CANASTA TABLE SETTINGS

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CANASTA TWIST RULES

"THREE STRIKES"
YOU MUST HAVE EXACTLY 3 CANASTA'S (RED-no wilds OR BLACK-with wilds) TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT
IF YOU HAVE ANYMORE OR ANY LESS AND YOU MELD OUT, YOU LOSE.
YOU CAN HAVE MORE THAN 3 CANASTAS AS LONG AS YOU DON'T GO OUT

"357 MAGNUM"
YOU HAVE TO HAVE 1 RED THREE BEFORE YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING
THEN YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING AT ANY TIME
BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE 5'S AND 7'S MELDED BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE A CANASTA

"38 SPECIAL"
DO NOT GO OUT UNTIL ALL RED 3'S ARE OUT
YOU MUST HAVE A CANASTA FOR EVERY RED 3 YOU GET
ALL 8'S ARE LIKE BLACK 3'S, IF ON PILE YOU CAN'T PICK UP PILE
AND YOU CAN'T MELD THE 8'S UNTIL YOU ARE GOING OUT WITHOUT A DISCARD

"2 HAND SPEEDY "
ONLY TWO HANDS WILL BE DEALT IN THIS GAME
WHOEVER IS WINNING WHEN THE TWO HANDS ARE DONE
WINS THE GAME AND ADVANCES TO THE NEXT ROUND

"69 CANASTA"
YOU MUST FIRST MELD 6'S AND 9'S AT THE SAME TIME
YOU MAY USE WILD CARDS AND MELD AT ANY TIME.
IF YOU FAIL TO MELD 6'S AND 9'S FIRST, YOU LOSE
ONCE YOU MELD THOSE, IN THE SAME TURN OR NEXT, YOU CAN PLAY ANY CARDS

"7 BRIDES FOR 7 BROTHERS"
YOU CAN MELD WHATEVER AND WHENEVER YOU WANT,
YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE ANY CANASTA'S UNTIL
YOU HAVE MELDED THE 7'S, QUEENS, AND KINGS

"7-UP"
YOU MUST MELD SEVENS FIRST, 7 ONLY AND ALL YOUR CANASTAS MUST BE 7 OR HIGHER
YOU CAN MELD CARDS LOWER THAN 7, JUST DO NOT CANASTA THEM.
YOU MAY USE WILDS, PICK UP THE PILE, AND GO OUT.

"9th GATE"
THE NINES ARE TO BE CANASTA'D BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE
ONCE THE NINES ARE CANASTA'D BY EITHER PLAYER, BOTH PLAYERS ARE THEN FREE TO CANASTA WHATEVER THEY WISH
YOU CAN MELD WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT YOU CANNOT MAKE A CANASTA UNTIL ONE PLAYER CANASTAS THE NINES
YOU CAN FREEZE THE PILE AND PICK UP THE PILE

"ACES MAKE THE CUT"
YOUR OPENING MELDS MUST BE ACES ONLY, BUT WILDS CAN BE USED!
AFTER YOUR ACES ARE ON THE TABLE, IN THAT TURN OR NEXT,
YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING YOU LIKE AND GO OUT WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE AFTER 2 CANASTAS

"BACHELOR PARTY"
YOUR INITIAL MELD, EACH HAND, MUST HAVE JACKS AND KINGS
YOU CAN USE WILDS AND YOU CAN PICK UP THE PILE
AS LONG AS YOU MELD JACKS AND KINGS AT THE SAME TIME
YOU CAN MELD OTHER CARDS WITH YOUR JACKS AND KINGS

"BACK AND FORTH"
THIS IS A TWO HANDED GAME
1ST HAND - YOU CANNOT PICK UP, MELD, CANASTA OR GO OUT
2ND HAND - YOU TRY TO GET YOUR POINTS BY MAKING AS MANY CANASTAS AS YOU CAN
PLAY AS REGULAR CANASTA
THE ONE WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE AFTER THE TWO HANDS WINS

