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1987 Ranked #21,056

Shanghai Rummy

Place tiles carefully to build spatial scoring patterns.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Tile Placement Traditional Card Games: Rummy

Players

2-6

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

5.80

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 3.8/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The players place their tiles and try to get as many symbols of the same sort in a row.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Tile Placement

Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
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Type

1
Abstract

Category

1
Abstract Strategy

Mechanism

1
Tile Placement

Family

1
Traditional Card Games: Rummy

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Editions

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–6
Best with
2
Play time
40 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
(Uncredited)

Artists

1
Linda Nyman

Publishers

1
Alga

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