The result is that players tend to hoard cards, waiting for others to meld, and hoping to go out by playing their whole hand at once. The best known version of the tile game Rummikub®, formerly known as Sabra style Rummikub®, is a game similar to Vatikan but played with tiles.Ī general problem with manipulation rummy games is that laying down sets and runs helps the other players by giving them extra manipulation possibilities. Manipulation (contributed by Paul Welty), also known as Finagle - another version with unlimited drawing.Shanghai (contributed by Doug Stein) - in which unlimited cards can be drawn in a turn.Guadalupe, in which one or two cards are drawn per turn.

Machiavelli, Tahiti and Vatikan - in which zero or one cards are drawn per turn.

Carousel - in which from one to three cards are drawn per turn.

Cards not melded are retained in the player's hand.Ī number of different versions are described on this page: In these games there is no discard pile - players can only draw and meld. At your turn, in order to meld extra cards, you can reorganise the existing melds, breaking them up and regrouping them into new melds in any way you wish provided that you add at least one new card, and you end with all the table cards forming valid melds. This page is about a group of rummy variations in which the melds on the table can be rearranged. Manipulation Rummy, Machiavelli, Carousel, Vatikan, Shanghai

Shanghai card game cards dealt