Hi. Your area to play cards on the table is the lighter green area immediately above your hand. If you mean drawing from the discard pile then yes. A Wild book is a book made of all Wildcards. I hope this helps. Hi Greg, a player cannot put down 3 wild cards to start a book. WebFollow these easy rules to play Hand & Foot. 5. However, I would ask your playgroup if they would be okay with one or both of these suggestions. 4 0 obj Screens smaller than 7" size are not recommended. A book can only have 7 cards in it in total. If your partner denies you, you may not go out. 2 0 obj WebHand and Foot is a North American game related to Canasta, in which each player is dealt two sets of cards - the hand, which is played first, and the foot, which is played when the hand has been used up. The second round was 1 3 of a kind and 1 straight. Clean books are worth 500 points but thats for scoring at the end of the game. The swipe must start somewhere in open space on the table (to distinguish it from selecting a card in your hand). <> WebThe Perfect Mix of Strategy and Luck. However, younger players could find it more difficult. How many decks of cards are needed to play hand and foot? I hope this helps! I may suggest playing an additional game or making a house rule for a tie-breaker! I hope this helps. These are: The top card of the discard cannot be a (black) three, You must hold 2 cards of equal rank as the top card of the discard, and (At least) three cards must be immediately melded: 2 of equal rank already in hand and the top of the discard. A meld must consist of cards all of the same rank, and can only consist of 7 cards in total. This is highly unlikely to happen but still possible. Canasta (which means basket) still has a loyal following. This is definitely more my cup of tea, and the reason this site was formed. This is where the 3's come into play. For example, if you had two clean Books and a wild Book that would be 2500 points. Hi Carolyn, while not required, I often use a scoring sheet to make scoring easier. The wild cards do not exceed the number of kings. Thank you. Make sure its shuffled well. This is considered a player's hand, with the other stack of cards being called the foot. When taking the pile, Then three cards must be melded (the two matching cards and the top) and then others may be melded as well. So for your example, you can finish your meld of 8s, and then you will have to wait till your next turn to start a new meld. A clean book is a book made of all naturals. Our opposing team stated that it was not allowed since we already had a dirty book started consisting of 9s. There are numerous variations of this game and no standard rules. Needing permission to go out is counterintuitive. Hi Bob, so I dont think I understand the question, but I will try to answer things based on my knowledge and understanding. Melds and Canastas; Initial melds; 2. unless your partner permits you to go out you must end each turn with two cards in hand, one to discard and one to keep playing with. I hope this helps let me know if I can be of any further assistance. If you make an error while playing cards, hit the "ReDo" button and the cards will return to the position A legal meld consists of at least three cards of the same rank. A book is just a meld until a 7th card is played. I am not sure where the 1500 points are coming from. Shortly the team realized they had only completed their hand and still had the foot. So the player would have had to make a meld with the wild and two 8s in order for it to be a legal play. Two, both players need to have their feet and the player not going out must have played at least one turn from it. n@Oq^sry \0 ;2c@6WaRlx#MO#]W4#*+ $p.~MV`J3>-1C{+k:[MsPz~0%9^C{EDTQQi1Kct[+$gH T`? Unless you have a 3rd 5 to use to start the meld you would not be able to draw the 5 from the discard. All three cards have to be melded that turn in regards to the other rules for drawing the wild from the discard pile. Does anyone out there have an answer to this question?.4th round (150 pts). You only score 1500 for a wild book. Hi HoJo, in order to draw from the discard pile, you must have 2 cards of equal rank to the top card of the discard pile. These rules can be viewed by tapping the "Rules" button. Are you aware of any of these rules? The hand ends immediately when any player goes out. and your opponents keep a common set of melds higher up on the screen. Did you know that your skills in this game can help with the card game blackjack? I hope this helps! However, this game can be played with any number of people. A black card indicates a canasta that contains wild cards, or a mixed canasta. WHEN PICKING A CARD FROM THE DISCARD PILE & YOU HAVE THE TWO CARDS OF EQUAL EAUAL VAULE, DO YOU HAVE TO START ANOTHER BOOK OR CAN YOU ADD TO THE ONE BOOK ALREADY STARTED? The ruling you posted says you cannot play a meld that forces you to discard a wild card. Hand and Foot works best with 2-6 players. If there is an opportunity to make a dirty meld, it may be advantageous to take it. Wild cards are 2's and jokers. I hope this helps. These values count for you (or your team) if they are melded and against you (or your team) if they are not at the end of the game. What about wild cards to closed dirty books as long as the total number of wilds does not exceed 3? I play Hand & Foot in one club, sub in another & may be starting my own with some friends who are interested, & we may have different rules. I did not find any variation that spoke of this, but Hand and Foot is an incredibly diverse game and there very well may be a variation with this ruling that I am just not familair with. Wild cards (2's and jokers) can be used as any rank except for threes. Example: If one team has three dirty books and the other has four, the team with four only gets 300 bonus points. This site recommends for two players 5 standard decks. Red 3s and complete book bonuses do not count. IE: you have an already started meld of 4 Kings and 3 Queens and pick up the discard pile that has a King, 2 Queens and some other cards. In short though, you must keep a single card to meld in order to go out. For example, if a player has 25 points left in their hand, they can remove 25 points worth of cards from the table instead of subtraction points on the score sheet. and then drop it by removing your finger (or stylus) at the new location for the card. The rules will be updated to reflect this new knowledge. I hope this helps and answers your questions. It can be described as a simpler, easier version of Canasta for beginners. For example if you held a 7 and8 of hearts and a 9 of hearts was discarded, could you pick up the 9 to play with the 7 and 8 to start a run? When scoring you will also count the additional points for completing a clean book, but that is in addition to the meld value. Hand and Foot Canasta is not normally played with five people, but if you wanted to it would be similar to playing with three people where each person plays for themselves. Although not required, it is usually a good idea for a player to ask their partner before they go out in case the partner has a lot of high point value cards in their hand that will count against that partnerships score. The value of completed books are as follows: If a team starts to and then fails to complete a Wild book before the round ends, 2,500 points are subtracted from their score. During play, could a person start the book with 2 kings and a wild card and on a later play add another wild card? While teams may have books of the same rank, a new meld cannot be started until the same ranked meld has been completed first. We also had 4 red threes. His team is now open. Scoring consists of two parts: bonuses and the point values of the cards. This Game is played using 4 / 6 standard Card decks. Hi Julianna, in traditional Hand and Foot partners are not allowed to table talk, but if all parties playing the game agree to this I see nothing wrong with it. A meld may be made entirely of wild cards, though. We play with different groups and each group plays by a different set of rules. The card on top of the book indicates the kind of meld (discussed below): red card for clean books, black card for dirty books, and a joker for wild books. Sounds are provided to help you be aware of the actions as they occur. This is discussed more on the Melds page. One, the players must have completed all the needed books. Can you add a wild card to a clean pile (making it dirty) even if you have a natural in your hand? Also can you count the top card toward meeting your opening count?? WebIt is my purpose to explain some tips and strategies that I have learned in about 17 years of playing canasta. The first meld laid down by either partner must meet a minimum requirement for the number of points it contains. I am a new player. Bonuses are a fixed amount of points awarded for canastas, red threes and going out. If the last card from the player's initial hand is discarded, they wait until their next turn <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> In your example, you are trying to make a meld of seven 5s, two 4s, and a wild card. In addition, the player/team must meet the initial meld requirement using the top card of the If your question is can you pull from the discard before you have made any melds, the answer is yes. Hi Carol, I do not believe there is a set penalty for this in Hand and Foot. merged into the player's hand and my be played as desired. They are the rules that I was taught and usually play by. Books are squared up, unlike a fanned meld still in the process of being added to. it is neither a red book nor a black book? In hand and Foot a player may draw 2 cards from the stockpile, or 7 cards from the discard pile as long as they follow the needed requirements to do so. If you have to discard a wild card what is the option of the next player to pick up that wild card? I have also never found the set of rules that was taught to me. Can I change that play before I end my turn by discarding? <>/Metadata 203 0 R/ViewerPreferences 204 0 R>> Some times a player does not see the advantage of playing a card elsewhere. I hope this helps. I hope this helps. Tap the pop-up to make the information go away. Thank you! What about helping another player? Hand and Foot is typically played as a partner You can either add cards to an already established meld or create a new meld, but you cannot do both in a single turn. Cards in the initial meld may be wild cards. Hi Marsha, you would score the 500 points for the clean book and score the 7s. If you have no cards in hand you have already gone out. WebHand and foot is and addictive game similar to Canasta. The Game can be played among four to six players by forming teams. Do you still use 5 decks even if only 2 teams are playing? 