EARNHARDT JR CUT

Rules:

MAKE TABLES 2/2/ PRIVATE.
You Must have "8's" melded before you can GO OUT! Pile is up for grabs. Get a Red canasta in "8'S" and You win automatically!!! Game is cancelled or you may choose to play it out for the points,your choice, But if you play it out and lose,you the lose game!

OH YEAH!!!!

PLAY TO -800
GET ALL RED 3S AND ITS A DQ

2 BLACK CATS

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.

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)

4 OF A KIND

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.)

4 FEATHERS

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.

6 PACK OF ACORNS -

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 AND 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 AND QUEENS, AND KINGS. YOU CAN FREEZE THE DECK AND GO OUT.

7 SAMURAI

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)

9TH GATE

THE NINES ARE TO BE CANASTAD BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. ONCE THE 9'S ARE CANASTAD 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 TILL ONE TEAM CANASTAS THE 9'S.

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 ANYTHING OTHER THAN 8'S. YOU CAN MELD JOKERS WITH THE 8'S. YOU CAN FREEZE THE DECK AND GO OUT.

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.

357 MAGNUM
2 DRAW/2 CANASTAS/WILDS ALLOWED YOU MUST HAVE A RED 3 BEFORE MELDING ANYTHING.
YOUR TEAM MUST HAVE " BOTH" 5'S & 7'S "MELDED" BEFORE MELDING OUT.
THE 5'S & 7'S DO NOT HAVE TO BE MELDED AT THE SAME TIME! YOU CAN PICK UP THE PILE & GO OUT

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 TEAMS FIRST MELD IN EACH HAND CAN NOT CONTAIN A WILD CARD. PLEASE SET TABLE SO THAT WILDS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON OPENING MELDS

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)

BLACKJACK

BLACKJACK EQUALS 21 (TWENTY-ONE).YOUR CANASTAS MUST EQUAL 21 TO GO OUT. (EXAMPLE: IF YOU CANASTA 5'S + 7'S + 9'S = 21 THAT EQUALS 21 SO YOU CAN GO OUT). IF YOU GO OVER 21 AT ANY TIME WITH CANASTAS YOU "BUST" AND AUTOMATICALLY LOSE THE GAME. IF YOU DO NOT EQUAL 21 IN YOUR CANASTA'S YOU MAY NOT GO OUT. (BUT YOU CAN NOT GO OVER 21 EITHER) HINTS: ACES SCORE AS 1(one) OR 11(eleven) THE JACKS, QUEENS AND KINGS ALL EQUAL 10 (TEN).

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!

BOOK ENDS -

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.

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.

CARD UP - DO NOT PLAY AS 1 HAND QUICKIE

AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH HAND, THE TOP CARD UP ON THE DISCARD PILE WILL DETERMINE HOW MANY CANASTA'S BOTH TEAMS NEED TO HAVE TO GO OUT. IF THE TOP CARD UP IS RED (YOU BOTH NEED 1 CANASTA TO GO OUT) IF THE TOP CARD UP IS BLACK (YOU BOTH NEED 3 CANASTA'S TO GO OUT.) TABLES ARE SET TO 1 CANASTA TO GO OUT.

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 CANASTA'S (NO WILDS) IN BOTH 4's AND 5's YOUR TEAM AUTOMATICALLY WINS THE GAME.

CRISS CROSS -

WHEN YOUR OPPONET DISCARDS AN EVEN CARD ie(4,6,8,10,Q) YOUR TEAM MUST DISCARD AN ODD CARD ie(5,7,9,J,K). BOTH TEAMS MAY THROW AWAY BLACK 3's, ACES AND WILD'S. IF THE OPPOSITION DISCARDS ONE OF THESE CARDS OR PICKS UP THE PILE, THE NEXT PERSON TO PLAY IS PERMITTED TO THROW AWAY ODD OR EVEN TO RESET THE SEQUENCE..

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. .