"BEAT THAT"
YOU MUST CANASTA A HIGHER CARD THAN IS SHOWING ON EITHER TABLE
FOR EXAMPLE: IF YOU OR YOUR OPPONENT CANASTAS FOURS (4'S) YOU CAN ONLY CANASTA FIVES (5,S) OR HIGHER.
WHEN ACES HAVE BEEN CANASTA’D NO MORE CANASTAS CAN BE MADE BY EITHER PLAYER
BUT YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING

"BLACK HOLE"
YOU CAN ONLY HAVE BLACK CANASTAS (WITH WILDS)
NO RED (NATURAL) ONES AT ALL!
YOU CAN NOT DISCARD YOUR BLACK 3'S AT ANY TIME
YOU MAY MELD THEM TO GO OUT BUT YOU MAY NOT DISCARD A 3 TO GO OUT
IF YOU MAKE A RED CANASTA OR DISCARD A BLACK 3 YOU LOSE.

"BLACKJACK"
(BLACKJACK EQUALS 21)
YOUR CANASTAS MUST EQUAL 21.
EXAMPLE: IF YOU PUT ACES AS YOUR FIRST CANASTA
ANY ADDITIONAL CANASTAS MUST EQUAL “10 POINTS” OR “20 POINTS” AS ACES CAN BE USED AS 1 OR 11.
ANYTHING OTHER THAN 21 AND YOU LOSE.
ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED 21 WITH YOUR CANASTAS YOU CAN’T MAKE ANY MORE.
IF YOUR CANASTAS GO OVER 21 YOU “BUST” WHICH MEANS A DQ.

"BLOODY CUT"
YOUR FIRST CANASTA MUST BE A NATURAL ONE (NO WILDS)
AFTER THAT YOU MAY HAVE ANY COLOR CANASTAS (WITH OR WITHOUT WILDS)
YOU CAN GO OUT ANY TIME AFTER THE 1ST CANASTA

"BOOKENDS"
YOU HAVE TO MELD 4S AND ACES FIRST, YOU CAN USE WILDS
YOU CAN EVEN CANASTA THEM
YOU CAN NOT MELD ANY OTHER CARDS UNTIL YOU HAVE BOTH 4S AND ACES DOWN
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PUT THEM DOWN AT THE SAME TIME,
YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN AFTER MELDING 4S AND ACES BEFORE
MELDING ANYTHING ELSE

"BROKEN MIRROR"
YOU CAN NOT MELD OR CANASTA ANY CARDS YOUR OPPONENT HAS ALREADY MELDED OR CANASTED
IF YOU DO YOU LOSE

"CALL 911"
IN THIS TOURNEY, YOUR FIRST MELD OF EVERY HAND MUST CONTAIN NINES AND ACES.
THESE MUST BOTH BE MELDED TO THE TABLE AT THE SAME TIME.
YOU CAN USE WILDS
NO OTHER CARDS MAY BE MELDED UNTIL AFTER THE NINES AND ACES HAVE HIT THE BOARD
THEN YOU CAN PLAY OTHERS IN THAT TURN OR NEXT
AFTER NINES AND ACES, HAVE BEEN MELDED EACH HAND, THE HAND CONTINUES AS REGULAR CANASTA

"CANASTA 2000"
YOU NEED AT LEAST 2000 POINTS
BEFORE YOU CAN GO OUT EACH HAND.
IF YOU GO OUT AND HAVE LESS THEN 2000 PTS YOU LOSE

"CANASTA LOW STYLE"
IN ORDER TO GO OUT
YOU BOTH MUST HAVE A CANASTA MADE.
THE PERSON WITH THE LOWEST SCORE WINS AND MOVES ON.

