Canasta
A rummy variant using two decks with wild cards, frozen discard piles, and 7-card canastas.
Melds and Wild Cards
Played with two standard 52-card decks plus 4 jokers (108 cards). Jokers and Twos are wild.
- Melds: Groups of 3 or more cards of the same rank (minimum 2 natural cards, maximum 3 wild cards).
- Red Threes: Immediately placed on the table when drawn for a 100-point bonus (800 for all four).
- Initial Meld Requirement: Based on current partnership score (50, 90, or 120 points).
Canastas and Going Out
A Canasta is a meld of seven or more cards.
- Natural Canasta: 7 natural cards (500 bonus points).
- Mixed Canasta: Contains 1 to 3 wild cards (300 bonus points).
- A partnership must have completed at least one canasta to go out. The first team to reach 5,000 points wins.