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California Rummy Or 11 
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January 20, 2022 4  min read
Table of  content:
What is California rummy?
California rummy rules
Hands and melds of the 11 card rummy  
Advantages of  playing  Rummy on GetMega
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di erent versions of  the rummy card game through a series o f  articles. In this article,  we, at  
GetMega, wi ll  explain the California rummy. We have also covered the basics of  a rummy  
card game in a separate artic le which you can read here.
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W hat  is California rummy?
California rummy is a rummy card game that is based on gin rummy. I t is s imilar to  
contract rummy except that 11 cards are dealt in California rummy. This version is very  
popular  in China and therefore is also called Shanghai rummy or 11 cards rummy.
It  is p layed by  2-8 players  with  decks  of  54 standard playing cards (  inc luding 2 Jokers).  
Ace is both  high and low  (depending  on the player). There are 10 hands (rounds)  in each  
game and each hand has di erent rules of  melding.
The object  of  Shanghai Rummy is to go out rst  and have the lowes t  points.
Players No. of  decks required
2-4 2
5-6 3
Jokers and wildcards
There are a total of  4  jokers- 2 pr inted jokers and the 2s in black suits. But they can be  
used only  in 3 or 4  card combinations  and not in bigger  combinations  with  more cards.
The number of  jokers cannot exceed the number  of  face cards in a combination.
For  example, 8 ♠ 8 ♦ Joker  and 8 ♠ 8 ♦ Joker Joker  is al lowed  but  not  8 ♠ Joker  Joker.
California rummy rules
In this section, we  wil l cover  the California rummy  rules and the scoring.
Rules
The dealer changes for each round.  
Players get  11 cards each for  every  round
The rest of  the deck is then placed face 
down  (deck)  on the table.
The top card is placed face-up beside the deck. This is the upcard and becomes  the  
start of  the discard pile.
A t  the beginning  o f  the turn, each player  can pick  up a new card from the top o f  the  
deck or take the upcard.
You must  discard 1 card from the hand which now becomes the new uphand
The nex t player  can take the upward  or another player  can “buy”.  If you want  a card  
(but  it’s not your  turn)  then you must  say “  BUY” before the nex t player  draws their
card. Otherwise, i t  is considered a "dead"  card. Once any player  discards their  card,
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The cards have to be melded  correct ly  in order  to lay  down. Lay ing down  keeping  
your  melded cards face up on the table in their  correct  sequence.
We have covered the shanghai rummy  hands in the sect ion  below.
Shanghai rummy scoring
Value of  the cards
3 to 9: 5 points  each
10 to King: 10 points  each
Ace: 15 points
2: 25 points
Joker: 50 points
The player  going out wins the hand. In order  to win, you mus t draw a card and then go   
out without  any discard.
The winner  gets  0  points. Other  players  get  points  as per  their hands (unmelded  cards )  
After  10 rounds, the player  with the lowest  score wins.
Hands and melds of the 11 Card Rummy
On each hand, you have to meld the cards in the correct  combination  in order to "lay out".
The card combinations for each hand are di erent, and they become progressively
di cult  for  each round. The combinations for  each hand are either sets (same rank) or runs  
(consecutive  cards)  or a combination  o f  both.
The shanghai rummy hands for  each hand:
Round 1: Two sets of  3 cards
Round 2: 1 set of  3 cards and one run of  4  cards  
Round 3: Two runs of  4  cards
Round 4: Three sets o f 3 cards  each
Round 5: 2 sets of  3 cards and 1 run of  4  cards
Round 6: 1 set of  3 cards and 2 runs of  4  cards  
Round 7: Three runs o f 4  cards
Round 8: 1 set of  3 cards and 1 run of  10 cards
Round 9: 3 sets of  3 cards and 1 run of  5 cards  
Round 10: Three runs o f  5 cards
For  example for  round 2-  You need to have a set of  3 cards and also a run of  4  cards  
before you can meld. Example- 8 ♠ 8 ♦ 8 ♠ and 3♠4♠5♠6♠
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