you get eleven cards in shanghai.
how many cards do you get in shanghai?
eleven
another similar game called "elfer raus!" ("elevens out!") is played with custom cards depicting the numbers from 1 to 20 in four (in some editions three) colours. it is marketed in germany by ravensburger. in this game three fourths of the cards remain in the stock, players can play as many cards as they want in one move, and players who cannot play at least one card must draw up to three cards. the score of a card is its face value. the rulebook distributed with the game describes two variants (one permitting each colour to be started with 10 or 12 instead of 11, and one that is similar to the french card game "domino") as well as how to play various children's games with the set.
domino (card game)
the remaining twenty-eight cards are then dealt once the player chooses a contract. at this point, each player should have thirteen cards. the player to the left of the dealer is then able to swap as many cards as they would like from the talon. if there are still cards remaining, the player to the dealer's right is then able to swap with the talon. this player may only swap as many cards with talon as there are remaining. in the rare case that cards remain in the talon after two players have swapped, the dealer is then able to swap with the talon.
mizerka (card game)