TABLE SETTINGS FOR 2 PLAYER CANASTA 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. PLAY 2 HANDS HIGH SCORE WINS 3500 MEANS PLAY TIL SOME ONE HAS A SCORE OF 3500 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 OPPONENTS 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!! OUR TIMER RULE If a player is not in the lobby at the start of the tour or booted, a 10 minute timer will be started. When they arrive at the table, the timer will be stopped and the amount of time subtracted from 10 will be announced. If they are then booted, the timer will start from the reduced time. A maximum of 10 minutes will be allowed before the player is disqualified. WE CHARGE THE FOLLOWING BUXS FOR OUR GAMES: ONE HAND QUICKIES CHARGE 20-25 BUXS 2HANDS HIGH SCORE WINS GAMES CHARGE 30-40 BUXS REGULAR GAMES TO 3500 OR 5000 CHARGE 35-40 BUXS SWISS AND D/E CHARGE 50-75 BUXS SPECIALS WE CHARGE 75 - 100 BUXS *`*`*`*`LIST OF GAME VARIATIONS*`*`*`* 52 PICKUP YOU MAY MELD ANYTIME YOU CAN NOT PICK UP UNTIL THERE ARE 52 CARDS OR LESS IN THE DRAW PILE YOU CAN GO OUT ANYTIME 57 CHEVY YOU MUST HAVE 5 AND 7 MELDED BEFORE YOU CAN GO OUT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE MELD AT SAME TIME YOU CAN USE WILDS YOU CAN PICK UP 7 BRIDES FOR 7 BROTHERS YOU CAN MELD WHATEVER AND WHENEVER YOU WANT BUT YOU CANNOT MAKE ANY CANASTAS UNTIL YOU HAVE MELDED THE 7'S, QUEENS, AND KINGS. YOU CAN FREEZE THE PILE AND GO OUT. 28 DAYS YOU MUST MELD 8'S FIRST, HOWEVER YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LAY 2'S WITH YOUR 8'S AT ANYTIME. YOU CAN MELD JOKERS WITH THE 8'S. YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN TO MELD ANY OTHER CARDS. YOU CAN FREEZE THE PILE AND GO OUT. 69 CANASTA YOU 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 ANYTHING YOU WANT AT ANYTIME, YOU JUST CANNOT MAKE CANASTAS UNTIL YOU HAVE 6'S AND 9'S ON THE TABLE. 7.......8....... LAY THEM STRAIGHT YOU HAVE TO HAVE 7 AND 8 MELD BEFORE YOU CAN GO OUT DONT HAVE TO MELD ON SAME TURN YOU CAN MELD AND CANASTA ANYTHING YOU CAN USE WILD YOU CAN PICK UP AND GO OUT ONLY IF YOU HAVE 7 AND 8 7 UP ALL CANASTAS HAVE TO BE 7 AND HIGHER YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING ANYTIME JUST CANNOT CANASTA BELOW 7 YOU CAN USE WILDS YOU CAN PICK UP AND GO OUT 911 YOU MUST MELD 9'S 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. 120 MELD "120 MELD THE ENTIRE GAME" YOU MUST MELD 120 OR MORE TO GET ON BOARD YOU CAN PICK UP YOU CAN USE WILDS YOU CAN GO OUT CARDS ARE WORTH THE FOLLOWING: JOKERS = 50 POINTS 2'S AND ACES = 20 POINTS 3 - 7 = 5 POINTS 8 - K = 10 POINTS ABOUT FACE YOU CAN ONLY MAKE CANASTA'S IN J Q K AND ACE'S. YOU CAN MELD OTHER CARDS BUT YOU CAN NOT CANASTA THEM. YOU CAN USE WILDS IN YOUR MELDS. YOU CAN NOT GO OUT! "ANTIFREEZE" YOU MAY NOT FREEZE THE PILE AT ANYTIME DURING THE GAME 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 NATURAL YOUR FIRST MELD IN EACH HAND CANNOT CONTAIN A WILD CARD. ON YOUR NEXT TURN YOU MAY USE