DEVIL'S SIGN

YOUR FIRST MELD MUST INCLUDE THREE SIXES (WILDS NOT ALLOWED TO BE MELDED WITH YOUR 6'S, MUST BE EXACTLY THREE 6'S !! NO MORE NO LESS) OTHER MELDS ARE ALLOWED AT SAME TIME. AFTER FIRST MELD PLAYED REGULAR CANASTA

DIAMONDS -

YOU MAY NOT PICK UP THE PILE IF A DIAMOND IS THE TOP CARD ON THE DISCARD PILE.

DIRTY ONLY

YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO MAKE DIRTY CANASTA'S (ALL CANASTAS MUST INCLUDE A WILD) THE DISCARD CAN NOT BE FROZEN AT ANY TIME. (IF THE PILE IS FROZE WHEN FIRST HAND IS DEALT STAND AND 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!)

DIRTY CANASTA RULES

THE FIRST CANASTA EACH TEAM MAKES MUST BE DIRTY CANASTA (CANASTA WITH A WILD CARD) AFTER YOU HAVE YOUR DIRTY CANASTA THEN ANY CANASTA GOES)

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 BLADED CUT -

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

DR PEPPER -

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

DRESS THE GUEST!!!

THE FIRST CARD UP WILL DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE TO MELD EITHER ALL RED OR ALL BLACK CARDS IN YOUR OPENING MELD, INCLUDING WILD CARDS. NO JOKERS ALLOWED IN OPENING MELD. YOU CAN MELD AS MUCH AS YOU WANT ON THE FIRST TURN AS LONG AS ALL CARDS MELDED ARE THE SAME COLOR. ON YOUR NEXT TURN YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING YOU WANT AND THE GAME IS PLAYED LIKE REGULAR CANASTA UNTIL THE NEXT HAND. REMEMBER JOKERS CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST MELD OF EACH HAND.

ELEVATOR - NO 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.

FACELESS

YOU MAY NOT MELD OR CANASTA THE JACKS, QUEENS, OR KINGS.

FACELESS AND NO 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

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

FIRST PLAYER RULES

THE FIRST PLAYER TO MELD EACH HAND IS THE ONLY PLAYER ALLOWED TO PICK UP THE PILE. DQ RULES DO APPLY. (TO BE PLAYED 2 HANDS OR 4 HANDS ONLY- TO MAKE IT FAIR)

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)

FOOLISH 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.

FOOLISH 38

THIS IS A COMBO OF FOOLISH 3'S AND FOOLISH 8'S. YOU CAN NOT GO OUT UNTIL ALL THE RED 3'S ARE ON THE BOARD (IF A 3 IS IN THE 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 ALREADY HAVE 2 MADE WHEN GOING OUT - PILE IS UP FOR GRABS.

FREEZE OUT

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 -

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 -

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 NEVER TO BE A 1 HAND QUICKIE

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.

HANDS OFF

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

HANG MAN

THE FIRST CANASTA MADE MUST BE IN EITHER ACES OR 8's. IF TEAM 1 MAKES A CANASTA IN ACES, THEN TEAM 2 MUST MAKE A CANASTA 8's, AND VICE A VERSA. (YOU CAN HAVE A CANASTA IN BOTH ACES AND 8's)

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 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 CANASTAD

IN TO WIN FINIAL

ALL ROUNDS ARE PLAYED TO 2500 POINTS UNTIL THE FINALS. THE FINAL MATCH IS PLAYED 5000 POINTS.

JACKS OR BETTER

THE FIRST MELD BY BOTH TEAMS IN EACH HAND MUST BE JACK'S OR BETTER (Q, K, ACES). YOU MAY USE WILD CARDS BUT YOU MUST WAIT UNTIL YOUR NEXT TURN TO MELD ANYTHING LOWER THAN JACKS. YOU CAN ONLY GO OUT WHEN YOU HAVE A CANASTA WITH J, Q, K, AND ACE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A CANASTA IN ALL 4, YOU PLAY UNTIL THE END OF THE DECK.

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)

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.

JUMPING JACK FLASH

REGULAR GAME BUT THE CATCH IS IF ANYONE MAKES A CLEAN CANASTA IN JACKS (NO WILDS) YOU AUTOMATICALLY WIN

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.

