Card Games : How to Play Canasta

Canasta is a card game that is played with a combination of three regular decks, and is usually played with four players in two teams. Play Canasta and try to make melds, or runs of numbers, with tips from a gaming specialist in this free video on card games.

Expert: Windy St. George
Bio: Windy St. George has worked at Games of Berkeley for eight years. She is an expert in all types of card games, board games, tabletop games, RPGs, and miniatures.
Filmmaker: Sam Lee

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• card games
• cards
• playing cards
• games
• kids card games
• deck of cards
• rummy
• dealing cards

[Loner4ever311]

the point of canasta is to make meldSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[oldcyclist1]

and you play with 15 cards in you hand and 15 in your foot,

[zwithgol]

I have never played canasta with three decks, always with two.



[astrobel73]

it's good that I know how to play this game cos this lady is the worst ever explaining the game, what a HORROR !!!

[ultimatix89]

Thumbs up if you don´t have understand the game. 

[MrSparkyplug97]

u can use 2 decks when playing, it works just as well ;)

[xDNachoxD]

@mozzi270299 And the Truco also

[xDNachoxD]

@mozzi270299 That Canasta is a game invented in Uruguay

[mozzi270299]

@xDNachoxD

huh????

[zachk1983]

I thought canasta was only played with two decks.

[marwanelmounajjed]

wrong

[asapco1]

I'm sorry. This vid wasn't helpful at all. What are the rules fro drawing from the deck? Do you just pick one or keep picking til you get something you need?