THESE ARE THE TWO TABLE SETTINGS FOR CANASTA

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CANASTA GAME VARIATIONS AND TIPS

A TEAM CAN BE 1 OR 2 PEOPLE.

CLEAN CANASTA IS WITH NO WILDS.

DIRTY CANASTA IS WITH WILDS.

QUICKIE MEANS ONE HAND ONLY! AND CAN BE ANY VARIATION.

2/2500 MEANS PLAY 2 HANDS OR 2500 , 3000 MEANS PLAY TIL SOME ONE HAS A SCORE OF 3000 OR MORE HIGHEST SCORE WINS, 5000 MEANS PLAY A FULL GAME.

INITIAL MELD IS YOUR FIRST MELD OR THE FIRST CARDS YOU LAY ON TABLE.

A MELD IS WHAT IT IS CALLED WHEN YOU LAY DOWN CARDS.

DQ IS DISQUALIFICATION FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE GAME RULES OF THAT VARIATION.

A LADDER MATCH IS A GAME THAT IS PLAYED BETWEEN 2 OR 4 PLAYERS WHEN NOT PLAYING IN A TOURNAMENT. THE NON WINNER NEEDS TO REPORT THE MATCH ON THE MAIN PAGE BY PUTTING IN THEIR LEAGUE NAME AND PW AND THEN THEIR OPPONETS NAME.

TYPES OF GAMES

SINGLE ELIMINATION YOU PLAY UNTIL YOU LOSE A ROUND.

DOUBLE ELIMINATION YOU PLAY UNTIL YOU HAVE LOST TWO ROUNDS

REGULAR SWISS

YOU PLAY EVERY ROUND WIN OR LOSE UNTIL THERE IS ONE UNDEFEATED WINNER

TRUE SWISS YOU PLAY EVERY ROUND WIN OR LOSE THE PERSON WITH THE MOST WINS AT THE END WINS THE TOURNEY.


***** ADDITIONAL INFO *****

IF YOU ARE OUT OF BUX AND WANT TO PLAY PLEASE CONTACT A STAFF MEMBER SO THAT WE CAN GET YOU BUXS ASAP.


IF IT ISN'T IN THE RULES OF THE GAME IT ISN'T A RULE!!


WE CHARGE THE FOLLOWING BUXS FOR OUR GAMES:

ONE HAND QUICKIES CHARGE 20-25 BUXS
2/2500 or 3000 GAMES CHARGE 30-40 BUXS
REGULAR GAMES TO 5000 CHARGE 35-40 BUXS
SWISS AND D/E CHARGE 50-75 BUXS
SPECIALS WE CHARGE 75 - 100 BUXS


*`*`*`*`LIST OF GAMES*`*`*`*

2 BLACK BIRDS

FOR EVERY INITIAL MELD YOU MAKE OF EACH SUIT (4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K,A) YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 BLACK CARDS (SPADE OR CLUB) OF THAT SUIT. YOU MAY USE WILDS IN YOUR FIRST MELDS OF EACH SET, BUT YOU MUST STILL USE AT LEAST 2 BLACK NATURAL CARDS OF THAT SUIT. THIS IS FOR EACH HAND YOU PLAY.

2 RED ROBINS

FOR EVERY INITIAL MELD YOU MAKE OF EACH SUIT (4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K,A) YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 RED CARDS *HEART OR DIAMOND* OF THAT SUIT YOU MAY USE WILDS IN YOUR FIRST MELDS OF EACH SET, BUT YOU MUST STILL USE AT LEAST 2 RED NATURAL CARDS OF THAT SUITE. YOU MAY GO OUT. YOU MAY NOT CACKLE OR LAY AN EGG! THIS IS FOR EACH HAND YOU PLAY!

3 STRIKES

TEAM MUST HAVE EXACTLY 3 CANASTAS IF YOU WISH TO GO OUT. HIGHEST SCORE WINS THE GAME. (IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN 3 CANASTA'S YOU CAN NOT GO OUT)

MELD 4

ALL INITAL MELDS OF EACH NUMBER MUST HAVE AT LEAST 4 OR MORE CARDS. YOU MAY ADD TO IT AFTER THE 1ST MELD HAS BEEN LAID. WILDS MAY BE USED IN YOUR MELDS. (PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR INITAL MELD HAS TO HAVE 4 OR MORE CARDS OF THE SAME NUMBER BEFORE MELDING IT ON THE TABLE.)

THE 4 C'S

YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE EXACTLY 4 CANASTAS TO GO OUT. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO OUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. YOU CAN MELD OR CANASTA ANYTHING YOU WISH.

57 CHEVY

YOU MUST MELD 5'S AND 7'S IN YOUR INITIAL MELD. YOU CAN USE OTHER CARDS WITH THE 5'S AND 7'S. YOU MAY USE WILDS, YOU MAY PICK UP, AND YOU MAY GO OUT.

