Finangle

Finangle is a Manipulation Rummy game that is very much like the Shanghai game, with minor differences described here. Finangle is sometimes known simply as Manipulation.

The differences between Finangle and Shanghai are:

• More than 5 people can play if a third deck is added to the game.

• Seven cards are dealt to each player.

• Aces can only be used as a high card in Runs. So Q-K-A is valid, but K-A-2 and A-2-3 are not.

• Sets are kept on one side of the table, and runs on the other side.

• At the end of each round, players score penalty points for the cards remaining in their hand, using these values:

  Card	Value
  Ace	15 points
  Face cards	10 points
  Others	5 points

• The game can be played to 200 or 300 points by prior agreement. When a player's cumulative point score reaches or passes the agreed target, the player who then has the lowest score wins.