canasta

     

Canasta is a matching car game in which the object is to create melds of cards of the same rank and then go out by playing or discarding all the cards in your hand.

Trivia about canasta

  • About 30 years ago, this South American game created the biggest fad in card history
  • Bolivia & samba are variations of this game that originated in South America
  • This game of Uruguayan origin uses 2 decks of cards & has a Spanish name that means "basket"
  • It's a rummy-like card game played with 2 decks & 4 jokers