6 PACK OF SODA

- 1 VS 1 ONLY
YOUR INITIAL MELD OF EACH HAND MUST BE A 6 PACK. USING 6 CARDS IN A GROUP (EXAMPLE: 555555 OR 555522 OR 555222 OR USING A JOKER.) YOU MAY MELD MORE THEN ONE 6 PACK IN YOUR FIRST MELD OF EACH HAND BUT ONLY 6 PACKS (NO CANASTA'S ARE ALLOWED ON FIRST TURN) AFTER YOU MELD YOUR 6 PACK, YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN BEFORE YOU CAN MELD OR CANASTA ANY MORE CARDS. YOU MAY FREEZE THE PILE AND THE PILE IS UP FOR GRABS.

6TH SENSE

6'S MUST BE MELDED FIRST. YOU MAY USE WILD CARDS, HOWEVER YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN BEFORE MELDING ANYTHING ELSE. 6'S MUST BE CANASTAD BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE MAY BE CANASTAD. YOU CAN FREEZE THE DECK AND GO OUT.

7 BRIDES FOR 7 BROTHERS

YOU CAN MELD WHATEVER AND WHENEVER YOU WANT, YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE ANY CANASTA'S UNTIL YOUR TEAM HAS MELDED THE 7'S, QUEENS, AND KINGS. YOU CAN FREEZE THE DECK AND GO OUT.

7 NINJAS

SEVEN'S CAN'T BE MELED UNLESS YOU ARE ABLE TO CANASTA (CLEAN OR DIRTY) THEM ON THE SAME TURN. REGULAR RULES APPLY OTHERWISE.

7 UP

YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE 7'S IN YOUR FIRST MELD AND ALL YOUR CANASTAS MUST BE 7'S AND HIGHER. YOU CAN MELD CARDS LOWER THAN 7, YOU JUST CAN NOT CANASTA IN THEM. YOU CAN USE WILDS AND MELD OTHER CARDS AT THE SAME TIME.

9 LAYER SALAD

THE NINES ARE TO BE CANASTAED BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. ONCE THE 9'S ARE CANASTAED BY EITHER TEAM, BOTH TEAMS ARE FREE TO CANASTA WHAT THEY WISH. YOU CAN MELD WHATEVER WHENEVER YOU WANT, BUT YOU CANNOT MAKE A CANASTA UNTIL ONE TEAM CANASTAS THE 9'S.

10-4 GOOD BUDDY

- 1 VS 1 ONLY
YOUR INITIAL MELD EACH HAND MUST BE MADE WITH 10'S AND 4's ONLY (ON THE SAME TURN) YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN TO MELD ANY OTHER CARDS.

28 DAYS

YOU MUST MELD 8'S FIRST, HOWEVER YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LAY 2'S WITH YOUR 8'S AT ANY TIME. YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN TO MELD ANY OTHER CARDS. YOU CAN MELD JOKERS WITH THE 8'S. YOU CAN FREEZE THE DECK AND GO OUT.

38 SPECIAL

YOU CANNOT DISCARD 3'S OR 8'S THEY MAY BE MELDED BUT YOU CAN'T DISCARD THEM. YOU MAY USE WILD CARDS.

69 CANASTA

YOUR TEAM MUST MELD 6's AND 9's BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE ANY CANASTAS. THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE MELDED ON THE SAME TURN. YOU MAY USE WILDS AND MELD AT ANY TIME, AND YOU CAN MELD OTHER CARDS YOU JUST CAN NOT GO OUT UNTIL YOU HAVE 6'S AND 9'S.

911

YOU MUST MELD NINES AND ACES TOGETHER (ON THE SAME TURN) BEFORE YOU CAN MELD OR CANASTA ANYTHING ELSE. YOU CAN MELD OTHER CARDS WITH THE NINES AND ACES AND YOU MAY USE WILD. YOU MAY FREEZE THE PILE, AND YOU MAY GO OUT.

ABOUT FACE

YOU CAN ONLY MAKE CANASTA'S IN J'S, Q'S AND K'S. YOU CAN MELD OTHER CARDS BUT YOU CANNOT CANASTA THEM. YOU CAN USE WILDS IN YOUR MELDS. YOU CAN'T GO OUT YOU NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST 1 CARD IN YOUR HAND AT ALL TIMES.

ACES RULE

YOU MUST HAVE ACES IN YOUR FIRST MELD EACH HAND. YOU MAY USE WILD CARDS AND YOU MAY MELD OTHER CARDS IN THE SAME TURN.

AU NATUREL

YOUR FIRST MELD IN EACH HAND CAN NOT CONTAIN A WILD CARD. ON YOUR NEXT TURN YOU MAY USE WILDS TO MELD OR CANASTA.


BACHELOR PARTY

YOUR FIRST MELD EACH HAND MUST CONTAIN JACKS AND KINGS. YOU CAN USE WILDS AND YOU CAN PICK UP THE PILE UP THE PILE AS LONG YOU MELD JACKS AND KINGS AT THE SAME TIME. YOU CAN MELD OTHER CARDS WITH YOUR JACKS AND KINGS.


BLACK HOLE

ONLY DIRTY CANASTAS (CANASTAS WITH WILDS) CAN BE MADE, AND YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DISCARD BLACK 3's. YOU MAY MELD YOUR BLACK 3's TO GO OUT. IF A PLAYER PLAYS ALL THEIR CARDS BUT BLACK 3's AND CAN NOT GO OUT THEN IT IS A DQ! IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP A DISCARD


BLACKOUT

THE ONLY WAY TO GO IN THIS GAME IS TO MELD OUT WITH THE BLACK 3'S. WILDS CAN BE PLAYED AND THE PILE IS UP FOR GRABS.

