Some variants allow a wildcard canasta, and then the requirement can be at least one black canasta, at least one red canasta, and a wild card canasta.
Tacos most often found in the morning hours include tacos de canasta and those with barbacoa or cabeza de res (lit. beef head).
The minimum meld requirements are 150 from 5,000 to 7,000; a canasta from 7,000 to 8,000; 200 from 8,000 to 9,000; and a natural canasta from 9,000 up.
Canasta loses his temper at his would-be victim's obtuseness.
Deuces may, but a partnership may not play deuces as wild cards if deuces have been melded and a canasta is incomplete.
Unlike in other versions of canasta, this is optional.
Canasta is generally agreed to be best for four players playing in partnerships.
The game of canasta and several other games are believed to have developed from this popular form of rummy.