"CARD UP"
THE FIRST CARD UP WILL DETERMINE HOW MANY CANASTAS ARE NEEDED TO MELD OUT
IF FIRST CARD UP IS RED, YOU WILL ONLY NEED 1 CANASTA TO GO OUT
IF IT IS A WILD CARD, YOU WILL NEED 2 CANASTAS
IF IT IS BLACK, YOU WILL NEED 3 CANASTAS
REMEMBER, SET TABLE FOR 1 CANASTA

"CHECKERS"
CANASTAS MUST BE MADE IN ALTERNATING COLORS
EX: RED CANASTA (NO WILDS) THEN A BLACK CANASTA (WITH WILDS), ETC.
OR BLACK, THEN RED, ETC.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THE COLOR OF THE CARDS, IT'S THE COLOR OF THE CANASTA
YOU CAN USE ALL SUITS IN EACH CANASTA

"CODE RED"
YOU CAN ONLY TOUCH THE PILE IF YOU HAVE A NATURAL CANASTA AND NO WILDS CANASTA MADE ON THE BOARD
YOU CANNOT FREEZE THE PILE
YOU CAN HAVE AS MANY "WITH WILDS" CANASTAS AS YOU WANT.
YOU CANNOT TOUCH THE PILE TO MAKE YOUR NATURAL CANASTA EITHER.

"CRAZY 3'S"
YOU CAN NOT MELD OUT UNTIL ALL RED 3S ARE ON THE BOARD
ALSO YOU MUST HAVE ONE CANASTA FOR EVERY RED 3 YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU CAN GO OUT
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY RED 3'S YOU STILL MUST HAVE 1 CANASTA TO MELD OUT
REMEMBER TO SET TABLE FOR 1 CANASTA

"CRAZY 8'S"
YOU MUST USE YOUR 8'S LIKE THEY ARE BLACK 3'S
YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE WITH AN 8 ON TOP
YOU CAN NOT MELD THEM UNLESS YOU ARE GOING OUT AND HAVE NO DISCARD (JUST LIKE 3S)
YOU CAN NOT MAKE A CANASTA OF 8S WITH WILDS
YOU CAN ONLY MAKE A NATURAL CANASTA AS YOU GO OUT IF YOU HAVE SEVEN OR EIGHT 8S

"DON'T SHOW"
YOU CAN NOT USE WILD CARDS TO LAY DOWN WITH OR ON ANY MELDS
THEY CAN ONLY BE USED TO MAKE CANASTAS WHEN YOU ARE GOING OUT
YOU CAN NOT USE 2'S TO FREEZE THE BOARD, BUT CAN FREEZE WITH A JOKER

"DON'T YOU DARE"
YOU CAN’T MELD WILD CARDS UNTIL THERE ARE 15 CARDS LEFT IN THE DRAW PILE.
IF YOU MELD WILDS WHEN THERE ARE MORE THEN 15 CARDS YOU LOST.
ALSO THERE IS NO FREEZING OF THE DISCARD PILE.

"DOUBLE CHEATERS"
FOR THIS GAME TEAM MATES ARE ALLOWED TO IM EACH OTHER
AND CHAT IN THE TABLE ABOUT WHAT CARDS THEY NEED, ETC.
ONLY 3 EXTENSIONS STILL APPLY SO YOU CAN’T BE SLOW WHILE PLAYING.

"FACELESS"
YOU MAY NOT MELD OR CANASTA THE JACKS, QUEENS, OR KINGS
IF YOU DO YOU LOSE

"FINISHING ON TOP"
YOU MUST HAVE ONE MORE CANASTA THAN YOUR OPPONENT HAS BEFORE YOU CAN GO OUT
IF THEY HAVE 0, YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1, IF THEY HAVE 1, YOU MUST HAVE 2, ETC
PLEASE SET TABLE TO 1 CANASTA TO GO OUT

"FIRE AND ICE"
YOU CAN ONLY HAVE 2 CANASTAS IN THIS GAME
ONE HAS TO BE NATURAL (NO WILDS) AND ONE HAS TO BE BLACK (WITH WILDS)

"GENTLEMEN FIRST"
YOUR OPENING MELD MUST CONSIST OF ONLY KINGS EACH HAND
YOU MAY USE WILD CARDS TO ASSIST YOUR KINGS
YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN TO PLAY ANYTHING ELSE
AND GO OUT ANYTIME AFTER 2 CANASTAS