BONANZA

IN THIS TOURNEY YOU MAY NOT USE WILD CARDS FOR ANYTHING UNTIL THE DRAW PILE IS 20 CARDS OR LESS. THIS MEANS YOU CANNOT FREEZE THE PILE, NOR CAN YOU MAKE DIRTY CANASTAS OR MELD WITH WILDS UNTIL THERE ARE 20 CARDS OR LESS IN THE DRAW PILE. IF THE FIRST CARD IN THE DISCARD PILE IS A WILD PLEASE STAND TO RESET TABLE. IF THE PILE IS FROZE ON ANY HAND AFTER THAT CALL HOST TO TABLE TO VERIFY AND AFTER THE HOST SEES IT CONTINUE PLAYING! BUT YOU STILL MAY NOT DISCARD A WILD!

BRUTALLY COLD

- SET TABLE TO SHOW CARDS
THE DISCARD PILE MUST REMAIN FROZEN AT ALL TIMES! THE FIRST PLAYER AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH HAND MUST FREEZE THE PILE. IF YOU ARE THE FIRST PLAYER AND NOT ABLE TO FREEZE THE PILE PLEASE CALL HOST TO THE TABLE TO VERIFY. THE SECOND PERSON TO PLAY WILL THEN FREEZE THE PILE. YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE BUT YOU MUST RE-FREEZE THE PILE ON THE SAME TURN. PLEASE SET TABLE TO SHOW CARDS.

COLT 45

YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE 4's AND 5's MELDED BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE YOU MAY USE WILDS. YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN BEFORE MELDING ANYTHING ELSE. YOUR TEAM MUST CANASTA THE 4's AND 5's BEFORE MAKING ANY OTHER CANASTA'S. IF YOU MAKE CLEAN CANASTAS (NO WILDS) IN BOTH 4's AND 5's YOUR TEAM AUTOMATICALLY WINS THE GAME.

COUPLES FIRST

YOU MUST MELD KINGS AND QUEENS FIRST BEFORE YOU CAN CANASTA IN ANY SUIT. YOU DO NOT NEED TO MELD KINGS AND QUEENS TOGETHER. YOU MAY MELD OTHER CARDS, BUT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANASTA IN ANY SUIT UNTIL YOU HAVE KINGS AND QUEENS MELDED. WILD CARDS ARE PERMITTED.

COUPLES TOGETHER

YOU MUST HAVE KINGS AND QUEENS IN YOUR FIRST MELD EACH HAND. WILD CARDS ARE PERMITTED IN YOUR MELD AND YOU MAY MELD OTHER CARDS AT THE SAME TIME.

CRAZY 8'S

YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE WTH AN 8 (AN 8 IS ACTING LIKE A BLACK 3) AND YOU MAY NOT MELD 8's UNLESS YOU ARE GOING OUT. NO DISCARD IS ALLOWED.

DETERMINATION

YOUR TEAM MAY ONLY MELD EITHER EVEN (4,6,8,10,Q) OR ODD (5,7,9,J,K) CARDS.. BOTH TEAMS MAY MELD ACES. THE FIRST TEAM TO MELD DETERMINES IF THEY ARE EVEN OR ODD. .

DIAMONDS

- PLAYED 2/2500 OR ABOVE (NO 1HQ)
YOU MAY NOT PICK UP THE PILE IF A DIAMOND IS THE TOP CARD ON THE DISCARD PILE.

DIRTY BOYS

YOU MUST HAVE A DIRTY CANASTA (WITH WILDS) IN EITHER JACKS OR KINGS BEFORE YOU CAN CANASTA (CLEAN OR DIRTY) IN ANY OTHER SUIT. YOU MAY MELD OTHER CARDS YOU JUST CAN NOT CANASTA IN ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE A DIRTY CANASTA IN JACKS OR KINGS.

DIRTY ONLY

YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO MAKE DIRTY CANASTAS (ALL CANASTAS MUST INCLUDE A WILD)

DON'T SHOW

WILD CARDS MAY ONLY BE USED WHEN MAKING A CANASTA. YOU CAN NOT FREEZE THE PILE. IF THE PILE IS FROZEN WHEN YOU START STAND TO RESET TABLE IF IT IS FROZEN ON ANY HAND AFTER THAT CALL HOST TO TABLE TO VERIFY AND AFTER SHE SEES IT CONTINUE PLAYING! BUT YOU STILL MAY NOT DISCARD A WILD! YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE AND GO OUT.

DOUBLE EDGE SWORD-

SET TO DRAW 1 CARD AND 1 CANASTA TO GO OUT ONLY PLEASE
GAME IS PLAYED WITH REGULAR CANASTA RULES EXCEPT YOU ONLY DRAW ONE CARD AND ONLY ONE CANASTA IS NEEDED TO GO OUT.

DOWN BY THE BAYOU

THIS IS A 3 HAND TOUR, UNLESS YOU REACH 5,000 IN 2 HANDS.

1ST HAND: YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE ACE'S IN YOUR INITIAL MELD.
2ND HAND: YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE KING'S IN YOUR INITIAL MELD.
3RD HAND: YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE QUEEN'S IN YOUR INITIAL MELD.