WILDS TO MELD OTHER CARDS OR ADD WILDS TO MAKE A CANASTA. BACHELOR PARTY YOUR FIRST MELD EACH HAND MUST CONTAIN JACKS AND KINGS. YOU CAN USE WILDS AND YOU CAN PICK UP THE PILE AS LONG YOU MELD JACKS AND KINGS AT THE SAME TIME. YOU CAN MELD OTHER CARDS WITH YOUR JACKS AND KINGS. BONANZA YOU CANNOT USE WILD CARDS FOR ANYTHING UNTIL THE DRAW PILE IS 20 CARDS OR LESS. THIS MEANS YOU CANNOT FREEZE THE PILE, YOU CANNOT YOU MAKE DIRTY CANASTAS, AND YOU CANNOT 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 BY THE DEALER, PLEASE CALL HOST TO THE TABLE TO VERIFY. YOU STILL CANNOT USE WILDS UNTIL THERE ARE 20 CARDS OR LESS IN THE DRAW PILE! BRUTALLY COLD - PLEASE SET TABLE TO SHOW CARDS- THE DISCARD PILE MUST REMAIN FROZEN AT ALL TIMES! THE FIRST PLAYER TO DISCARD 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 CONFIRM. 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. "CABIN FEVER" YOU MUST MELD 3 ACES, 3 KINGS, 3 QUEENS (wilds allowed) BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE A CANASTA. A NATURAL, NO WILDS CANASTA IN JACKS IS AN AUTOMATIC WIN GET ALL FOUR RED THREES, IT IS AN AUTOMATIC LOSS CAPTURING ROYALTY YOU CAN ONLY CANASTA J,Q,K,ACE CRAZY CANASTA YOU MUST HAVE EXACTLY 1 NATURAL CANASTA ( NO WILDS) 1 BLACK CANASTA ( WITH WILDS) BEFORE YOU CAN GO OUT YOU CAN MAKE MORE CANASTAS BUT JUST CANT GO OUT COUPLES TOGETHER YOU MUST MELD KINGS AND QUEENS AT THE SAME TIME IN YOUR FIRST MELD EACH HAND. WILD CARDS ARE PERMITTED AND YOU MAY MELD OTHER CARDS AT THE SAME TIME. DETERMINATION YOU 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 PERSON TO MELD DETERMINES IF THEY ARE EVEN OR ODD. 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 AND YOU MAY USE WILDS. YOU JUST CANNOT CANASTA IN ANYTHING UNTIL YOU HAVE A DIRTY CANASTA IN JACKS OR KINGS. DIRTY ONLY YOU MAY ONLY TO MAKE DIRTY CANASTAS! ALL CANASTAS MUST INCLUDE A WILD 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 FIRST MELD. 2ND HAND: YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE KING'S IN YOUR FIRST MELD. 3RD HAND: YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE QUEEN'S IN YOUR FIRST MELD. EVEN STEVEN YOU MAY MELD WHATEVER YOU WANT, WHENEVER YOU WANT BUT YOU CAN ONLY MAKE CANASTAS OUT OF EVEN NUMBER CARDS. 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. THEY ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY! FACE-OFF YOU MAY NOT MELD OR CANASTA THE J'S, Q'S, OR K'S. THEY ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY! YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PICK UP FACE-OUT YOU MAY NOT MELD OR CANASTA J'S, Q'S OR K'S. THEY ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY! YOU CANNOT GO OUT AT ANYTIME. GENTLEMEN FIRST YOU MUST HAVE KINGS IN YOUR FIRST MELD EACH HAND. YOU MAY MELD OTHER CARDS WITH THEM AND YOU MAY USE WILD CARDS. GET OUT OF DEBT ** 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. YOU CAN USE WILDS PICK UP AND GO OUT GIN CANASTA IF YOU PICK UP THAT TOP CARD MUST MAKE A CANASTA. YOU MAY PLAY FROM YOUR HAND AT ANY TIME REGULARLY. HANDS OFF YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE AT ANY TIME! YOU CAN GO OUT YOU CAN USE WILDS 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). IF YOU HAVE A THIRD CANASTA (OR MORE) THEY MAY BE ANYTHING. 