"FREEZE OUT"
THE PERSON THAT MELDS FIRST
IS THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO FREEZE THE DECK.
EVERYBODY IS ALLOWED TO MELD, CANASTA, PICK UP THE DECK AND GO OUT

"GET OVER IT "
YOU MAY FREEZE THE PILE, AND GO OUT,
UNTIL ALL RED 3’S ARE OUT,
AFTER ALL RED 3’S HAVE COME OUT, YOU MAY NOT,
FREEZE THE PILE, PICK UP THE PILE, AND CANT GO OUT

"GIN CANASTA"
TO PICK UP THE PILE AT ANY TIME YOU MUST BE ABLE TO MAKE A CANASTA USING THE TOP CARD.
YOU MAY PLAY FROM YOUR HAND AT ANY TIME REGULARLY

"GIRLS RULE, BOYS DROOL "
THIS GAME IS PLAYED LIKE REGULAR CANASTA
YOU CANNOT CANASTA THE KINGS OR JACKS
YOU MAY MELD THEM, BUT NOT CANASTA THEM
A NATURAL, NO WILDS CANASTA IN QUEENS,
IS AN AUTOMATIC WIN

"HANDS OFF"
YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE AT ALL
YOU CAN GO OUT AFTER ONE CANASTA

"HANG MAN"
THIS GAME IS PLAYED AS A REGULAR GAME, YOU MAY OPEN MELD WITH ANYTHING
HOWEVER FIRST CANASTA MUST BE OF ACES OR 8'S
IF YOU CANASTA ACES THEN YOUR OPPONENT MUST CANASTA 8'S, OR IF YOU
CANASTA 8'S YOUR OPPONENT MUST CANASTA ACES
WHOEVER CANASTA'S FIRST PICKS!!
YOU CAN NOT CANASTA BOTH ACE'S AND 8'S

"HARD CORE"
YOU CAN NOT MELD ANYTHING EXCEPT CANASTAS
YOU CAN NOT FREEZE THE PILE
MAKE SURE TO CLICK ALL CARDS FOR YOUR CANASTA
IF THE CARDS GO DOWN AS A MELD AND NOT A CANASTA YOU LOSE

"HEARTS"
IF THERE IS A HEART ON THE PILE YOU CAN'T PICK IT UP!
HEARTS BLOCK THE PILE LIKE BLACK 3'S
IF YOU WANT THE PILE
PLEASE SAY IN GAME CHAT WHAT SUIT THE CARD IS SHOWING TO VERIFY THAT IT ISN'T A HEART!
WHEN YOU GET AN OK FROM YOUR OPPONENT, YOU MAY PICK UP PILE

"HIGH 5’S "
YOUR FIRST CANASTA IN EACH HAND MUST BE IN 5’S
YOUR SECOND CANASTA MUST BE IN ONE OF THE FIVE,
HIGH CARDS(10’S, JACKS, QUEENS, KINGS OR ACES)
ANY OTHER CANASTAS CAN THEN BE IN ANYTHING
YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING AT ANYTIME, YOU MAY PICK
UP THE PILE AND YOU CAN GO OUT

"I HAVE MORE"
WHOEVER HAS THE MOST CANASTAS THE FIRST HAND MOVES TO THE NEXT ROUND.
THE ENTIRE DRAW PILE MUST BE USED.
YOU CAN PICK UP THE PILE, FREEZE THE PILE, BUT YOU CAN NOT GO OUT BEFORE DRAW PILE IS USED.
IF THERE IS A TIE THEN ANOTHER HAND WILL BE PLAYED TO BREAK THE TIE.
IN THE EVENT THAT THE SECOND HAND IS ALSO A TIE, HIGH SCORE WINS.

"I'M QUEEN, YOU BE KING"
THE FIRST ONE TO MAKE A CANASTA IN QUEENS MAY GO OUT.
OPPONENTS MUST THEN CANASTA IN KINGS TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT.
THEY DO **NOT**HAVE TO BE THE FIRST CARD MELDED OR CANASTA'D.