ELEVATOR

- NOT TO BE PLAYED 1 HAND QUICKIES
IF YOU HAVE TO MELD 50 YOU ONLY NEED 1 CANASTA TO GO OUT. IF YOU HAVE TO MELD 90 YOU NEED 2 CANASTA’S TO GO OUT. IF YOU HAVE TO MELD 120 YOU NEED 3 CANASTA’S TO GO OUT. PLEASE SET TABLE TO 1 CANASTA.

EVEN STEVEN

YOU MAY MELD ANYTHING ANYTIME BUT YOU CAN ONLY MAKE CANASTAS OUT OF EVEN NUMBERS.
4, 6, 8, 10, QUEEN, AND ACES.
YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE AND GO OUT AT ANY TIME. YOU CAN NOT MELD THE BLACK 3'S AS YOU GO OUT, IF YOU DO, IT IS A D.Q.

FACELESS

YOU MAY NOT MELD OR CANASTA THE J's, Q'S, OR K'S AT ANYTIME.

FACE-OFF

YOU MAY NOT MELD OR CANASTA THE J'S, Q'S, OR K'S AT ANY TIME. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE AT ANYTIME!

FACE-OUT

YOU MAY NOT MELD OR CANASTA J'S, Q'S OR K'S AT ANYTIME. YOU CAN NOT GO OUT AT ANYTIME. YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 CARD IN YOUR HAND AT ALL TIMES

FIGHT FOR THE PILE

THIS GAME IS PLAYED JUST LIKE REGULAR CANASTA EXCEPT FOR ONE DIFFERENCE. YOU MAY NOT MELD OR PICK UP THE PILE UNTIL YOU ARE ABLE TO LAY DOWN 4 DIFFERENT CLEAN MELDS (NO WILDS) ON THE BOARD FOR YOUR INITAL MELD. YOU MAY NOT USE THE TOP CARD IN THE PILE TO MAKE YOUR ORIGINAL 4 MELDS. IF YOU DO, YOU WILL BE DQ'ED. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR OPPONENT SEE'S YOUR 4 CLEAN INITIAL MELDS BEFORE YOU PICK UP THE PILE OR ADD MORE TO YOUR INITIAL MELD.

FIRE AND ICE

YOU MUST HAVE 1 CLEAN CANASTA (NO WILDS) AND 1 DIRTY CANASTA (WITH WILD) BEFORE YOU CAN GO OUT. YOU CAN HAVE MORE THAN 2 CANASTA'S BUT MUST HAVE 1 CLEAN AND 1 DIRTY

FOOLISH 3'S

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUT UNTIL ALL THE RED THREES ARE ON THE BOARD AND YOU HAVE A CLEAN CANASTA (NO WILDS) FOR EVERY RED THREE YOU HAVE. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE ANY RED 3's YOU CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME. (SET TABLE FOR ONE CANASTA)

FOOL'S GOLD

YOU CAN NOT GO OUT UNTIL ALL THE RED 3'S ARE ON THE BOARD (IF A 3 IS IN THE DISCARD PILE IT IS CONSIDERED ON THE BOARD) AND YOU MUST HAVE 1 CANASTA FOR EVERY RED 3 YOU HAVE IN ORDER TO GO OUT. 8'S ARE LIKE BLACK 3'S IN THIS GAME, YOU CAN NOT MELD THEM UNTIL YOU ARE GOING OUT AND THEY MUST BE MELDED JUST BEFORE OR WITH THE BLACK 3'S (YOU CAN NEVER EVER PICK UP THE PILE WHEN AN 8 IS ON THE TOP OF THE PILE) YOU MAY MAKE A CANASTA FROM THE 8'S IF YOU ARE GOING OUT - PILE IS UP FOR GRABS. REMEMBER TO SET THE TABLE FOR DRAW 2 CARDS AND 1 CANASTA.

FREEZE OUT

- NOT TO BE PLAYED 1 HQ
THE PERSON THAT MELDS FIRST AT THE TABLE IS THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO FREEZE THE PILE OTHER TEAM CAN NOT DISCARD WILDS OR THE JOKERS.

GAMBLE

- 2 VS 2 ONLY
BEFORE PLAYERS TAKE A SEAT AT THIER TABLES, ALL FOUR MUST ANNOUNCE IN THE LOBBY WHICH CARD THEY ARE GOING TO CANASTA. THE FIRST TEAM TO MAKE BOTH OF THEIR CANASTA'S IN ONE HAND WINS THE GAME (HOST WILL KEEP A LIST OF YOUR NUMBERS)

GAMBLER

- 1 ONE HAND QUICKIE AND 1 VS 1 ONLY
NOBODY SITS TIL YOU BOTH SAY WHICH CARD YOU WILL GAMBLE ON MAKING A CANASTA IN!! THE FIRST PLAYER TO MAKE A CANASTA IN THE CARD THEY GAMBLED ON WINS!! IF NEITHER PLAYER MAKES THERE GAMBLE A CANASTA CONTINUE TO PLAY AND HIGH SCORE WINS! PLAY ONE HAND ONLY! (HOST WILL KEEP A LIST OF YOUR NUMBERS)

GENTLEMEN FIRST

YOU MUST HAVE KINGS IN YOUR FIRST MELD EACH HAND. WILD CARDS ARE PERMITTED IN YOUR MELD AND YOU MAY MELD OTHER CARDS AT THE SAME TIME.

