Scoring consists of two parts: bonuses and the point values of the cards. You are not forced to play the 10 even if you have it in your hand. If you have a current meld going but it isnt complete, can you pick up from the discard pile and play all seven cards to add to different melds? What about helping another player? Players then pick up their hand. The play begins with the hand dealer. The next turn the player decides to put 4 8s on the wild cards to make a black book. Is this ok?..Paul Smart (hand and foot). I dont remember after that and there were quite a few rounds. My understanding is that there are no set rules, yet in some of your answers, you call certain plays as not legal. Swiping across the screen from left-to-right or right-to-left will sort your cards. The team must have at least 4 dirty canastas and at least 3 clean canastas. Discard a single card to the top of the discard pile, face-up. Furthermore, the game is suitable for people of all ages. There may be variations that do not allow you to draw from the discard pile, but in the traditional game, a player may draw from the discard pile instead of the draw pile as long as the three requirements are met. The basic turn consists of drawing cards, making melds, and discarding cards. After a 10-year run, the interest gradually waned and traditional games such as Hearts, Spades, Bridge and Poker regained popularity. Hello Alex, thank you for sharing your variation of play with us. My question is this: While playing Hand & Foot, my partner layed down a starting dirty book consisting of one wild card and two 9s. Also, can you count the already started meld as your two needed cards to pick up from the discard pile?? Please let me know if there is anything further I can help you with. (one of which is your partner). If I have six 5s in a meld and the player before me places a 5 on the Discharge Pile, may I pick up the top 7 cards in the Discharge Pile and play the 5 (top card) on my six 5s to complete a Clean Book? The ruling you posted says you cannot play a meld that forces you to discard a wild card. Are you allowed to have four cards in your hand that match and instead of starting a meld and laying down the 4 like cards you pick up the discarded pile and make your meld? Hand 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. Hand and Foot is one of the most variation heavy games to learn, so I understand having a playgroup that only plays one way. I hope this helps! In order for a player to "go out", several conditions must be met: Note that when asked by a partner if it's OK to go out, you must answer "NO" if you have any 3's in your hand. When a meld contains 7 cards it is then considered a canasta. Red book of Kings is worth 570 points in total. you must always follow the rules of having double the natural cards than wild cards. Thank you for your question, and I hope you have a lovely day. Like most other games, the partnership with the highest score wins. Wild cards may be used to substitute any card in a meld, granted there are twice as many natural cards in the meld as there are wild cards. The wild cards do not exceed the number of kings. If you do not wish to draw two cards from the stock you maydraw sevencards from the discard. I hope this helps. If Partners have 7 red 3 on the board, can these count as a closed red book. There are no standard rules for Hand and Foot Canasta, so read through this carefully If the program is not letting you do something, check the text so you know what it's expecting you to do. Players score points for cards they have melded and also lose points for cards left in hand. After the top card of the taken discard pile is properly played, the other cards taken will be Unless you have a 3rd 5 to use to start the meld you would not be able to draw the 5 from the discard. The top card of the stock is then flipped over and placed to the side to form the discard pile. We review the games, research the rules, and uncover helpful tips and strategies. 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. merged into the player's hand and my be played as desired. I hope this helps. Again, I am not familiar with this ruling though. We only had 50 points in melds on the table as all other melds had been made into books. can be viewed at any time If the deck is completely depleted when a player is required to draw a card, the hand ends immediately, They may be found in your hand, drawn from the stock, found in the foot, or picked from the discard. BUT do we also get to count the seven 5 point cards in our total card count? Thank you so much. Bonuses are a fixed amount of points awarded for canastas, red threes and going out. As mentioned above, natural cards can be added to completed canastas but not wild cards. Red threes count 100 points toward your score if they are on the table and 100 points against your score if they are in hand. If your down to one card. In Hand and Foot, melds consist of equal ranked cards, and never cards of the same suit in ranking order. After a player receives