"JACK THE JOKER"
YOU HAVE TO MELD JACKS WITH A JOKER FIRST (ANY AMOUNT OF JACKS AND JOKERS)
2’S MAY BE USED ALSO IF NEEDED
AFTER YOU LAY THOSE DOWN ALONE, IN THAT TURN OR NEXT, YOU MAY MELD ANYTHING

"JACKS OR BETTER"
YOUR OPENING MELD MUST BE JACKS OR HIGHER ex. J, Q, K, ACES
ANY OF THOSE CAN BE A CANASTA ON YOUR 1ST MELD
YOU CAN NOT PLAY ANY OTHER CARDS UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN
THEN YOU MAY MELD ANY CARD YOU WOULD LIKE.
YOU MUST HAVE A CANASTA IN YOUR HIGH CARDS FIRST
AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE ANY OTHER CANASTA OF YOUR CHOICE

"KING AND I "
YOU MUST MELD KINGS AND ACES AT THE SAME TIME
YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN BEFORE
MELDING ANYTHING ELSE, IF YOU GET A NATURAL,
NO WILDS CANASTA IN BOTH KINGS AND ACES,
YOU GET AN AUTOMATIC WIN, YOU CAN FREEZE
THE PILE AND YOU CAN GO OUT

"LADDER 49"
PLAY AS USUAL **EXCEPT**
YOU CAN'T MELD OR CANASTA THE 4s OR 9s.

"LADIES FIRST"
YOUR OPENING MELD MUST CONSIST OF QUEENS EACH HAND, YOU MAY USE WILD
CARDS TO ASSIST YOUR QUEENS
AFTER THOSE ARE DOWN ON YOUR TABLE, IN THE SAME TURN OR NEXT, YOU MAY PLAY ANYTHING
AND GO OUT ANYTIME AFTER 2 CANASTAS

"LUCKY LADIES "
THIS IS LIKE REGULAR CANASTA,
EXCEPT FOR ONE RULE
YOU CANNOT MELD QUEENS, UNLESS IT GOES,
STRAIGHT INTO A CANASTA

"MONOPOLY"
YOU MUST HAVE A MELD OF EVERY CARD (4 - ACE) BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE A CANASTA
YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE AT LEAST TWO OF EACH CARD ON YOUR MELD
TABLE (wild can be the 3rd card or it can be a straight 3 of a kind)
BEFORE YOU MAY START TO MAKE ANY CANASTAS AND MELD OUT IN THAT TURN OR AT ANY TIME

"NASTY 9'S"
ALL 9'S ARE LIKE BLACK 3'S.
YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE WITH A 9 ON TOP
YOU CAN NOT MELD THEM UNLESS YOU ARE GOING OUT AND HAVE NO DISCARD
(JUST LIKE 3’S)

"NATURAL MELDS"
YOUR OPENING MELD CAN NOT CONTAIN WILD CARDS
YOUR NEXT TURN YOU CAN USE WILD CARDS AS YOU WISH

"NICKELS AND DIMES "
FIVES AND TENS MUST BE MELDED FIRST
THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE MELDED AT THE SAME TIME
HOWEVER, YOU NEED TO WAIT TIL YOUR NEXT TURN
TO MELD ANYTHING ELSE, IF YOU GET A NATURAL,
NO WILDS CANASTA IN BOTH FIVES AND TENS
YOU AUTOMATICALLY WIN, YOU CAN PICK UP
THE PILE AND YOU CAN GO OUT

"NIGHTMARE "
NO USING WILDS UNTIL YOU CAN GO OUT
YOU CAN NOT FREEZE THE PILE
YOU MUST KEEP THEM IN YOUR HAND UNTIL YOU
ARE READY TO GO OUT, YOU CAN PICK UP THE PILE,
AND MELD AT ANYTIME, JUST DON’T USE WILDS
ONCE YOU USE A WILD, YOU MUST GO OUT
THAT TURN OR YOU ARE DQED