GET OUT OF DEBT

- THIS IS A 2/25OO GAME ONLY
THIS IS A 2 HANDED GAME. 1ST HAND: YOU CAN'T PICK UP, MELD, OR CANASTA OR GO OUT. IN OTHER WORDS YOU KEEP EVERYTHING IN YOUR FIRST HAND. (HINT, DISCARD YOUR HIGH CARDS). 2ND HAND: YOU TRY TO GET OUT OF DEBT BY MAKING AS MANY POINTS AS YOU CAN.

GIVE ME THE 411

- 1 VS 1 ONLY
YOU MUST HAVE ACES AND 4s ON THE TABLE BEFORE YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING ELSE. THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE MELD AT THE SAME TIME, JUST BEFORE YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING ELSE. AFTER BOTH ACE'S AND 4'S ARE ON THE TABLE, YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN TO MELD OR CANASTA ANY OTHER CARDS. YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE TO MAKE YOUR INITIAL MELD OF 4'S OR ACE'S - BUT YOU CAN ONLY MELD 4'S AND/OR ACE'S - NO OTHER CARDS. YOU MAY USE WILDS.

HANDS OFF

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE AT ANY TIME!

HEART BREAKER

- NEVER TO BE PLAYED 1 HQ
YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE IF THERE IS A HEART ON TOP. ANY HEART CARD IS ACTING LIKE A BLACK THREE.

HEARTS ALIVE

- NEVER TO BE PLAYED 1 HQ
YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE UNLESS THERE IS A HEART ON TOP.

HIGH 5

YOU FIRST MELD MAY BE ANYTHING. YOUR FIRST CANASTA IN EACH HAND MUST BE 5's. YOUR SECOND CANASTA MUST BE IN ONE OF THE FIVE HIGH CARDS (10, J, Q, K, ACES), AND YOUR THIRD CANASTA MAY BE ANYTHING.

HIGHER ORDER

YOUR CANASTA MUST GO IN ORDER FROM LOW TO HIGH. CANASTA'S DO NOT HAVE TO BE CONSECUTIVE,JUST HIGHER THAN THE LAST ONE MADE . YOU CAN MAKE MORE THAN ONE CANASTA ON THE SAME TURN, (BUT THEY MUST BE MADE ONE AT A TIME.) HINT..... START SLOW

HOLEY MOLEY

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE DISCARD PILE. YOU MAY NOT GO OUT. YOU CAN ONLY MAKE DIRTY CANASTA'S AND YOU CAN NOT DISCARD A BLACK 3. IF YOU DO DISCARD A BLACK 3, ITS A DQ.

I'M QUEEN, YOU BE KING

THE FIRST TEAM TO MAKE A CANASTA IN QUEENS MAY GO OUT. OPPONETS MUST THEN CANASTA IN KINGS TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT. THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE THE FIRST CARD MELDED OR CANASTAED

IN TO WIN

(ANY VARIATION WORKS)
ALL ROUNDS ARE PLAYED TO 2500 POINTS UNTIL THE FINALS. THE FINAL MATCH IS PLAYED 5000 POINTS.

JACK THE JOKER

YOU MUST HAVE JACKS WITH A JOKER IN YOUR FIRST MELD EACH HAND. (HINT: MELD JACKS AND JOKERS ONLY AT FIRST. THE COMPUTER MAY SWITCH A JOKER AND A 2, AND IF IT DOES, ITS YOUR ERROR) (YOU CAN USE WILDS AND MELD OTHER CARDS AT THE SAME TIME)

JACOB'S LADDER

YOU CAN NOT MELD OR CANASTA THE 4'S OR 9'S. THEY ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY. YOU CAN NOT GO OUT - YOU MUST HAVE 1 CARD LEFT IN YOUR HAND AT THE END OF THE ROUND.

JOKERS FREEZE

THE GAME PLAYS AS REGULAR CANASTA EXCEPT ONLY JOKERS CAN FREEZE THE PILE. USING A WILD "2" TO FREEZE THE PILE IS AN AUTOMATIC DQ. IF DEALER DEALS A WILD "2" PLAY CONTINUES. JUST DON'T THROW ANY "2'S" ON THE DISCARD PILE.

JUST CALL US NUTS

DO NOT PICK UP THE PILE, DO NOT MELD OR CANASTA! THROW YOUR LOW CARDS AWAY. FIRST PERSON TO MINUS 500 WINS

LADDER 49

YOU CAN'T MELD OR CANASTA THE 4s OR 9s.

LADIES FIRST

YOU MUST HAVE QUEENS IN YOUR INITIAL MELD EACH HAND. YOU MAY USE WILD CARDS AND YOU MAY MELD OTHER CARDS IN THE SAME TURN.

LADIES CAN BE MEAN

YOU MUST HAVE ONLY QUEENS IN YOUR FIRST MELD EACH HAND. YOU MAY USE WILD CARDS WITH THE QUEENS. BUT NO OTHER CARDS CAN BE MELDED UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN.

