Description
Canasta is a classic card game with many variations around the world. It's really close to other games like Buraco and Gin Rummy. The game offers three type of variations, Rules customization as well as extensive statistics tracking. Play Team, Solo and Speed Canasta for ultimate fun!
Canasta is normally played with two standard 52 card packs plus four jokers (two from each pack), making 108 cards in all.
Each player is dealt a hand of cards, and in the center of the table is a face-down pile of cards called the stock and a face-up pile of cards called the discard pile. The player to the left of the dealer plays first, and then the turn to play passes clockwise. A basic turn consists of drawing the top card of the stock, adding it to your hand without showing it to the other players, and discarding one card from your hand face up on top of the discard pile.
After drawing, but before discarding, you may sometimes be able to play some cards from your hand face up on the table. To play cards to the table in this way is known as melding, and the sets of cards so played are melds. These melded cards remain face up on the table until the end of the play.
A meld of seven cards is called a canasta. If all of the cards in it are natural, it is called a natural or pure or clean or red canasta; the cards are squared up and a red card is placed on top. If it includes one or more wild cards it is called a mixed or dirty or black canasta.
The play ends as soon as a player goes out. You can only go out if your partnership has melded at least one canasta. Once your side has a canasta, you may go out if you can and wish to, by melding all of your cards, or by melding all but one and discarding your last card. It is legal to complete the required canasta and go out on the same turn.
Variations
+ Team Play : Four player game with two team. Combine score of both partner will be counted at the end of each round.
+ Solo : Two player game with no team. Individual score will be counted at the end of each round.
Various options for Personalize the Canasta
+ Cards Dealt : 11 to 15
+ Canasta needed for Going Out : 1 or 2
+ Card Drawn : 1 or 2
+ Final Score : 5,000 Points or 10,000 Points
+ Joker Canasta : Yes or No
+ Pile Always Frozen : Yes or No
+ Can Place Top Discard Onto Canasta : Yes or No
Canasta includes following Awesome Features
* Advanced Artificial Intelligence
* Full HD graphics
* Multiple game modes
* High playability
* High quality animations
If you like Buraco and Gin Rummy, or other card games you will love this this game. The cards are already on the table. What are you waiting for?