"NO TOUCH / NO OUT"
YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE
AND YOU CAN'T GO OUT
WHICH MEANS YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE CARD IN YOUR HAND AT ALL TIMES

”NO FREEZE”
YOU MAY NOT FREEZE THE PILE AT ANYTIME DURING THE GAME

"NO OUT"
YOU MUST HAVE ONE CARD IN YOUR HAND AT ALL TIMES
YOU CAN NOT MELD OUT AT ANY TIME

"NO THREESOMES"
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MELD A 3 OF A KIND AT ANYTIME
YOU MUST HAVE MELDS OF 4 OR MORE CARDS
WILDS ARE ALLOWED TO BE USED TO MAKE UP THE 4

"ODDS OR EVENS"
YOU MAY ONLY CANASTA ODD (5 7 9 J K) CARDS
OR EVEN (4 6 8 10 Q) CARDS
ACES MAY BE MELDED OR CANASTA’D BY BOTH PLAYERS
YOU MAY MELD ANYTHING, BUT WHAT YOU CANASTA MATTERS
THE FIRST CANASTA MADE, OTHER THAN ACES DETERMINES WHO HAS ODD OR EVEN
THIS STARTS OVER EACH HAND

"OVER THE HILL"
THE DRAW DECK (where you pick up your two cards) IS CONSIDERED OVER THE HILL
UNTIL THERE ARE 30 OR LESS CARDS LEFT IN IT
YOU MAY NOT PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE UNTIL THAT TIME
IF YOU PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE BEFORE THERE ARE ONLY 30 CARDS LEFT IN
THE DRAW PILE YOU LOSE

"PIRATE BOOTY"
YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING YOU WANT
BUT YOU CAN ONLY CANASTA JACKS, QUEENS, KINGS AND ACES

"POPSICLE "
DO NOT PICK UP THE PILE UNLESS IT IS FROZEN
THIS RULE APPLIES TO THE WHOLE GAME
IF THE PILE IS NOT FROZEN WHEN YOU PICK IT UP,
YOU ARE DQED, THE REST IS REGULAR CANASTA

"QUICK DRAW"
GET YOUR CANASTA’S AS FAST AS YOU CAN
BECAUSE ONCE YOU DRAW A RED 3
YOU CAN’T 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 WITH REGULAR CANASTA RULES.

"REGRESSIVE CANASTA "
FIRST HAND YOU NEED 4 CANASTAS TO GO OUT
SECOND HAND, 3 TO GO OUT
THIRD HAND, 2 TO GO OUT
FOURTH HAND, 1 TO GO OUT

"REIGN OF THE MONARCHS "
YOU MAY MELD ANYTHING, BUT
YOU MUST MELD, 3 ACES, 3 KINGS AND 3 QUEENS
WILDS ARE ALLOWED, BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE A CANASTA
A NATURAL, NO WILDS CANASTA IN JACKS, IS AN
AUTOMATIC WIN, IF YOU GET ALL 4 RED 3’S,
IT IS AN AUTOMATIC LOSS

"REVERSE PHYSCHOLOGY"
YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE
YOU CAN NOT MELD ANY CARDS.
THE WINNER IS THE PERSON THAT GETS MINUS 500 1ST

"ROYAL FLUSH "
YOU CAN MELD OR CANASTA ANYTHING YOU WANT,
BUT IN ORDER TO GO OUT, YOU MUST HAVE THE
TENS, JACKS, QUEENS, KINGS AND ACES MELDED,
WILDS ARE ALLOWED AND YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE

"SCRATCH TOP CARD"
WHICHEVER CARD IS OUT FIRST
CAN’T BE MELDED OR USED IN A CANASTA FOR THAT HAND,
NEXT HAND THAT FIRST CARD, ETC.
ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE GAME.
SO IF A 5 IS THE FIRST CARD OUT THEN YOU CAN’T MELD OR CANASTA 5’S
IF THERE IS A JOKER, 2, OR 3 ON THE DISCARD PILE WHEN CARDS ARE DEALT,
THEN 1ST PERSON TO DISCARD PICKS THE CARD THAT CAN'T BE USED.