LADY LUCK

YOU CAN NOT MELD QUEENS UNLESS STRAIGHT FROM YOUR HAND INTO A CLEAN CANASTA (CLEAN CANASTA)

LIGHTS ON

ONLY CLEAN CANASTA'S MAY BE MADE (THIS MEANS IT HAS TO BE A CLEAN CANASTA'S)(YOU CAN NOT USE WILD CARDS IN YOUR CANASTA)

LIGHTS OFF

ONLY DIRTY CANASTA'S MAY BE MADE (CANASTA WITH WILDS)

LUCKY CHARMS

7's MUST BE MELDED FIRST EACH HAND. THEY CAN BE MELDED WITH OTHER CARDS AND WILD CARDS ARE ALLOWED IN YOUR MELD.

MAID-OUT

YOU CAN NEVER MELD QUEENS! QUEENS CAN ONLY BE DISCARDED. YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUT AT ANY TIME. YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 CARD IN YOUR HAND AT ALL TIMES.

MASTER OF CONFUSION

THIS IS A 3 HAND GAME, UNLESS 5,000 IS REACHED IN 2 HANDS

ROUND 1: YOU PLAY NO TOUCH
YOU CAN NOT TOUCH THE DISCARD PILE AT ANY TIME.

ROUND 2: YOU PLAY NO OUT
YOU CAN NOT GO OUT AT ANY TIME

ROUND 3: YOU PLAY NO-NO
YOU CAN NOT TOUCH THE DISCARD PILE AND YOU CAN NOT GO OUT

MATCH BOOK

- 1 VS 1 ONLY
YOU MUST HAVE ACES AND 4s MELDED BEFORE YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING ELSE. ACES AND 4'S MUST BE MELDED AT SAME TIME. NO OTHER CARDS ARE ALLOWED AT THIS TIME. WILDS MAY BE USED IN YOUR INITAL MELD. ON YOUR NEXT TURN. YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE AND/OR MELD OTHER CARDS.

MAX OUT

- NOT TO BE PLAYED TO 5,000
THE TEAM WHO GETS THE MOST CANASTAS IN ONE HAND WINS (REGARDLESS OF THE SCORE) IF THERE IS A TIE, ADDITIONAL HANDS ARE PLAYED UNTIL THERE IS A WINNER.

MEET THE PUBLIC

- 2 VS 2 ONLY
THIS TOURNEY IS ACTUALLY 1VS1 BUT YOUR PARTNER WILL BE A NON-MEMBER! YOU WILL SIT AT TABLE AND WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO JOIN AND THEN CONTINUE TO PLAY AFTER THEY ARE THERE!! (PLEASE THANK THEM FOR PLAYING ON THE LEAGUE)

MISERY

YOU CANNOT PICK UP THE PILE AND YOU CANNOT USE WILDS TO MELD OR CANASTA. WILDS ARE TO BE USED AS DISCARDS ONLY!

MIXED NUTS

- PLAYED TO 5000
DO NOT RUN THIS IN THE LOBBY!!! YOU PICK 2 EASY GAMES SUCH AS OLD MAID AND FACELESS. OR ANY GAME THAT IS EASY SUCH AS LADDER 49, NO NO, HANDS OFF, LADIES FIRST, ETC. RUN NEXT PART IN LOBBY EXCEPT INSERT THE GAME YOU ARE PLAYING FOR FACELESS AND OLD MAID. REMEMBER TO RUN BOTH GAMES INSTRUCTIONS. NEXT PARAGRAPH IS THE ONE TO RUN IN THE LOBBY.

IF THE CARD ON THE TABLE IS RED YOU PLAY OLD MAID. insert the rule for game. IF THE CARD IS BLACK YOU PLAY FACELESS. insert the rule for the game. YOU WRITE DOWN WHAT THE 1ST DISCARD IS IN CHAT AT THE TABLE AND ON PAPER. SO YOU BOTH KNOW. THE GAME YOU ARE PLAYING CAN CHANGE IN THE SECOND AND SUBSBEQUENTS HANDS. IF THE CARD COMES UP DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST HAND. YOU COULD END UP PLAYING BOTH GAMES IN ONE GAME. THE GAME IS PLAYED TO 5000.

MONOPOLY

YOU MUST MELD ONE SET OF EVERYTHING (4,5,6,7,8,9,10,J,Q,K,ACE) BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE CANASTAS OR GO OUT. WILD CARDS ARE ALLOWED IN YOUR MELDS.

MUD PIE

THE FIRST CANASTA EACH TEAM MAKES MUST BE A DIRTY CANASTA (CANASTA WITH A WILD CARD). AFTER YOU HAVE YOUR DIRTY CANASTA THEN YOU CAN MAKE DIRTY OR CLEAN CANASTAS.

NASTY 9'S

YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE, IF A 9 IS ON TOP AND YOU CAN NOT MELD 9's UNTIL YOU ARE GOING OUT.