LADIES 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)

LOSER WINS

THE LOWEST SCORE WINS. (IF ITS A NEGATIVE NUMBER THE HIGHEST NEGATIVE WINS)

LUCKY 7'S

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

MAX OUT

THE TEAM WHO GETS THE MOST CANASTA'S 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 - MINT JULEP 2 VS 2

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. IF THE CARD IS BLACK YOU PLAY FACELESS. 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 CANASTA"S OR GO OUT. WILD CARDS ARE ALLOWED IN YOUR MELDS.

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 -

5's AND 10's MUST BE MELDED FIRST. THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE MELDED ON THE SAME TURN. FOURS FREEZE THE PILE AND CANNOT BE MELDED UNLESS 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 FREEZE

YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO FREEZE THE PILE, IF THE PILE IS FROZEN BY THE DEALER. ALL PLAYERS NEED TO STAND TO RESET. 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!)

NO MEN ALLOWED

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

~COLOR CODE CANASTA~

ONE PLAYER WILL MELD ONLY BLACK CARDS THE OTHER ONLY RED CARDS
HIGEST SCORE OVER 3000 PNTS WINS
FIRST PERSON IN PAIRS WILL GET TO CHOOSE THEIR COLOR
IF A PLAYER MELDS A CARD OF THE WRONG COLOR, THEIR OPPONENT WINS.
WILD'S AND 2'S ARE FREE FOR ALL TO MELD NO COLOUR RESTRICTIONS

~HIGH CARD COOTIE'S~
NO MELDING WITH J,Q,K,A THEY GOT DA COOTIES!!
HIGHEST SCORE OVER 3000 PNTS WINS
IF YOU MELD WITH THE COOTIES CARDS YOUR OPPONENT WINS.
ALL OTHER CARDS ARE FREE TO MELD WITH INCLUDING WILDS AND 2'S

~LOW CARD COOTIE'S~
NO MELDING WITH 4,5,6,7 THEY GOT COOTIES!!
HIGHEST SCORE OVER 3000 PNTS WINS
IF YOU MELD WITH THE COOTIES CARDS YOUR OPPONENT WINS.
ALL OTHER CARDS ARE FREE TO MELD WITH INCLUDING WILDS AND 2'S
1 CANASTA TO GO OUT.
ANY QUESTIONS ??

~EVENS OR ODDS~
ODDS ARE 3,5,7,9,J,K
EVENS ARE 4,6,8,10,Q
ACES ARE NEUTRAL EITHER PLAYER MAY PLAY THEM
YOU MAY USE WILDS
PLEASE PLAY TO 3000 PTS
FIRST PERSON SET AND PICK EVENS OR ODD 1 CANASTA REQUIRED

~ALL OR NOTHING~
YOU MUST MAKE A MELD WITH EVERY NUMBER AND FACE CARD BEFORE U CAN "MELD OUT" TO END THE HAND
HIGHEST SCORE OVER 3000 PNTS WINS
WILDS AND 2'S ARE FREE TO MELD WITH
PICKING UP PILE ALLOWED

~OH CHIT!~
YOU MAY NEVER PICK UP THE PILE AND YOU MAY NEVER GO OUT
IF YOU GET ALL 4 RED 3's IN THE SAME HAND YOU LOSE AUTOMATICALLY
HIGHEST SCORE OVER 3000 PNTS WINS

~4 OF A KIND~
ALL MELDS (NOT JUST OPENING MELDS) MUST CONTAIN AT LEAST 4 CARDS.
YOU MAY USE WILD CARDS IN YOUR MELDS
HIGHEST SCORE OVER 3000 PNTS WINS

~NIGHTMARE~
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE WILDS AT ANY TIME UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO GO OUT.
YOU CANNOT FREEZE THE PILE
HIGHEST SCORE OVER 3000 PNTS WINS

~SCREW YOUR NEIGHBOR~
YOU CAN NOT MELD OR CANASTA WHAT YOUR OPPONENT HAS ALREADY MELDED OR MADE A CANASTA FROM.
GAME IS PLAYED TO 3000 POINTS.