"SLICK CANASTA"
YOU CAN NOT MELD UNLESS YOU ARE GOING OUT
IF YOU MELD AND CAN NOT GO OUT YOU LOSE.

"SNOW WHITE AND THE 7 DWARFS"
YOU MUST MELD QUEENS AND 7'S TOGETHER
WILDS CAN BE USED
YOU CAN NOT MELD ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT TURN
YOU MUST WAIT TILL YOUR NEXT TURN!!!!

"SORRY "
YOU CANNOT PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE UNLESS
YOU ARE LOSING ACCORDING TO THE SCOREBOX
ALL GAMES START AT 0-0, WHICH IS A TIED SCORE.
IN CASE OF A TIE, THE PILE IS UP FOR GRABS.
AFTER THAT, ONLY THE PERSON WITH THE LOW SCORE
MAY PICK UP THE PILE. THE LOWEST SCORE IS IN THE
SCOREBOX, WHICH IS THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND OF THE
SIDE, IF YOU PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE WHEN THE
SCOREBOARD SHOWS YOU ARE IN THE LEAD, YOU
ARE DQED, SORRRRRRY!

"SWEET 16 "
YOU MUST MELD 6’S AND 10’S TOGETHER ON YOUR
FIRST MELD OF EACH HAND. NOTHING ELSE, YOU CAN
USE WILDS WITH THEM. YOU CAN MELD ANY OTHER CARDS
IN YOUR HAND ON YOUR NEXT TURN, YOU CAN FREEZE
THE PILE AND PICK UP THE PILE.

"TIC TAC TOE"
IF YOU GET 3 CANASTAS IN A ROW
YOU WIN AUTOMATICALLY! (ex 456 *567* 678 etc.)
PLAY REGULAR BUT IF YOU GET A TIC TAC TOE YOU WIN

"TOSSED TO THE CURB"
SET TABLE TO 1 CANASTA
YOU CANNOT PICK UP THE PILE
WHOEVER GETS THE FIRST CANASTA WINS THE ROUND
YOU MAY USE WILDS TO MAKE YOUR CANASTA
THE GAME IS OVER AS SOON AS THE FIRST CANASTA IS MADE

"UNTOUCHABLES "
ALL YOUR CANASTAS MUST BE IN ORDER,
FROM SMALLEST TO LARGEST OR LARGEST TO SMALLEST
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU MAKE A CANASTA IN 4’S THEN IN 10’S,
YOU CANNOT GO BACK AND MAKE ON IN 5, 6, 7, 8, OR 9;
THEY ARE UNTOUCHABLE!
IF YOU CANASTA IN ACES THEN IN 6’S, YOU CANNOT
GO BACK AND MAKE CANASTAS IN K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7;
THEY ARE UNTOUCHABLE!
YOU CAN MELD THEM ALL,
BUT YOU JUST CANNOT CANASTA THEM.

"WHERE’S THE WILDS?"
FOR EACH INITIAL MELD OF EACH CARD,
FOUR THRU ACE, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE WILDS,
AFTER YOU HAVE A CARD MELDED NATURALLY,
ON YOUR NEXT TURN, YOU CAN THEN ADD WILDS

"WILD 15"
YOU CAN’T MELD WILD CARDS UNTIL
THERE ARE 15 CARDS LEFT IN THE DRAW PILE.
IF YOU MELD WILDS WHEN THERE ARE MORE THEN 15 CARDS YOU LOST.
NO FREEZING THE DISCARD PILE.

"WILD 69"
IF YOU MAKE A RED CANASTA OUT OF 6'S OR 9'S YOU WIN AUTOMATICALLY
IF NOT, THEN YOU WILL PLAY TO THE END

"WORKING 9-5"
YOU CAN ONLY MAKE CANASTAS WITH CARDS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING 5 AND 9
YOU MAY MELD ALL OTHER CARDS BUT CANNOT CANASTA THEM