the two stacks of cards, they choose, without looking at the cards, which stack of cards they would like to play first. Both players on a team must be into their foot (that is, they played all cards in their hand). After a player gets rid of all the cards in their hand, they move on to their foot. Opponents cannot add to the other teams melds, however, if that is what your question is asking. the stock pile is depleted and players do not wish to draw from the discard. Hi Jackie, a book can not be taken from, neither can a meld once it is placed on the table. If the last card from the player's hand is played into a meld, then they pick up their foot and You may also discard wild cards the same as any other, no need to forfeit. Is this a correct reasoning? If you are picking up from the discard pile, the three mandatory cards to meld may count toward this stipulation, however, the other 6 cards drawn do not count. Only the top card is relevant for the player/team to pick up the rest of the discard pile. The team with the greatest number of points after four deals wins. If one player is able to out, but the team has not met the conditionscan the player discard a playable card? Once a book has reached its maximum number of cards it must be squared up and cannot be added to or taken from. Each deal poses a minimum requirement for the total point value of the cards which make up the first meld createdin a partnership. Any number of melds can be counted towards the minimum, but bonuses for canastas don't count. Hi Jim, as long as you have not discarded a card, ending your turn, you may continue to meld cards from your hand. Hello Martha, To go out you must have 2 red, 2 black, and 1 wild book. Hope this helps and sorry for the confusion. As per the rulings you stated in your comment, it would seem it is not a legal play. If you had cards remaining in hand you would total their value. We also have video instructions on how to play HAnd and foot on our youtube channel that may help as well. We play completely different for one you start with double the decks to people. Hi Lynette, if you find a faceup card in the stockpile after the game is underway, I would look through the remaining stock to make sure there were no other cards faceup and reshuffle. To calculate a teams score, subtract the point value of un-melded cards to the point value of melded cards. We are trying to play with five players, how is this done? 10+ 2-8. Do we take enough cards from the books we had to make up the point difference? To begin the game each player takes a stack of cards The deal passes left and the game consists of four deals total. 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. Hi Mary, you absolutely can choose to play a wild over a natural card in your hand. Hi Carl, Im a little confused by your question but I will try to answer. stream The player then takes the next 4 cards in the discard pile, for a total of 5 cards. That player has gone out. There are three conditions players must satisfy before going out: Melds are formed with cards from A to 4. 2 0 obj If it is just two people playing, i understand rules are same, you just play for yourself and not a team, however, would I still need to use 5+ decks of cards? (The one who hasnt played their total foot) 3) You must receive permission from your partner to go out, meld the remainder of your cards but one, and discard the last card. When a player uses all the cards in their hand (by playing them in melds or discarding them), therefore there would be 3 books of 10s for one team. Hi Jodi, to answer your question, yes. 2 Shuffle the stack. 'p1v=GV%[N/" `)l2 2j"hf1n,E#- 0pVtbkMWr %}m9Qild3M;\0bmTKgEw.Z I am so sorry to hear you are having difficulties with the instructions. Players should separate the Hand and Foot into two decks. Therefore, it is not possible, and illegal, to make a meld of wild cards. Thank you. You can either add cards to an already established meld or create a new meld, but you cannot do both in a single turn. In other words, when his draw is over, should he have drawn a total of 4 cards, or a total of 6 cards? If you take the pile, it will be set to the left side of your hand with only the top card showing Players. My question is about discarding wildcards. The game generally has 4 players consisting of 2 partnerships. HAND & FOOT Game Rules. Playing Hand and Foot Players should work together to build up melds. If Hand and Foot Rules According to traditional rules of Hand and Foot, the top card from the stock must be discarded at the start of the game. You cannot pick up from the discard pile if the top card is a 3 or a wild card. If your partner denies you, you may not go out. The player's very last card must be discarded (not played on a meld). I hope this helps! 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.E. I have a question. 3. He claims that since it is a clean book, it qualifies as 500 points. WebA range of Card Trays is also available. 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. I have hunted and hunted for the answer to the following question. 