~CARD UP~
AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH HAND, THE TOP CARD UP ON THE DISCARD PILE WILL DETERMINE HOW MANY CANASTA'S BOTH NEED TO GO OUT.
IF THE TOP CARD IS RED, YOU BOTH NEEDS 1 CANASTA TO GO OUT.
IF THE TOP CARD IS BLACK, YOU BOTH NEED 3 CANASTA'S TO GO OUT.
TABLES ARE SET TO 1 CANASTA
PLAYS TO 3000

~38 SPECIAL~
you may NOT MELD until ALL 4 RED 3S are out
you may NOT MELD 8S at any time
please play to 3000

CAPTURING LOST SOULS
YOU MAY MELD ANY CARDS
BUT YOU MAY ONLY CANASTA WITH JACK, QUEEN, KING, OR ACE
FIRST TO 3000 OR HIGHEST WINS THE ROUND
ANY QUESTIONS?

ROYAL FLUSH
MELD OR CANASTA ANYTHING YOU WANT
BUT.....TO GO OUT YOU MUST HAVE A MELD OF J,Q,K & ACE
WILDS ARE FREE TO USE.....YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE ANY TIME
HIGHEST SCORE OVER 3000PNTS WINS

BEST OF 5
PLAY 5 HANDS OF CANASTA
PLAYER WHO GOES OUT 3 OF THE 5 HANDS WINS
KEEP TRACK OF WINS IN CHAT AT TABLE
WILDS ARE FREE TO USE.....YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE ANY TIME

DEVILS BREW
YOU MUST HAVE EXACTLY THREE 6'S MELDED TO GO OUT....NO MORE....NO LESS (NO WILDS WITH THEM)
WILDS ARE FREE TO USE OTHERWISE.....YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE ANY TIME
HIGHEST SCORE OVER 3000PNTS WINS

~ORGY~~
U CANNOT MELD OR CANASTA WITH J,Q OR K
DISCARD THEM.....U CANNOT PICK UP THAT PILE!!
WILDS ARE FREE TO USE
HIGHEST OVER 2000PNTS WINS

~BRUTALLY COLD~
THE DISCARD PILE MUST REMAIL FROZEN AT ALL TIMES.
THE FIRST PLAYER EACH HAND MUST FREEZE THE DECK.
IF YOU CAN NOT FREEZE THE DECK PLEASE CALL HOST TO THE TABLE TO VERIFY.
THEN THE SECOND PLAYER WILL FREEZE.
YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE BUT MUST REFREEZE ON THE SAME TURN.
GAME IS PLAYED TO 3000 POINTS.

~JACK THE JOKER~
YOU MUST HAVE JACKS WITH A JOKER IN YOUR FIRST MELD OF EACH HAND.
GAME IS PLAYED TO 3000 POINTS.

WELCOME TO MID-EVILS CANASTA <:) .
YOU CAN NOT MELD WITH 8, 9 OR 10 . THEY ARE EVIL!!!
IF YOU GET A NATURAL CANASTA IN QUEENS, IT'S AN AUTO WIN. \:\
ANY QUESTIONS???

REIGN OF MONARCHS (TRUE HEARTS OF MAGIC) ~
YOU MUST MELD 3 ACES, 3 KINGS,
3 QUEENS (WILDS ALLOWED)BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE A CANASTA
IF YOU GET A NATURAL IN JACKS, YOU GET AN AUTO WIN
YOU MAY CANASTA IN ANYTHING
ALL 4 RED 3S IS AN AUTO LOSS
ANY QUESTIONS?
GO JACK GO JACK GO JACK GO! <3 <3
PLEASE REMEMBER TO STAY FOR THE RED 3S!!! TY

~Aces to Meld~
You MUST meld with Aces. NO aces NO meld
You can use wilds and you can pick up the pile as long as you meld Aces with your meld at the same time.
Have fun!
Any questions?

~Bachelor Party~
This game requires something of a manly meld.
So it takes Jacks and Kings being melded to be able to go out.
You can make canastas at any time, you just need jacks and kings melded to be able to go out. Rest is regular.

~Bachelorette Party~
This game requires something of a womanly meld.
So it takes Queens and Aces being melded to be able to go out.
You can make canastas at any time, you just need Queens and Aces melded to be able to go out. Rest is regular.

