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What Is a Canasta? The One Term You Need to Understand Before Anything Else If you're new to Canasta, here's the single most important concept to understand before you worry...

Your Face Is Talking. Your Opponents Are Listening. You've spent time learning the rules. You know your meld requirements. You're tracking aces and sevens. But there's one thing a lot...

The Turn Card Just Dropped. Here's the First Thing You Should Do. The turn card appears, and something shifts at the table. The pace quickens. Players start rushing decisions. The...

Threes in Canasta: The Rule That Trips Everyone Up (Until It Doesn't) If you've just started learning Canasta, threes probably feel like a mystery. They go on the table. They're...

The Mixed vs. Clean Canasta Debate, Settled Here's a question I get from students regularly: "Should I close a mixed canasta when I can, or wait to close it clean?"...

Only Have 3 People? You Can Still Play Canasta. Canasta has a reputation as a four-player game, and for good reason — the standard version is built around two partnerships...