If you are far ahead of your opponent in the game and getting close to 5000 points, consider playing a more conservative Canasta strategy.
Points are gained over multiple rounds until a team reaches or exceeds a total of 5,000 points. In addition to points gained for melded cards, a player can earn bonus points for certain actions: Red 3’s automatically go to the score area without needing a meld. A meld of 7 cards or more is called a Canasta. A round ends when a player has no cards and points are awarded for the round based on the card groups that have been made.Ī meld is when 3 or more cards of the same value are laid down together. In each round, teams create groups of card with the same rank, called melds, until they have exhausted their entire hand.
How to PlayĬanasta is played between two teams of 1-2 players each, use 2 decks and 4 jokers, for a total of 108 cards. This game is exclusive for Club Pogo members only. Canasta HD is a popular online card game on Pogo, where you take turns drawing and discarding cards, and creating melds to rack up points.
