Players attempt to make melds of seven cards of the same rank and 'go out' by playing all cards in their hands. Although many variations exist for two, three, five or six players, it is most commonly played by four in two partnerships with two standard decks of cards. Red-3 Joker 2 A K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Black-3Ĭanasta ( / k ə ˈ n æ s t ə/ Spanish for 'basket') is a card game of the rummy family of games believed to be a variant of 500 Rum. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) JSTOR ( May 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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