The player to the dealer's left has the first turn, and then play proceeds clockwise. A turn begins either by drawing the first card from the stock into the player's hand or by picking up the entire discard pile. However, there are restrictions on when one can pick up the discard pile. (See Picking up the discard pile, below). If the card drawn from the stock is a red three, the player must table it immediately, as one would if melding, and draw another card. Players may then make as many legal melds as they wish from the cards in their hands. A turn ends when the player discards one card from the hand to the top of the discard pile. No player may "undo" a meld or laid card, or change their mind after drawing a card from the deck.Įach player/team keeps separate melds of the various ranks of cards. A player may never play to an opponent's meld. A legal meld consists of at least three cards of the same rank, and there is no limit on how large it can grow. Suits are irrelevant except that black threes are treated differently from red threes. Wild cards can be used as any rank except for threes. Threes may never be melded in ordinary play, although three or more black threes may be melded in the final turn of a player going out.Ī meld must consist of at least two natural cards, and can never have more than three wild cards. Examples: 5 ♥ 5 ♣ 2 ♥ and 9 ♥ 9 ♣ 2 ♥ 2 ♣ Jkr are legal melds. 5 ♥ 2 ♣ 2 ♥ is not a legal meld as it contains only one natural card.
9 ♥ 9 ♣ 9 ♦ 2 ♥ 2 ♣ 2 ♦ Jkr is not legal as it contains more than three wild cards. One team/player cannot have two separate melds of the same rank. If more cards of the same rank are melded, they are automatically merged into the preexisting meld.Ī canasta is a meld of at least seven cards, whether natural or mixed.
A natural canasta is one that comprises only cards of the same rank. A mixed canasta (or dirty canasta) is one that comprises both natural and wild cards.
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