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Scoring is 100 for one three of a particular colour, 300 for two, 500 for three or 1,000 for four; red threes and black threes are counted separately. The player who draws the second highest card sits to the right of the dealer. ex. Note that a three-card (or longer) meld must have at least two I hope this helps. One of the most complex card games I know, but that makes it so much fun. Canasta can be played by two players, with a few modifications to the rules. Some groups vary the number of cards drawn inversely with the number of players. If the discard pile is not frozen a player may take from the discard pile as long as: 3) He can add the top card to a meld he already has on the table. For Hoyles rules, try Michigan Rummy. Score is traditionally kept on a sheet of paper with two columns titled we and they. Sequences (such as those that define Samba, described below) are not legal melds and play no role in the normal play of American Canasta. Hi Santi, if you place a wild, black three, or red three into the discard pile the pile becomes frozen. Canasta Official Rules - Rules To Rummy Games Partners combine their melds and together try to make canastas (seven-card melds). Initial meld requirements are the same 50 for players with less than 1,500 points, 90 for players with 1,500 or more but less than 3,000, 180 thereafter. This version is a quad deck game that is played with a hand and a foot, unlike traditional canasta that just has a hand. Canasta is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 Rum. The two types of canastas are clean (made of only number or face cards) and dirty (because they are dirtied by wild cards, which reduces the canasta's point value). Partner can say only "Yes" or "No." No for every wild added there must be two natural cards in the meld before it can be added. Canasta is played with two full decks of cards, including two Jokers from each deck totaling 108 cards. Can a player pick ahead and not look at the card. The deck is always frozen.