WELCOME TO ~DIAMOND DILEMA~
YOU CAN ONLY PICK UP THE DISCARD PILE IF A DIAMOND IS ON THE TOP.
YOU CAN MELD DIAMONDS.
TD'S CHOICE ON NUMBER OF CANASTAS.
FIRST TO 3000 POINTS OR HIGHEST OVER ADVANCES.

8 BALL
2 CARD DRAW// 2 CANASTAS
WILDS ALLOWED
YOU CAN MELD AND MAKE CANASTAS AT ANYTIME
BUT YOU CANT GO OUT UNTIL YOU HAVE A CANASTA IN 8'S
YOU CAN USE WILDS TO MAKE YOUR CANASTA

BACHELOR'S ONLY
FIRST MELD EACH HAND MUST CONTAIN JACKS & KINGS AT THE SAME TIME
YOU CAN USE WILDS AND YOU CAN PICK UP THE PILE AS LONG AS YOU MELD JACKS & KINGS AT
THE SAME TIME!
YOU CAN MELD OTHER CARDS WITH YOUR JACKS & KINGS

BAM BAM
2 CARD DRAW/ 2 CANASTAS
WILDS ALLOWED
FIRST MELD OF EACH CARD MUST CONSIST OF 4 CARDS INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 3.
WILDS MAY BE USED TO MAKE UP THE 4. YOU CAN THEN ADD TO THE MELD AS YOU WISH.

BLACK HOLE
2 CARD DRAW/2 CANASTAS/ WILDS ALLOWED
YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO MAKE BLACK CANASTAS (WILD IN EACH CANASTA)
YOU CANNOT DISCARD BLACK 3'S
YOU CAN ONLY MELD BLACK 3'S WHEN GOING OUT

GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
2 CARD DRAW
2 CANASTAS TO GO OUT
GAME IS PLAYED AS REGULAR CANASTA
^ EXCEPT^
YOU CANNOT PICK UP PILE

LADIES FIRST
2 CARD DRAW
2 CANASTAS WILDS ALLOWED
OPENING MELD MUST CONSIST OF QUEENS EACH HAND
WILDS AND OTHER CARDS MAY BE USED ALONG WITH THE QUEENS

7 8 LAY THEM STRAIGHT
2 CARD DRAW
2 CANASTAS WILDS ALLOWED
GAME IS PLAYED LIKE REGULAR
TWIST IS HAVE TO MELD 7'S AND 8'S BEFORE YOU GO OUT
YOU CAN USE WILDS AND THEY DONT HAVE TO BE MELDED FIRST....
JUST AS YOU ARE MELDED BEFORE YOU GO OUT!

ODDS & EVENS
2 CARD DRAW 2 CANASTAS TO GO OUT
THE FIRST CANASTA DETERMINES WHETHER YOU ARE ODD OR EVEN
ODD CANASTAS 5,7,9 JACKS KINGS
EVEN 4 6 8 10 QUEENS
ACES ARE NEUTRAL
YOU CAN STILL MELD WHAT YOUR OPPENENTS DO JUST CANT CANASTA THEM!!!!

TOTAL ECLIPSE
2 CARD DRAW/2 CANASTAS
WILDS ALLOWED
GAME IS PLAYED AS REGULAR
EXCEPT YOU MUST HAVE A MELD IN EACH RANK BEFORE GOING OUT
YOU MAY USE WILDS AND MAKE CANASTAS AT ANY TIME.....
BUT IF YOU GO OUT WITHOUT A MELD
IN ALL RANKS, YOU ARE DQED!!!!!

OMG!!!
2 CARD DRAW// 2 CANASTAS// WILDS ALLOWED
GAME IS PLAYED AS REGULAR, "EXCEPT"....FIRST "CANASTA" MUST BE ACES OR 8'S
FIRST TEAM TO CANASTA DETERMINES WHAT THE OTHER TEAMS FIRST CANASTA HAS TO BE
YOU CANNOT CANASTA BOTH!!! DQ IF YOU DO!!!!

