Shanghai Rummy

Start off with two decks, dealing 11 card to each player (4 players).

1. 2 Sets of 3
2. Set of 3 Run of 4
3. 2 Runs of 4
4. 3 Sets of 3
5. Run of 7 Set of 3 (add in the third deck for this hand)
6. 2 Sets of 3 Run of 5
7. 3 Sets of 4
8. Run of 10 Set of 3 (deal 13 cards for this hand and all the following hands)
9. 3 Sets of 3 Run of 5
10. 3 Runs of 5


Set - A group of the same card. 3's, 7's, Kings, Aces, etc.
Run - A sequencial group of cards of the same suit. 3,4,5,6 of Hearts. Ace is always high.


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