Sankki
Shanghai Rummy online. Play your family and friends in the browser or on your phone — with your own house rules.
Product description
Shanghai Rummy — contract rummy — as a real-time multiplayer game. The card game your family already knows, now online.
The game runs through eight rounds, each with its own contract: sets, runs, and finally the round that needs four of a kind. You can buy a card from the discard pile out of turn at the cost of a penalty card, lay a card off on someone else’s run, and whoever goes out first takes the round.
The game lives on the server, so the table is still there even if you close the browser mid-round. A table seats 2 to 6 players and bots fill the empty seats. There are no ads, no chips and no stakes — Sankki is a subscription-based family game, not gambling.
Play in your browser at sankki.app or on Android from Google Play. The iPhone version is in review at Apple.
Features
Your rules
Rounds, buying, wild cards and scoring are table settings. The Finnish eight-round Shanghai is the default, with Contract Rummy and Carioca ready to go.
Friends or bots
A table seats 2 to 6 players. Invite people with a link or from your friend list, and let bots fill the empty seats.
The game waits for you
The table and the round live on the server. Close the app mid-game and come back later — nothing has moved.
Talk while you play
Attach a group call link to the table so everyone talks and plays at the same time, just like around a real card table.
Stats that stick
Leaderboards, game history and rankings are kept. Who is best in your group is no longer a matter of opinion.
13 languages
Everyone at the same table plays in their own language — including right-to-left Arabic and Persian.
Pricing
Personal 2.99 €/month
Every feature for one player: unlimited games, your own rule presets, friend lists and stats.
Group 5.99 €/month
You plus five family members or friends — a full six-player table on one payment.
The first game is free, bots included. After that every player needs their own subscription or a seat in a group subscription. Billing is monthly and you can cancel at any time. The price is the same in the browser, on Google Play and on the App Store; stores show it in your local currency.
In the game
Frequently asked questions
What is Sankki?
Sankki is a real-time multiplayer version of Shanghai Rummy, also known as contract rummy. You play in the browser or on your phone at the same table as friends, family or bots.
Which rules does it use?
The default is the Finnish eight-round Shanghai with buying and wild cards. Every rule is a table setting, though, so your group’s house rules go in as they are — Contract Rummy and Carioca are ready as presets.
What does buying mean?
A player takes a card from the discard pile out of turn and draws a penalty card from the deck as the price. How many buys are allowed, and on what terms, are table settings.
What does Sankki cost?
The first game is free. After that a subscription is 2.99 € per month for one player, or 5.99 € per month for a group of the payer plus five members. The price is the same in the browser, on Google Play and on the App Store.
Which devices can I play on?
In the browser on a computer, tablet or phone, and as an Android app from Google Play. The iPhone version is in review at Apple; until then the browser game works on iPhone too.
Do I need to install anything?
No. The game opens in your browser at sankki.app, and you sign in with a link sent to your email — no password.
How many players fit at a table?
A table seats 2 to 6 players. If people are missing, bots take the empty seats.
Is this gambling?
No. There are no stakes, no chips and no ads. Sankki is a subscription-based family game played for points and for bragging rights.
Your first game is free
Open a table in your browser or download the app. You sign in by email — no password needed.