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Canasta, card game of the rummy family, developed in Buenos Aires, Arg., and Montevideo, Uruguay, in the 1940s. It was popular in the United States and Great Britain from the 1950s on. The name canasta, from the Spanish word for “basket,” probably derives from the tray placed in the centre of the table to hold undealt cards and discards.

The object of the game is to score points by making as many melds as possible, especially canastas. A meld is three or more cards of the same rank, regardless of suit. A canasta is a meld of seven or more cards. Melds can be increased by the addition of natural cards of the same rank or of wild cards (jokers and 2s).

It is not as complicated as it might sound but is a very good brain game. It’s fun and social since you play with a partner in groups of four.

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