NICKELS AND DIMES

- 1 VS 1 ONLY
5's AND 10's MUST BE MELDED FIRST BEFORE YOU CAN CANASTA OR GO OUT. THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE MELD ON THE SAME TURN. YOU MAY MELD OTHER CARDS WITH THE 5'S AND 10'S. 4'S ACT LIKE A BLACK 3, YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE IF A 4 IS ON TOP. 4'S CANNOT BE MELD UNLESS GOING OUT. YOU MAY HAVE DISCARD WHEN GOING OUT.

NIGHTMARE

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE WILD CARDS AT ALL UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO GO OUT (THIS ALSO MEANS YOU CAN NOT FREEZE PILE).

NO MEN ALLOWED

YOU CANNOT MELD OR CANASTA THE JACKS OR KINGS. JACKS AND KINGS ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY. JOKERS MAY NEVER BE LAID ON THE TABLE. THEY MUST BE PLAYED DIRECTLY FROM YOUR HAND INTO A CANASTA. YOU MAY NOT DISCARD A JOKER!

NO NO

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE DISCARD PILE AND YOU MAY NOT GO OUT AT ANY TIME.

NO OUT

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUT AT ANY TIME.

NO WOMEN ALLOWED

YOU CANNOT MELD OR CANASTA THE QUEENS. THEY ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY. 2'S MAY NEVER BE LAID ON THE TABLE. THEY MUST BE PLAYED DIRECTLY FROM YOUR HAND INTO A CANASTA. YOU MAY NOT DISCARD 2'S !!


ODD TODD

YOU MAY MELD ANYTHING ANYTIME BUT YOU CAN ONLY MAKE CANASTAS OUT OF ODD NUMBERS
5, 7, 9, J, K, AND BLACK 3'S AS YOU ARE GOING OUT.
YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE AND GO OUT ANYTIME.

OH CHIT!

YOU MAY NEVER PICK UP THE PILE AND YOU MAY NOT GO OUT. IF YOU GET ALL 4 RED 3's IN THE SAME HAND YOU AUTOMATICALLY LOSE.

OLD MAID

YOU CAN NEVER MELD QUEENS! QUEENS CAN ONLY BE DISCARDED!

ONCE DIRTY ALWAYS DIRTY

ONCE YOU HAVE MADE A DIRTY CANASTA (WITH WILDS) YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE ANY MORE CLEAN CANASTAS (NO WILD)

ONCE CLEAN ALWAYS CLEAN

ONCE YOU HAVE MADE A CLEAN CANASTA (NO WILDS) YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE ANY MORE DIRTY CANASTAS (WITH WILDS)

OVER THE HILL

NO ONE MAY PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE UNTIL THERE IS 30 OR LESS CARDS LEFT IN THE DRAW PILE!

OVER YOU

- SET TABLE FOR 1 CANASTA
YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE CANASTA THAN YOUR OPPONET BEFORE YOU CAN GO OUT! PLEASE SET TABLE TO 1 CANASTA.

PERFECT 10

THIS GAME IS PLAYED WITH REGULAR RULES EXCEPT IF YOU MAKE A CLEAN CANASTA OF THE 10'S (NO WILDS WITH TENS) YOUR TEAM AUTOMATICALLY WINS THE GAME.

PIGGY

THIS GAME IS PLAYED AS REGULAR CANASTA EXCEPT IF YOU GET ALL FOUR RED 3'S IN ONE HAND YOU/YOUR TEAM AUTOMATAACIALLY WINS.

PROGRESSIVE CANASTA

- PLEASE SET TABLE FOR 1 CANASTA
IN THE FIRST HAND YOU NEED 1 CANASTA TO GO OUT SECOND HAND 2 CANASTAS TO GO AND 3RD HAND YOU NEED 3 CANASTAS TO GO OUT AND ETC. PLEASE SET TABLE FOR 1 CANASTA

QUICK DRAW MCGRAW

GET YOUR CANASTA'S AS FAST AS YOU CAN, BECAUSE ONCE YOUR TEAM DRAWS A RED 3 YOU CANNOT MAKE ANY MORE. ALL YOU MAY DO THEN IS MELD ALL YOU CAN. IF YOU ARE DEALT A RED 3 OR PICK UP A RED 3 IN THE DISCARD, YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK. REST OF THE GAME IS PLAYED REGULAR.

RED 3'S OUT

YOU CAN NOT MELD UNTIL ALL 4 RED THREES ARE ON THE TABLE (IF ONE IS IN THE DISCARD PILE THAT IS ON THE TABLE)

RED 3 REVENGE

IF YOU GET ALL 4 RED 3'S YOU CAN NOT GO OUT!! PLAY REGULAR CANASTA

RED HOTZ

PLAYED AS REGULAR CANASTA "EXCEPT" YOU MAY NOT PICK UP THE PILE IF THE CARD ON TOP IS RED

REGRESSIVE CANASTA

- PLEASE SET TABLE FOR 1 CANASTA
IN THE FIRST HAND YOUR TEAM NEEDS 4 CANASTAS TO GO OUT, 3 CANASTAS TO GO OUT THE NEXT HAND, 2 CANASTAS IN THE THIRD HAND AND THE ONE IN EACH AFTER THAT! GAME IS 5000

REGULAR CANASTA

DRAW 2 CARDS AND 2 CANASTAS TO GO OUT

ROYALTY FIRST

THE FIRST CANASTA YOU MAKE MUST BE A CLEAN CANASTA (NO WILDS) AFTER YOUR CLEAN CANASTA, YOU MAY HAVE CLEAN OR DIRTY.

