This game is not like phase ten – everyone plays the same hand.If you “go out blind” (discard all your cards in one play), you must have a discard.There is a limit to the number of jokers used in a set or sequence.Each player may buy up to 3 times per hand.Jokers and twos (deuces) are always wild.The “dealer” (and shuffler) starts as one person and moves clockwise to the next person in each consecutive hand. 11 cards are dealt to each player in every deal.It’s one of those things that just hearing about it makes you think of family!
Everytime my family gathers together, this is the game we love to play. It’s very competitive but fun at the same time.
Shanghai Rummy is a game my family has played for generations, I think from the times of WWII in my grandparent’s day and perhaps even before.