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. 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 JACK SQUAT YOU CAN NOT MELD OR CANASTA THE JACKS, THEY ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY! YOU CAN NOT GO OUT, YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE, IF YOU GET ALL FOUR RED 3'S YOU AUTOMATICALLY LOSE! JACOB'S LADDER YOU CAN NOT MELD OR CANASTA THE 4'S OR 9'S. THEY ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY. YOU CAN USE WILDS YOU CAN NOT GO OUT - YOU CAN PICK UP PILE JOKERS FREEZE 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. KING ME YOU MUST HAVE KING"S MELDED BEFORE YOU CAN CANASTA ANYTHING YOU CAN PICK UP AND GO OUT KING PIN YOU CAN NEVER MELD OR CANASTA THE KINGS. THEY ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY! YOU CAN NEVER GO OUT KOOKIE OLD MAID YOU CAN NOT MELD OR CANASTA THE QUEENS UNLESS DIRECTLY FROM YOUR HAND AS YOU GO OUT. JUST LIKE WHEN MELDING BLACK 3'S. IF YOU MELD OR CANASTA THE QUEENS YOU CAN NOT HAVE ANY DISCARD. IF YOU HAVE TO DISCARD AFTER YOU MELD OR CANASTA THE QUEENS YOU AUTO DQ LADDER 49 YOU CAN'T MELD OR CANASTA THE 4s OR 9s. THEY ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY! YOU CAN USE WILDS YOU CAN PICK UP YOU CAN GO OUT 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. LADY LUCK YOU CAN NOT MELD QUEENS UNLESS STRAIGHT FROM YOUR HAND INTO A CLEAN CANASTA (NO WILD CARDS) LIGHTS ON ONLY CLEAN CANASTAS MAY BE MADE (CANASTAS WITHOUT 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 ARE FOR DISCARDED ONLY! YOU CANT GO OUT YOU CAN USE WILDS YOU CAN PICK UP. MASTER OF CONFUSION THIS IS A 3 HAND GAME, UNLESS 5,000 IS REACHED IN 2 HANDS ROUND 1: YOU PLAY HANDS OFF 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 MISERY YOU CANNOT PICK UP THE PILE AND YOU CANNOT USE WILDS TO MELD OR CANASTA. WILDS ARE TO BE USED AS DISCARDS ONLY! 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. 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 YOU MAY NOT GO OUT AT ANY TIME. NO OUT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OUT AT ANY TIME. YOU CAN PICK UP YOU CAN USE WILDS 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 CANT PICK UP YOU CANT GO OUT YOU CAN USE WILDS IF U GET ALL 4 RED 3 YOU AUTOMATICALLY LOSE OLD MAID YOU CAN NEVER MELD QUEENS! QUEENS ARE FOR DISCARDED ONLY! YOU CAN PICK UP YOU CAN GO OUT OLD FART YOU CAN NEVER MELD KINGS! KINGS ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY! YOU CAN PICK UP YOU CAN GO OUT OUTER LIMITS YOU MAY ONLY MELD CARDS 3, 4, 5, 6 AND JACK, QUEEN, KING, AND ACE. CARDS 7, 8, 9, AND 10 ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY ... YOU