CANASTA MELD REGISTRATION
CANASTA MELD CODE

The Rule of Five applies: After the initial meld you cannot add another wild card until there are five natural cards in the meld. Other than the rules posted above, there are no local table rules. Any discrepancies should be resolved before play continues. If a 3 is the last card picked from the tray it stays in your hand, no discard, 5 point deduction, round over.Ī late meld allows the talon to include the turn card but nothing past it. You can replace the 3s past the turn card. You can use an assist of a clean triple to meet the meld requirement when melding wild cards as the initial meld. If you mis-meld, your team is penalized and must meld 10 points higher. If you forget to replace your 3s after you put them down, you cannot replace them later and must play short handed. There is no talking during play other than to ask once, permission to go out. Incomplete Wild Card Canasta either -2000 or -2500 depending on how many Jokers are on the table. Incomplete Aces or 7s on the table at the end of the round -2500 Holding more than two aces or 7s at the end of a round -1500 * Special Hand Chips will be awarded for completing the above listed hands. Wild Card Canasta with seven 2s 3000 points

Wild Card Canasta with all four jokers 2500 points

CANASTA MELD CODE

Zip Code (2 of a kind, 2 of a kind, 3 of a kind, 3 of a kind, 4 of a kind) Wilds are allowed 1500 points Garbage (4 of a kind-4 of a kind- 3 of a kind-3 of a kind ) no wilds 2000 points Pairs with wild card (must include aces and 7s and either 2s or jokers) 2000 pointsīoca/Miami/Palm Beach Pairs (must include Aces, 7s, Jokers and 2’s) 2500 points Only the following Special Hands will be allowed: Otherwise, please remain seated and quiet. If you are finished playing, you can use the restrooms or get a refreshment while the others finish. When your table finishes the round, please refrain from chatting as a group while others are still playing. Tournament officials will ensure that play ends after one hour. An uncompleted round will not be scored and counted toward the total points. If you did not get a chance to complete all four rounds, only the total score for the rounds completed will be recorded. Four deals at a table should take about an hour or less.Īt one hour, time will be called, and rounds must end immediately. You will again deal the cards and play four rounds and repeat prior instructions.Įach deal should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Please check with your partner that your total score for the round match with each other before you move to another table.Īt the completion of the round, you will move to another table and play with a different partner against two different opponents. If there is a discrepancy on the recorded scores for partnerships, the lower score will be used. Scoring will be checked by tournament officials. Partners should be recording the same score on their score sheets. When the four rounds are completed, you will record your total score on your individual score sheet. After the completion of each round, your team will meld based on the score, at the appropriate meld requirement, the same as if you were playing regular canasta.

CANASTA MELD REGISTRATION

Tables will be made randomly by player ability per your NJ Canasta Club registration (Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced)Įach table will deal and play four rounds.

NJ Canasta Club Progressive Tournament Rules

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