3Ve:c4B0 P:_`0r Se[*-s'b'HRd7O e]}/gf- 2 ewfh! It is my pleasure to help in any way I can. If you complete a book and are still able to play a meld this is legal. The top 3 must be melded (or all if there are less than 3 cards) and these cards can be counted towards your meld minimum. % discard pile in order to pick up the pile. swE9`.jwuVya%{{~O; .$ %~yy%9l'}XnTFPF>(v\{mRUQ1U^+@-]"Z.-ffQ];K+I] 2 Shuffle the stack. minus the total value of all cards remaining in the team member's hand and foot, plus any bonuses: The game is over when 5 hands have been played. I hope this helps. Hi Cheryl, to go out measn to have no cards in hand. For these reason, I have decided to present in this section the rules I am most familiar with, and also present some of the variations I have found online. Red and black 3's serve little purpose in this game. If so, can a card be picked up from the discard pile if it can be used to make the run? A "clean" canasta has no wild cards. General information about the game (like scores, number of cards in the deck, etc.) Hi Helen, I saw both your questions and hope I can answer them both here. Matching cards make melds of the same rank; there must be 3 cards in a meld. Players start with their Hand deck and then, after theyve played all of their cards, begin playing their Foot deck. 10+ 2-8. A player is not allowed to go out unless they have completed 2 black or dirty canastas and 1 red or clean canasta. In Hand and Foot, melds consist of equal ranked cards, and never cards of the same suit in ranking order. A canasta is a set of 7 like cards. Each person at the table plays their cards in turn, and each team works together against their opponents to create the most canastas before someone at the table plays his or her last card. Canasta, also known as Hand and Foot, has different variations and house rules. I hope this helps. When a meld reaches 7 cards it is a book, and can not be added to. 6 decks are still used. Cards made specifically to play Hand and Foot Canasta make it easier to learn, keep score, and change the number of players. Hi Patsy, so sorry to hear about you having trouble finding this answer, but yes when you place a meld (or a book if all 7 are laid down at once) they use the sum of the values of their cards for the total value of the meld. Our version of hand and foot we do not meld wild cards, and wild cards placed on the discard pile are the same as discarding a black three. Please let me know if this does not help and I will do everything I can to answer your question correctly. The hand and card game is Canastas variation. Red book of Kings is worth 570 points in total. Just remember it has to meet the requirements of the opening meld required for the round. To calculate a teams score, subtract the point value of un-melded cards to the point value of melded cards. Hi Maureen you are correct a book can only have 7 cards in it. Black threes left in your hand count for minus five points on your score. The rules we used stated that at the close of a dirty book, the wild book couldnt have more wild cards than natural cards, in other words 4 kings plus 3 wild cards would be a book. He claims that since it is a clean book, it qualifies as 500 points. I have searched for hand and foot canasta rules online and have yet to find a main set of rules, similar to what you find for classic canasta. Hi Jean, I am not sure what cards you are referring to drawing. the stock pile is depleted and players do not wish to draw from the discard. Recently the opposing team went out and I and my partner had 75 points combined in our hands. However, a player's partner may go out if their partner is not in their foot. so if you are asking if they can make a meld and then add to it after they have already made it no, theyll have to wait for the next turn. It is very common for different groups to play with different rules and when I personally play Hand and Foot I always ask about rules up front so I know. The game is played in several rounds until a player reaches or exceeds 10,000 points. Hi Ann, no cards cannot be added to closed books. The different bonuses a partnership earned are added up and added to the score sheet. Can you pick up the pile with 2 of the same cards in your hand and open the melds for your team before anything else is tabled on your side.? In most of the rules I have seen the wild book can be made of jokers and 2s. Melds can be made or added to, at the player's discretion provided that they have already met the initial meld requirements. Play with your Friends online, or by yourself against the computer opponent. Thank you for using Gamerules.com! The remaining cards are put then in the center of the table and form thestockpile. that is, neither team gets the going out bonus. This game does not have standard rules and is also played with a variety of variations. to meet the meld requirement only the card points (the 70 you mentioned) are used. With five players how many decks of cards should be used? Hi Deborah, I am a little confused by your question. Home Cards and Dice How to Play Hand and Foot: A Canasta Game for Beginners. Does the Wild book have to be all 2s or can it be a mixture