!
hi guys! thanks for the reply! keep on tutoring us!!!
Only the person directly in front of you has first right of refusal.
How many cards are in a run? Some rules say 4, some 5. Does it depend on how many players you have?
excellent tutorial....music gets irritating.....not necessary though whole thing....IMHO
Hello marinaeugenios, thank you for the wonderful compliment. We're always happy to hear that the tutorials are helping. Funny thing with the music, we tried a couple videos without it but it was quiet, a little too quiet (the silence was deafening). We'll find a happy balance though. Thank you so much! We love this game but our favorite is Back Alley, another card game. You will need 4 players but it is something we play with family.
you are an idiot this is a banger
In your version do you take the jokers out of the 2 decks, or are they wild as well as the 2's? I didn't see you cover this. Thanks!
Hello Alissa,
You take out all jokers from the deck, they will not be needed for this game.
Great explanation but I couldn't watch the whole thing because of the annoying background music. Made it hard to concentrate on what was being said.
Fun game
How many
Play Shanghai Rummy with several ladies and a situation came up regarding a ruling on a certain contract. It was the final hand, she laid down 10,9,8,7,6 of hearts and Ace, king, queen, jack, and 10 of hearts along with another run of five. Contract calls for 3 runs of 5, no discard. Some of the ladies thought this was overlapping and not allowed. Could you help us with this ruling?
Thanks!
As long as she put down three separate runs of five, not using the SAME 10 for both runs (using two 10 of Hearts), then she is in the clear and it was legal. HOWEVER, she still needs a discard to go out. Hope this helps.
Cynthia Good it can’t be continuous meaning 1 run ending with 9 your next cant start with 10 of the same suit
@@rattlebbones6651 that all depends on the version you are playing. My family version played it just like that 2-9 of hearts then 10-A of hearts. as long as it's a run of 5 it was allowed. It didn't matter if we had to split up our run if we were short a run.
Question, can person 'float'? (playing a meld, but doesn't discard)
I don't think so. Once you run out of cards, you win the round, so I can't see there being any need to float.
I have a question, I couldnt find anywhere for the answer, am I correct?: Just because you have A123 - 4567 of hearts, that doesnt make two runs? that is only one run regardless if you seperate them and use them as two runs?
That is technically two separate runs. Completely legal. Hope this helps.
Game Doctor ?? how though, if both are hearts and one ends where the other begins.
@@alurous5595 it truly doesn't matter where one ends and the other begins. If the round requires two runs of four, that fulfills the requirement, so long as they are kept separate and never joined together.
Hello I have a question. When the round calls for more than ten cards to go down, what do you do? For example in round ten which requires three sets of five to go down but you are only dealt 11 cards, how do you acquire 15? I can't figure this out anywhere thanks for any help.
You HAVE to buy during this round and a couple rounds before this. You are forced to buy but buy accordingly.
Thats the best part. If you and someone else are going for the same thing its a race to call "ill buy it" we dont play the way (its someone elses that is closest to the dealer) We play (you snooze you loose).
But you can only buy 3 times. Last round you need 15 card. How do you do that?
the 10 hand aka 10th round is at least how I learned it a run of 4 ( A, K, Q , J) and 2 sets of three ( 5,5,5 or 7,7,7) once you go down and you have no cards in your hand you are called "floating" until it's your turn to draw. if you draw a card that plays you can play on yourself or your partner if you are playing with 4 people or on your opponent. and be considered out. you can also just discard and be out because you got rid of the last card on your turn.
@@drsudz you trick the person to your right to give you the cards you need. the best way is to switch your cards. If you buy too much and that gives the person on your right the idea of what you are holding and they will hold on to your cards until you are down so that you can't pick them up without buying them.
i forgot to ask: do you have a tutorial for us on Back Alley?
Here it is. Hope it helps. And sorry for the music ahead of time. ;) czcams.com/video/JkYxukQCWhI/video.html