Software Board-Games - Canasta v16.3

Description:

Canasta adheres to the rules of "Classic Canasta" as documented in Hoyle's Rules Of Games, and other sources.
A set of dealing, rule, and scoring preferences corresponding to the rules of "Modern American Canasta" are provided for those who prefer the Modern American variation, or who wish to enhance the Classic Canasta rules. The Canasta deck of cards is comprised of 108 cards, being two normal 52-card decks plus four Jokers. Fifteen cards are dealt to each player.
The remaining cards are placed face down by the mat as the stock.
The top card is turned face up on the mat to begin the discard pile.
If the top card is a red three, another card is turned over on top of it (repeatedly, if necessary). If either player has been dealt any red threes, these are placed on the mat and replaced from the stock (repeatedly, if necessary).
These red threes, and any others subsequently placed on the mat, will count towards a bonus at the end of the round.
They do not however form a meld. Play starts with the non-dealer taking the first turn.
Each player starts their turn by taking either the top two cards from the stock, or all of the cards from the discard pile.
There are limitations that affect when you may take the discard pile. You continue your turn by playing melds to the mat, if you are able to and wish to.
A meld is a number of cards or the same rank (e.g., three Tens) and may include a limited number of wild cards (Jokers or Twos).
You conclude your turn by discarding one of the cards in your hand, unless you have melded them all. A round ends when: (i) a player has discarded or melded their last card or (ii) there are no cards in the stock and the player whose turn it is elects not to take from the discard pile.
Cards remaining in hand are deducted from the round score, and other bonuses and penalties earned are applied. The game ends when a player reaches 5000 points, or 8500 points if the higher thresholds scoring preference is selected.