of Joker and Dueces? around the table in clockwise rotation. Hi Amber, Thanks for all your answers! Hi Jim, as long as you have not discarded a card, ending your turn, you may continue to meld cards from your hand. vXnO%+^jh"8!o(j#XN1RW:R0 A,#>|k: gLE0F~m[Mh.P ZD$\D b}k so you know how this might differ from other variations of the game. (Particularly for going out.) Hi Susan, yes a wild meld can be made up of all twos. This type of meld is required before going out and winning a particular deal. If the drop location is not valid, the card will be restored to your hand. you would subtract these 300 points from the 2500 leaving your team with 2200 as your final score. To take your turn, tap the deck to draw 2 cards or tape the discard pile to pick up the top 8 cards. Everyone plays their own hand, or a team of 3 and a team of two? Also what happens when you only have wild cards for a discarddo you forfeit the game.?? Choose one pair to deal first. Tapping a card, deck, or pile means a brief tap with the finger or stylus. I have a question.I am in my foot I have 2 reds and one black I have 6 of the 6s downand I have a 6 and wild in my hand can I put bthe duece and 6 down to make a blackbut that will make 8 cards..someone did it the other nightand I do not think that is correct.I think you can only have a pile of 7 6s and have to wait till next time around So I would have 7 of the 6s down and a wild card which makes it 8 please advise. Hi Patti, because the rules state that the cards have to be of equal rank of the card drawn, I would say you have to have two cards of the same rank to draw the wild. I hope this helps. Hi Jackie, a book can not be taken from, neither can a meld once it is placed on the table. As mentioned above, natural cards can be added to completed canastas but not wild cards. A book must be completed before a new meld of equal value is started. Hand and Foot players are given two hands, also called a hand and a foot; Classic players are given only one, One red or dirty canasta and two black or clean canastas are required to go out in Hand and Foot; one canasta of any type is required in Classic, Hand and Foot uses five decks of cards; Classic uses two. A meld must consist of at least two natural cards and can never have more than three wild cards. They may be found in your hand, drawn from the stock, found in the foot, or picked from the discard. Here you are saying that you pick up 7 cards. Your turn starts when you draw. Thanks much! A completed book of 5s and a meld of two 4s with a wild card. You may only pick up your foot once you empty all the cards in your hand. You cannot have any cards left in your hand. endobj Hi Martha, an all wild card book is called a wild book and is worth 1500 points. Canasta uses two complete decks of 52 playing cards (French Deck) plus the four Jokers. WebHand and Foot Canasta Rules.pdf - Google Docs Loading No external site were used in writing the Hand and Foot Rules given on this site. Do you have to discard a card to go out or can you lay all of you cards down and not have a discard? To answer your first question, yes you can play a wild meld and add to it throughout the game, but a wild book must have 7 wild cards in it. The basic turn consists of drawing cards, making melds, and discarding cards. You may draw the top seven cards of the discard pile if the top card is a wild card, if you have two wild cards, and you immediately meld three or more wild cards including the wild card drawn. Players in may not make a play which would leave them with no cards in their hand at the end of their turn. AM I understanding this correctly. Hopefully, this helps, but if not let me know. Since this was the last round would the game be a draw for both teams at the time since the team who mixed their cards together couldnt recreate their hands and feet? My question is about discarding wildcards. Or two teams of 2 and one person plays by their self? Can a wild card book be laid without all seven cards and added to throughout that hand? Hi can you discard a wild card to get into your foot? Hi Karen, Hand and Foot is a game with a ton of known variations so there are a lot of ways to play. If you have a tie, simply redraw. If you wish to draw from the discard these are the following requirements: Complete turn by discarding a single card to the discard pile. These all must contain 7 cards and be squared books. When a player uses all the cards in their hand (by playing them in melds or discarding them), Both players on a team must be into their foot (that is, they played all cards in their hand). Variations on the rules and structure of the game then followed. Are players allowed to communicate (discuss what cards they are holding) during play via private messages? Hi Wendy, here are the three requirements in order to go out: 1) The partnership must have completed 2 dirty books, 2 clean books, and 1 wild book. Unlike some games, all the playing cards are used under Hand and Foot card game rules. Cards will have different values, though. If you follow traditional Hand and Foot card game rules, then both Jokers and 2s are wild. This makes them especially valuable during gameplay. This nicely brings us to the next section. The game According to traditional rules of Hand and Foot, the top card from the stock. Hi Wade, in Hand and Foot