HANKY PANKY
2 CARD DRAW
2 CANASTAS
WILDS ALLOWED
6'S & 9'S MUST BE IN OPENING MELD.
YOU CAN USE OTHER CARDS AND WILDS AS WELL BUT 6'S & 9'S HAVE TO BE IN THE INTIAL ONCE 6'S AND 9'S HAVE BEEN MELDED THE GAME IS PLAYED AS REGULAR

LUCKY 7'S
2 CARD DRAW
2 CANASTAS
WILDS ALLOWED
PLAYED AS REGULAR EXCEPT OPENING MELD HAS TO HAVE 7'S IN IT
OTHER CARDS CAN BE INCLUDED IN OPENING MELD INCLUDING WILDS
FIRST CANASTA HAS TO BE IN 7'S THEN YOU CAN CANASTA IN ANY OTHER CARDS

NO OUT
2 CARD DRAW
2 CANASTAS
WILDS ALLOWED
YOU MUST HAVE 1 CARD IN YOUR HAND AT ALL TIMES
YOU CANNOT MELD OUT AT ANYTIME!!!!!!!

FREEZE OUT
2 CARD DRAW
2 CANASTAS
WILDS ALLOWED
GAME IS PLAYED AS REGULAR CANASTA
EXCEPT YOU MAY NEVER FREEZE THE PILE
WILDS CAN BE USED WITH ALL CARDS.... YOU CANNOT DISCARD THEM.
YOU MAY PICK UP THE PILE AT ANY TIME.

FUN HOUSE
2 CARD DRAW
1 CANASTA
MUST HAVE ALL 4 RED 3'S BEFORE PICKING UP THE PILE AT ANYTIME DURING THAT HAND
IF A PLAYER PICKS UP THE PILE WITHOUT HAVING ALL RED 3'S IT WILL RESULT IN A DQ
YOU ONLY NEED 1 CANASTA TO GO OUT

BLOODY RIOT
2 CARD DRAW
1 CANASTA
YOU MUST MAKE 1 RED CANASTA NO WILDS AND IT MUST BE YOUR FIRST CANASTA
AFTER YOU HAVE MADE ONE RED CANASTA YOU CAN GO OUT OR MAKE BLACK CANASTAS (YOUR CHOICE)
YOU MAY NOT PICK UP THE PILE)
RED MEANS NATURAL NO WILDS USED
BLACK IS WHEN YOU CAN USE WILDS

FP MUSHROOMS
2 CARD DRAW
1 CANASTA
WILDS ALLOWED
THE BEGINNING OF EACH HAND WILL DETERMINE HOW MANY CANASTAS NEEDED TO GO OUT.
IF A RED CARD COMES UP YOU WILL NEED EXACTLY 1 CANASTA TO GO OUT.
IF A BLACK CARD COMES UP
YOU WILL NEED EXACTLY 3 CANASTAS TO GO OUT
NO MORE NO LESS
YOU CAN USE WILDS FREEZE PILE & PICK UP PILE @ ANY TIME

COWPIE
PLAY JUST LIKE REGULAR
EXCEPT OF AT THE END OF HAND YOUR SCORE ENDS IN 00 OR 55 YOU HAVE STEPPED IN COWPIE AND ARE AUTOMATICALLY OUT

15 MINUTE DASH
THIS IS BASIC GAME, PLAY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN IN 15 MINUTES.
HOST WILL ASSIGN A TABLE TO THE PAIRS.
ONCE BOTH PLAYERS ARE AT THE TABLE AND PLAYING A 15 MINUTE TIMER WILL START.
ONCE TIME IS UP ADD UP ALL SCORES ( INCLUDEING MELDED PTS ).
ANNOUNCE YOUR OWN SCORE IN LOBBY AND HOST WILL ANNOUNCE WINNER FROM THERE

REIGN OF MONARCHS (TRUE HEARTS OF MAGIC) ~
YOU MUST MELD 3 ACES, 3 KINGS,
3 QUEENS (WILDS ALLOWED)BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE A CANASTA
IF YOU GET A NATURAL IN JACKS, YOU GET AN AUTO WIN
YOU MAY CANASTA IN ANYTHING
ALL 4 RED 3S IS AN AUTO LOSS
ANY QUESTIONS?
GO JACK GO JACK GO JACK GO!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO STAY FOR THE RED 3S!!! TY