QUEEN ME NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You may meld anything at anytime, but you MUST have a meld in Queens seen on the table in order to canasta. Once you have melded Queens, you may canasta anything you want, but you MUST have a canasta in Queens in order to go out. Queens DO NOT have to be in initial meld or your first canasta, but they MUST be in your meld before canasta and one of your canastas in order to go out. If you fail to do either/or you DQ. If you get a natural canasta in Queens, then you auto win and all play MUST stop. If you discard or continue playing you lose the auto win and must complete the game. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. QUEEN MERRIE NT (NO DOUBLES) DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You must have Queens AND 4s in your initial meld. You may use wilds and other cards, but 7s and Jacks are discards only. In order to go out, you must have a canasta in Queens AND 4s. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. QUEEN OF 2s NTC DRAW 2, CANASTA 1, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You may meld and canasta anything at anytime, but you must have Queens with a 2 melded in order to go out and you do not have to meld them at the same time. No touching the pile! DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. QUEENS GUARDS NTC DRAW 2, CANASTA 1, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You can meld anything, any time EXCEPT QUEENS. You must have 8s, Jacks and Kings melded before melding Queens! You must have all 4 (8s Jacks Kings and Queens) melded before making any canastas. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. QUEENS NTC DRAW 2, CANASTA 1, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You can meld anything but your first meld must include QUEENS. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. QUEENS ON A PLANE NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES 1st hand: Queen Me NT - You can meld anything but you MUST have a meld in Qs on the table before you canasta. And you must have a canastain Qs to go out. Canasta before Qs on the table or go out without canastain Qs is a DQ. If you get a red in Qs it is an auto win. 2nd hand: 747 - The big jet is ready to take off!! In order to board the plane you must include 7s in your initial meld. To get your in flight meal, you must have 4s seen on the table before making a canasta. Before you can get off the plane, you must make a canasta in 7s, then you can go out. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. RED AS FIRE NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You can meld anything at anytime, however EACH set of cards melded must have at least 1 red card. Wild cards are color neutral and do not count as a red card. **Please note that this is every set not just those of the initial meld. ** DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. RED IS THE NEW BLACK NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES Your first meld can only consist of RED cards. Wilds Red 2s are allowed. Your next turn you can only meld BLACK cards. Wild Black 2s are allowed. JOKERS are color nuetral and can meld at any time. AFTER your first and second meld are completed you can meld anything at anytime on the third meld. AFTER YOUR FIRST & SECOND MELD OF RED AND THEN BLACK, YOU CAN MELD ANYTHING YOU WANT FROM THEN ON. YOU MUST HAVE A RED CANASTA AND A BLACK CANASTA IN ORDER TO GO OUT. 2 SAME COLOR IN A ROW IS DQ. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. RED ROSE NTC DRAW 2, CANASTA 1, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You can meld and canasta anything at anytime. If you get a natural canasta in any card you auto win. You continue playing you lose the auto win. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. REGULAR CANASTA NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You can meld and canasta's as you want! DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. REVENGE OF FOOLS NTC DRAW 2, CANASTA 1, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES The first person to meld chooses 1 card in their first meld for all players to need in the first meld. Type at table the card so all players know what card is chosen. If you do not call the card before you discard, it is auto DQ. Revenge of Fools is you MUST have the card called in a canasta to go out. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. REVERSE GROUPER NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 3, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You must make one (1) canasta from each group in order BY GROUPS. This means you make a canasta from Group 1, then Group 2, and then Group 3. Group 1 is J, Q, K, A. Group 2 is 7, 8, 9, 10. Group 3 is 4, 5, 6. After you make 1 canasta from each group, in order, then you may make any other canastas you want and go out. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. REVERSE MIDS NTC DRAW 2, CANASTA 1, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES Your initial meld must consist ONLY of 7s, 8s, and 9s ALL melded together. You may use wilds, but cannot use additional cards. In order to canasta, you must also have 6s, 10s, and Aces melded in any order, in the same turn or separate turns. These can be added in the same turn as your first meld, but not as part of your initial meld. All other cards (3s, 4s, 5s, Js, Qs, and Ks) are discards only. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. REVERSE SHRINKING VIOLETS NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES First hand you cannot meld or canasta As.Second hand As or Ks. Third hand As, Ks or Qs and so on until there is a winner. DONT PICK UP THE PILE. RICH MAN POOR MAN NTC DRAW 2, CANASTA 1, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES 1st hand ROYAL FLUSH NTC - You can meld anything but your first meld must include ACES. 2nd hand FACELESS NTC - You may not meld or canasta Jacks, Queens or Kings at any time. 3rd hand ROYAL FLUSH NTC - You can meld anything but your first meld must include KINGS. 4th hand FACELESS NTC - You may not meld or canasta Jacks, Queens or Kings at any time. 5th hand ROYAL FLUSH NTC - You can meld anything but your first meld must include QUEENS. 6th hand FACELESS NTC - You may not meld or canasta Jacks, Queens or Kings at any time. If more rounds needed, continue alternating the rounds until game is completed. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. RIDE THE LIGHTNING NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You must have 9s in your first meld. In order to make canastas, you must have Jacks melded. In order to go out, you must have a canasta in Kings. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. ROSES FOR MOM NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You will need Queens in your first meld. You can use wilds and any other cards at any time. Next you need 4s and 5s (the kids) to make canastas. You need a canasta in Queens and either 4 or 5 to go out. If you get all 4 RED THREES you automatically get the ROSES for mom and auto win. If you discard or play a card, you lose the auto, and play resumes. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. ROSEY ACES NTC DRAW 2, CANASTA 1, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES You must have As in your initial meld, You may use wilds and other cards with your As. You must have a natural canasta in any card in order to go out. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. ROYAL FLUSH NTC DRAW 2, CANASTA 1, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES 1st hand - You can meld anything but your first meld must include ACES. 2nd hand - You can meld anything but your first meld must include KINGS. 3rd hand - You can meld anything but your first meld must include QUEENS. 4th hand - You can meld anything but your first meld must include JACKS. 5th hand - You can meld anything but your first meld must include TENS. If more rounds needed, start over with ACES. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. ROYAL ME NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES 1st Hand: Ace Me NT - Aces melded before making canastas and a canasta in Aces to go out. 2nd Hand: King Me NT - Kings melded before making canastas and a canasta in Kings to go out. 3rd Hand: Queen Me NT - Queens melded before making canastas and a canasta in Queens to go out. 4th Hand: Jack Me NT - Jacks melded before making canastas and a canasta in Jacks to go out. 5th Hand: 10 Me NT - 10s melded before making canastas and a canasta in 10s to go out. If more hands are needed start over with Ace Me NT. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. ROYAL SEX NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES Your INITIAL meld must include EITHER ROYALS (Qs AND Ks) or SEX (6s AND 9s). Once you have made your initial meld, the game is played as REG NT. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. ROYAL STEPS NT DRAW 2, CANASTA 2, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES 1st Hand - Jacks must be in your first meld. Queens must be your first canasta. 2nd Hand - Queens must be in your first meld. Kings must be your first canasta. 3rd Hand - Kings must be in your first meld. Aces must be your first canasta. 4th Hand - Aces must be in your first meld. Jacks must be your first canasta. 5th Hand - START OVER with Jacks must be in your first meld. Queens must be your first canasta. Repeat as needed. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE. RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER NTC DRAW 2, CANASTA 1, NO PU, NO BOTS, WILDS YES Since Rudolph has a red nose you need a red 3 showing before you can meld. You can meld anything but you must have 8s on the table to make canastas. Then you must have a canasta in 8s to go out. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE.   2017-2024