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. Can I change my mind during my turn? Lets say between you and your partners remaining hands and foots you have 300 points. Also, 7 cards must be taken when taking the pile. I hope this helps. After either partner makes the initial meld, melds may be made without worrying about the count of the card being laid down. Threes, however, may not be melded in a normal way. Hi Sally, teams should alternate players so you should sit in whatever formation would allow for that if passing to the left. pqd"&WNDS;6WEM5}h,U+M}jr?5i1J2S9+mr,lE'(h&aU can you pick up the pile with two wildcards in hand? 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. If you have a card that plays but you dont have anything else to throw away, do you have to throw that card away? 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. To take your turn, tap the deck to draw 2 cards or tape the discard pile to pick up the top 8 cards. If you are referring to the discard you may also draw the discard, if there are less than 7 cards in the discard you must draw the whole discard. 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. Hand and Foot uses about 5 or 6 decks of standard playing cards and is played with 2-6 players. If the card happens to be a 3 or a Joker (wild card) it is then buried within the stock and a new card is flipped over. We had rules for the molds for each hand in a game. Web1:14. 2. The team that goes out is also awarded 100 points. In order to end a round, a Player must discard their last card in this fashion. This really isn't necessary but it makes counting up the canasta bonuses at the end of the round easier. 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. 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. This is impossible for a few reasons. I hope this helps. I hope this helps! 6 decks are still used. If you have no cards in hand you have already gone out. If a player only has a few cards in their hand it is possible to remove cards with the same point value from the table. Your thoughts? What about wild cards to closed dirty books as long as the total number of wilds does not exceed 3? The bonuses awarded for each situation are given below: In the above table it is important to note that the going out bonus is only scored once per partnership, but the other bonuses are scored for each player and added into a single score for the partnership. Burying it would also be a suitable action, as long as all other cards are facedown in the stockpile. Canasta (which means basket) still has a loyal following. The total score for a partnership for the round is the total of the above mentioned values. One example (& there are several): in one club, we have to pick up the entire discard pile. Unlike Classic Canasta, this is the only way the discard pile is frozen. Like regular Canasta, the objective of Hand and Foot is to make the most melds and to be the first team to go out. Recently the opposing team went out and I and my partner had 75 points combined in our hands. 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. Hi Bob, so I dont think I understand the question, but I will try to answer things based on my knowledge and understanding. Multiple melds may be started to reach this point requirement. Then three cards must be melded (the two matching cards and the top) and then others may be melded as well. Hopefully, this helps, but if not let me know. Two, both players need to have their feet and the player not going out must have played at least one turn from it. Tap the deck to shuffle and deal 11 cards to each of the players for their hand, Is there any rule that way you CAN NOT pick up the discard pile when you first meld? Hi Richard, you cannot start a second meld of the same rank as another you have started until the first meld of that rank has been completed into a book. Follow these easy rules to play Hi Marsha, you would score the 500 points for the clean book and score the 7s. They can't be melded and only count as negative points if a player is left with them in their hand at the end of the game. Wild cards are 2's and jokers. This will leave you with your final score. Why would one partner need permission from the other partner in order to go out? We had books, but no red 3s and a number of cards in melds that were not completed to make a book ( i call that the tableau). Setups. and another pile of 11 cards (face down) to each of the players for their foot. I will not explain the rules in detail, except for the meaning of 2-2-2 3fw Draw 2 cards, always frozen pile (2 naturals needed to pick-up), 2 canastas needed to go out, red 3s can lock the pile, and finally, the wild canasta is allowed and its worth 1000 points. x\Ys8~w$c-3\5%YHBRow%*@lKt{^\wIvpvzfc/sY w7'o9B'gu?gX8^;,?