MAY NEVER MELD OR CANASTA THEM! IF YOU MELD OR CANASTA THE 7, 8, 9, 10 IT IS A DQ! OVER THE HILL THE DRAW DECK (where you pick up your two cards) IS CONSIDERED OVER THE HILL YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE UNTIL THERE IS 30 OR LESS CARDS IN IT IF U DO YOU DQ AND AUTOMATICALLY LOSE YOU CAN USE WILDS TO MELD YOU CAN GO OUT "POPSICLE" DO NOT PICK UP THE PILE UNLESS IT IS FROZEN!!! IF THE PILE IS NOT FROZEN WHEN YOU PICK IT UP, YOU ARE DQed. REST IS REGULAR "QUICK DRAW MCGRAW" GET YOUR CANASTA'S AS FAST AS YOU CAN, BECAUSE ONCE YOU DRAW A RED 3 YOU CANNOT MAKE ANY MORE. ALL YOU MAY DO THEN IS MELD AS MUCH AS 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. REGULAR CANASTA DRAW 2 CARDS AND 2 CANASTAS TO GO OUT 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 NEIGHBOR (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. SKY HIGH YOU CAN ONLY MAKE CANASTAS IN 8'S AND HIGHER CARDS 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 7 ARE FOR DISCARD ONLY! THEY MAY NEVER BE MELD OR MADE INTO CANASTA YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE AND GO OUT "SNOW WHITE AND THE 7 DWARFS" YOU MUST MELD QUEENS AND 7'S IN FIRST MELD WILDS CAN BE USED YOU CAN NOT MELD ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT TURN YOU MUST WAIT TILL YOUR NEXT TURN!!!! SWEET 16 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 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. TIC TAC TOE PLAYED REGULAR CANASTA EXCEPT IF YOU GET 3 CANASTAS IN A ROW YOU WIN AUTOMATICALLY! (456 *567* 678 *789* 8910 *910J* 10JQ* JQK* QKACE) TOSSED TO THE CURB YOU CAN NOT PICK UP THE PILE. WHOEVER GETS THE FIRST CANASTA WINS TRUTH OR DARE TOP CARD DECIDES WHETHER BOTH TEAMS MAKE ALL CANASTAS EITHER RED OR BLACK. IF THE TOP CARD IS RED, BOTH TEAMS MAKE ONLY RED CANASTAS (CANASTAS WITH NO WILDS) IF THE TOP CARD IS BLACK, BOTH TEAMS MAKE ONLY BLACK CANASTAS (CANASTAS WITH WILDS) IF THE TOP CARD IS A WILD, BOTH TEAMS CAN MAKE EITHER RED OR BLACK CANASTAS BOTH TEAMS PLEASE WRITE IN YOUR ROOM'S CHAT WHAT YOU WILL BE MAKING CANASTAS IN (RED OR BLACK) BEFORE THE FIRST CARD IS PLAYED SO YOU ARE BOTH IN AGREEMENT. TWISTED LADDER 49 YOU CAN'T MELD OR CANASTA THE 4'S OR 9'S, UNLESS YOU CAN MELD BOTH THE 4'S AND 9'S IN A CLEAN CANASTA'S ON YOUR LAST TURN. WITH OR WITHOUT A DISCARD. WORKING MAN BLUES YOU MUST MELD 8 AND 4 BEFORE YOU CAN GO OUT YOU CANNOT PICK UP WORKING 9-5 YOU CAN ONLY CANASTA CARDS 5 THROUGH 9 YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING YOU CAN PICK UP YOU CAN USE WILDS YOU CAN GO OUT "WORTHLESS ACES" NO MELDING ACES AT ALL! YOU MAY PICK UP AND GO OUT. YOU'RE OUTTA HERE! THE FIRST CARD TURNED UP IN THE DISCARD PILE IS THE CARD THAT CAN NOT BE MELD OR CANASTA THAT HAND. PLEASE WRITE AT YOUR TABLE'S CHAT THE FIRST CARD SO YOU BOTH AGREE IF THE FIRST CARD UP IS A WILD OR A 3 (RED OR BLACK) THE NEXT REGULAR CARD (NON WILD OR 3) DISCARDED WILL BE THE CARD YOU CAN NOT MELD OR CANASTA THAT HAND.