ROYAL FLUSH

YOU CAN MELD OR CANASTA ANYTHING YOU WANT BUT BEFORE YOU CAN GO OUT YOU MUST MELDS 10's, J's, Q's, K's AND ACES

SCREW YOUR NEIGHBOUR (SYN)

YOU CAN NOT MELD OR CANASTA WHAT THE OPPOSING PLAYER/TEAM HAS ALREADY MELDED OR MADE CANASTA FROM. YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE AND GO OUT.

SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

- 1 VS 1
YOU MUST MELD 7'S AND QUEENS FIRST AND TOGETHER. YOU MAY USE WILDS. YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN BEFORE MELDING ANYTHING ELSE. IF YOU GET A CLEAN CANASTA IN BOTH YOU AUTOMATICLLY WIN. YOU CAN FREEZE THE DECK AND GO OUT.

SORRY

- NEVER PLAYED 1 HQ
YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE UNLESS YOU ARE LOSING THAT ROUND ACCORDING TO THE POINTS SHOWING! GAME STARTS AT 0-0

SPEED ZONE

YOU CAN NOT GO OUT AND WHOEVER HAS THE MOST CANASTAS AT THE END OF ONE HAND WINS!! IF YOU BOTH HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF CANASTAS THEN YOU PLAY ANOTHER HAND!!

SPIN THE BOTTLE

THE FIRST CARD TURNED UP (EACH HAND) DECIDES WHICH GROUP YOU MUST CANASTA IN FIRST!! FIRST GROUP = BLACK 3's, 4, 5, 6 SECOND GROUP = 7, 8, 9, 10, THIRD GROUP = J, Q, K, A. IF THE FIRST CARD IS A JOKER 2 OR RED 3 THE NEXT CARD IS THE ONE USED TO CHOOSE THE GROUP! SO LETS SPIN THE BOTTLE!!!

SNEEKY PETE!

PLEASE SET TABLE FOR 1 CANASTA
YOU MAY NOT MELD, CANASTA OR PICK UP PILE UNLESS YOU CAN GO OUT. ONLY ONE CANASTA REQUIRED TO GO OUT.

SWEET 16

- 2 VS 2
YOU MUST HAVE BOTH 6'S AND 10'S MELDED BEFORE YOU ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE ANY CANASTA'S. THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE MELDED AT THE SAME TIME. YOU CAN MAKE CANASTA'S OF ANYTHING YOU WISH, BUT IF YOU MAKE CANASTA'S OUT OF THE 6'S AND 10'S AT THE SAME TIME, YOU AUTOMATICALLY WIN THE GAME.

THE KING AND I

- 1 VS 1
YOU MUST MELD KINGS AND ACES TOGETHER. YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN BEFORE MELDING ANYTHING ELSE. IF YOU GET A CLEAN CANASTA IN BOTH YOU AUTOMATICALLY WIN. YOU CAN FREEZE THE DECK AND GO OUT.

THIEVERY

YOU MUST MAKE YOUR INITIAL MELD BY PICKING UP THE DISCARD PILE. YOU MAY USE WILDS IN YOUR MELD IF NEEDED. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO FREEZE THE DECK AND GO OUT.

TIC TAC TOE

IF YOU GET 3 CANASTAS IN A ROW YOU WIN AUTOMATICALLY! (456 *567* 678 *789* 8910 *910J* 10JQ* JQK* QKACE) PLAYED REGULAR BUT IF YOU GET A TIC TAC TOE YOU WIN

TERMINATOR - 2 VS 2

THIS IS NOT TRUE PARTNERS, SO YOUR PARTNER MAY CHANGE EVERY ROUND! IF YOU MAKE IT TO FINALS YOU WIN THE CHOICE OF PARTNERS, ASK SOME TO BE YOUR PARTNER EARLY IN SEMIS! HOSTS DO NOT INCLUDE THIS PART IN RULES: YOU PLAY LIKE NORMAL AND ANY VARIATION CAN BE USED, VARIATION IS UP TO HOST! A PARTNER CAN BE ANYONE THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE AND IS IN THE ROOM!

TOSSED TO THE CURB

YOU CAN'T PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE, AND THE FIRST ONE TO GET A CANASTA WINS THE GAME

TWISTED LADDER 49

PLAYED SAME AS LADDER 49. YOU CAN'T MELD OR CANASTA THE 4'S OR 9'S, EXCEPT IN THIS GAME WHEN YOU ARE GOING OUT. YOU CAN MELD BOTH THE 4'S AND 9'S IF YOU CAN MAKE CLEAN CANASTA'S IN BOTH ON YOUR LAST TURN. WITH OR WITHOUT A DISCARD.

WILD 69

IF YOU/TEAM MAKES A CLEAN CANASTA(NO WILDS) IN BOTH 6's AND 9's YOU AUTOMATICALLY WIN THE GAME!

WORKING 9-5

YOU CAN ONLY MAKE CANASTAS IN 5's, 6's, 7's, 8's, OR 9's. YOU CAN MELD OTHER CARDS BUT CAN NOT MAKE CANASTAS IN THEM!!