~HYM~&30Mo4ciOO> Y_o!l=)XR~FJGxQ)6#v NX,j)f~=]/BG))Iuz$Bx=v#;a)B[n9! A book can only have 7 cards in it in total. Also if the stock pile is depleted but the game is not over, do you reshuffle the discard pile and continue the game? Listed below are the point values of each card. (The one who hasnt played their total foot). The first meld of any round must at least be worth 60 points. Red threes drawn from the stock must be directly placed face-up on the table and a new card must then be drawn from the stock pile. A player is not allowed to go out unless they have completed 2 black or dirty canastas and 1 red or clean canasta. 4. We play with this guy that always holds most of his cards and can have 5 or 6 cards that match but he holds them and then lays them all out and goes out. Hi Doug, there is not an official rule for how to break ties in Hand and Foot. It is my pleasure to help in any way I can. Can you add those Kings and Queens to the already started melds? Hi Jill, 3s are not allowed to be melded. Cards made specifically to play Hand and Foot Canasta make it easier to learn, keep score, and change the number of players. They can be used in place of any card. Also can you count the top card toward meeting your opening count?? you would subtract these 300 points from the 2500 leaving your team with 2200 as your final score. I play with a group that is inconsistent in how to SCORE a 1500 run of clean 7s. Can you shed some light on whether we were correct in making a red book out of the 9s. the player takes their foot and uses that as their hand for further play. Question: If, on his turn, a player draws his two cards from the stockpile and both cards are red threes, how many more additional cards is the player entitled to draw because he drew two red threes 2 cards more or 4 cards more. Choose which partnership Not necessarily applied to just Hand And Foot. 3. It is most commonly played in teams of two. <> So does the wild card book not count for purposes of going out? Can you please speak to the flexibility of rules by agreement. The different bonuses a partnership earned are added up and added to the score sheet. Red and black 3's serve little purpose in this game. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. With the exception of 3's, the suit of a card has no meaning in this game -- only the card's value. and then drop it by removing your finger (or stylus) at the new location for the card. The top card is also flipped over face-up beside it and starts thediscard pile. Black threes left in your hand count for minus five points on your score. (Particularly for going out.) In Hand and Foot, players are dealt two sets of cards: thehand,which is played with first, and thefoot,which is then played after. A canasta is a meld of at least seven cards. 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. The values of the cards are used for two purposes, determining how many cards are necessary to meet the minimum initial meld value and in scoring a hand after some one has gone out. Therefore it is usually a good idea to discard these cards as soon as possible. Partners are not permitted to have two incomplete melds of equal rank. Five decks of cards are used, including Jokers. Thanks much! 2007-2023 Cool Old Games Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Sitemap | Contact. Did you know that your skills in this game can help with the card game blackjack? You will see your own cards, but you don't see your foot or any cards of the other players. Do you have a scoring sheet to tally the points? swE9`.jwuVya%{{~O; .$ %~yy%9l'}XnTFPF>(v\{mRUQ1U^+@-]"Z.-ffQ];K+I] i.e. 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. With five players how many decks of cards should be used? Hi Glendora, no you can only discard from your hand. Four players use 5 decks of standard playing cards with jokers. Foot stacks are to be placed around the stock and the discard pile. A clean book is a book made of all naturals. 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. What do you think? The instructions make absolutely no sense whatever. Hand and Foot is a popular variation from the rummy type game of Canasta. 4. Is there such a book that when you have seven sevens it is worth 2000 points? Hi Al, hopefully I understand your question but if not let me know. The second question I am a bit confused by. They may only pick up the discard pile if they have at least two other cards of the same value in their hand. I hope this helps and answers your questions. Separate the stack of cards in the middle of the Play with your Friends online, or by yourself against the computer opponent. When scoring you will also count the additional points for completing a clean book, but that is in addition to the meld value. I hope this helps. Make sure its shuffled well. endobj No one has opened. You will also need to empty your foot and your partners permission to go out. 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. The second round was 1 3 of a kind and 1 straight. Usually the top card of the stack is used to indicate whether a canasta is natural (clean) or mixed (dirty). These two stacks of cards must remain separate. 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