teammates sit opposite of each other. To set up a game of Hand and Foot, players need to form a circle around a stable playing area. In Canasta it is possible to pick up the discard pile, and it is often advantageous to do so since the more cards you have in your hand, the more options for making canastas and melds there will be. Hand and Foot can be played by 2-6 people. Or how does the player avoid going out? I hope this helps. This would equal a net minus 75 points. The top card is also flipped over face-up beside it and starts thediscard pile. If your partner ask you to go out but then can not in hand and foot is there a penalty? Then the other partner does the same and deals each player thefoot. Is there any rule that way you CAN NOT pick up the discard pile when you first meld? Besides playing with four players, Hand and Foot Canasta can also be played with two, three, or six players. 3. I have two questions. Next, the point values of the cards on the table are added up. A meld is formed with 3 to 7 cards of equal rank. Or I play a card on a meld of six cards and decide I do not want to. so if the player in question played the two red threes in front of him, he would then immediately draw two replacement cards. They cannot be played- only discarded. This is not usually a good idea since players do not know what cards their foot contains, and they could be stuck with a lot of negative points. Thank you. I hope this helps. We are trying to play with five players, how is this done? 1. The first player to go is usually the score keeper and rotates to the left. If you have any natural cards in your hand, you may not discard a wild card, you may only discard a wild card when a wild card is the only option. Also if the stock pile is depleted but the game is not over, do you reshuffle the discard pile and continue the game? And I would like to hear from others. These two stacks of cards must remain separate. Does the going out team both have to be in their foot before one of them can go out? I hope this helps. In order to go out three requirements need to be met. The top card of the stock is then flipped over and placed to the side to form the discard pile. You cannot pick up from the discard pile if the top card is a 3 or a wild card. Hi Terry, I do not believe so. At the end of every turn a player must discard one card but also keep at least one card in their hand if they are not able to go out (see Going Out). If you take the pile, it will be set to the left side of your hand with only the top card showing Red 3s give you a bonus score at the end of play for each one face up in front of you and penalize you for ones in hand. The Hand and Foot rules on the site (as far as my research would have me believe) are the standard rules. To go out a player needs 2 dirty books (also known as a dirty meld of 7 cards), 2 clean books (also known as a clean meld of 7 cards), and 1 wild book (also known as a wild meld of 7 cards). There are no partnerships in New Canasta, the "Hand" is called your "looking" and the "Foot" is called your "down". A player can't go out until they get rid of their foot. I lay down a meld of three cards. 1. I dont think there is any freezing of the deck in this game, maybe you are thinking of Canasta? %PDF-1.7 This version of the game is adapted to play on an Android-based tablet. 4. Extreme Hand and Foot Features : - Basic and Detailed Game Rules. You need five 52-card decks with 2 jokers per deck. Hi Sandy, there are no restrictions on how many cards a player can be melded in a turn. At the end of each hand, the score for each team is calculated as follows: The total value of all cards melded by that player/team, including cards in canastas 4 0 obj After you get rid of all the cards your hand you may pick up your foot, and continuing playing as usual. If team players sit across from each other, than the the play is: team A, team A, team B, team B. I think Im missing something. whats the seating arrangments for when 6 players play and three (two person teams) around the table. In this variation of Rummy, melds also belong to partners, as opposed to the individual player. You can only play on your set of melds. I hope this helps. I play with a group that is inconsistent in how to SCORE a 1500 run of clean 7s. A player goes out when they discard or meld the last card in their hand. If one team has a red book of 10s can they make another book of red 10s or a book of dirty 10s? We also have video instructions on how to play HAnd and foot on our youtube channel that may help as well. I would love to play by the rules here but the people I play with are elders and been playing since childhood so no chance of a change. When my turn came, I had 7 nines in my hand so I laid them all down as a red book. 3 0 obj This means either player in a partnership may add to any of the melds they both create, unless the meld has reached seven cards. Hey Linda, you cannot add any card to an already completed book. YOPu must also meld at least 3 cards, but can also meld more as well. However, if you want to play a red 3 you cannot pick up your foot, as playing a red 3 down in front of you causes you to draw a card. I suppose any kind of penalty could be set into place at the start of the game as long as all players agreed upon it. 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