These rules can be viewed by tapping the "Rules" button. 3 0 obj The swipe must start somewhere in open space on the table (to distinguish it from selecting a card in your hand). This version of the game is adapted to play on an Android-based tablet. Wild cards can be used in place of any natural card in a meld, provided that there are more natural cards than wild cards. Can you pick up 4 cards from the discard pile and one from the deck. 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. Thank you so much. The rule is you may not play any meld that forces you to discard a wild card. Hi Sandy, there are no restrictions on how many cards a player can be melded in a turn. Hi Cheryl, to go out measn to have no cards in hand. Hi Marsha, you would score the 500 points for the clean book and score the 7s. The dealer then shuffles the decks and passes out twenty-two cards, one by one, clockwise to each player. During an initial meld does a clean book count for the face value? Example: If one team has three dirty books and the other has four, the team with four only gets 300 bonus points. Burying it would also be a suitable action, as long as all other cards are facedown in the stockpile. Hand and Foot is a much easier variation of the rummy-type card game Canasta. A player's turn starts by drawing two cards from either or both stocks or taking the discard pile, subject to certain restrictions (see Taking the Discard Pile). I suppose any kind of penalty could be set into place at the start of the game as long as all players agreed upon it. Hi Jean, I am not sure what cards you are referring to drawing. When you first put down some cards, you must put down at least some minimum number of points depending on your team's score: At the beginning of their turn, a player may pick up the top 8 cards from the discard pile instead of drawing 2 cards from the deck. Furthermore, the game is suitable for people of all ages. Can you have no cards in your hand Before someone goes out. The hand ends immediately when any player goes out. The top card of the discard cannot be a (black) three, You must hold 2 cards of equal rank as the top card of the discard, (At least) three cards must be immediately melded: 2 of equal rank already in hand and the top of the discard, A player successfully goes out, under the stipulations discussed above OR. Your area to play cards on the table is the lighter green area immediately above your hand. 10+ 2-8. I hope this helps. by tapping the "i" info button. 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. Wild cards (2's and jokers) can be used as any rank except for threes. Both of these topics will be discussed later in the Game Play and Going Out/Scoring sections. At the end of each hand, the score for each team is calculated as follows: The total value of all cards melded by that player/team, including cards in canastas you must always follow the rules of having double the natural cards than wild cards. After the bonuses are recorded, the point values of the cards left in a player's hand and/or foot are added up and recorded as a negative number on the score sheet for each partnership. Hi Joan, yes it is technically possible for a team to have 3 books, as long as one of them is a dirty book. They can be used in place of any card. Your melds on the table do not count for this. Of note, I have no other 5s in my hand when this situation presents itself. Hi Sue, yes, 5 decks are used for all number of players 2 through 7. Is there any rule that way you CAN NOT pick up the discard pile when you first meld? Opponents cannot add to the other teams melds, however, if that is what your question is asking. Hi paula, To play 5-player Hand and Foot, all players play indivuaally. % If you take the pile, it will be set to the left side of your hand with only the top card showing Hi Guy, There is not an official penalty for this in Hand and Foot. They must shuffle the cards then one person takes the deck. Red and black 3's serve little purpose in this game. Variations on the rules and structure of the game then followed. Many of the scoring conventions of classic Canasta apply to this version. Why would one partner need permission from the other partner in order to go out? The other couple said we could not do that and had to break up a book to cover the 25 point difference, thus costing us the 300 point bonus for that book. Can I change my mind during my turn? 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. Here you are saying that you pick up 7 cards. whats the seating arrangments for when 6 players play and three (two person teams) around the table. If you have no cards in hand you have already gone out. 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. %PDF-1.3 A meld is formed with 3 to 7 cards of equal rank. You cannot pick up from the discard pile if the top card is a 3 or a wild card. Hand and Foot uses about 5 or 6 decks of standard playing cards and is played with 2-6 players. The group I play with, when making a meld and they have 6 cards on the table, they place the 6th card sideways noting to the other players that the need only 1 more card to make a canasta. If a player has started a meld, can the opponents partner add a wild to make it a dirty meld when their turn come around. <> swE9`.jwuVya%{{~O; .$ %~yy%9l'}XnTFPF>(v\{mRUQ1U^+@-]"Z.-ffQ];K+I] The team that goes out is also awarded 100 points. If you make an error while playing cards, hit the "ReDo" button and the cards will return to the position Choose one pair to deal first. At the start of each turn, 2 cards are drawn. AM I understanding this correctly. 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. The wild cards do not exceed the number of kings. The game is played in several rounds until a player reaches or exceeds 10,000 points. I hope this helps. A "dirty" canasta has one or more wild cards. After the top card of the taken discard pile is properly played, the other cards taken will be 2-4 players 5-8 players PLAY HOTSEAT. 1h - 2h. Free. Play continues until someone goes out. Before your turn, red threes must be placed face-up on the table. After a player gets rid of all the cards in their hand, they move on to their foot. I hope this helps. If the last card from the player's initial hand is discarded, they wait until their next turn The top card of the stock is then flipped over and placed to the side to form the discard pile. And I would like to hear from others. Two, both players need to have their feet and the player not going out must have played at least one turn from it. When a meld contains 7 cards it is then considered a canasta. If the deck is completely depleted when a player is required to draw a card, the hand ends immediately, If the drop location is not valid, the card will be restored to your hand. As for your example, you are completely correct. In Hand and Foot, 2s and Jokers are wildcards. WebA range of Card Trays is also available. Hi Vicki, you need your partners permission in order to go out because once you do go out the game ends. Like most other games, the partnership with the highest score wins. i.e. In short though, you must keep a single card to meld in order to go out. 1. I hope this helps. The classic competitive multi-card deck game where players create books while trying to burn through their two decks - The Hand and The Foot. Can extra cards be added to closed dirty or clean books? I hope this helps. I have not personally heard of this type of book, and have never played with it. For example, if you had two clean Books and a wild Book that would be 2500 points. Hi Jill, 3s are not allowed to be melded. You may not meld or make a play that would leave you with no cards in hand unless you have permission and plan to go out. We play completely different for one you start with double the decks to people. <>/Metadata 203 0 R/ViewerPreferences 204 0 R>> You will also need to empty your foot and your partners permission to go out. If you do not wish to draw two cards from the stock you maydraw sevencards from the discard. So the player would have had to make a meld with the wild and two 8s in order for it to be a legal play. This game is a variation of the Canasta card game where you play with 3 computerized players If your partner does not permit you to go out, after melding you must have two cards left: one to discard and one to continue playing with. I am a new player. Screens smaller than 7" size are not recommended. With the exception of 3's, the suit of a card has no meaning in this game -- only the card's value. (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. They may be found in your hand, drawn from the stock, found in the foot, or picked from the discard. The player then takes the next 4 cards in the discard pile, for a total of 5 cards. 1 0 obj The game generally has 4 players consisting of 2 partnerships. Hi Glendora, no you can only discard from your hand. The number of points melds are worth is determined by adding up the point values of all of the cards to be laid down in the initial meld. Hi Michell, so I would like to preface my answers by saying that Hand and Foot is one of the most variable games out there. To take your turn, tap the deck to draw 2 cards or tape the discard pile to pick up the top 8 cards. 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. Thank you. Hi Carl, Im a little confused by your question but I will try to answer. I hope this helps. The whole pile may be collected if it contains less than seven cards. Hi Jackie, a book can not be taken from, neither can a meld once it is placed on the table. Also can you count the top card toward meeting your opening count?? What about helping another player? Strategy for Hand and Foot should include clever discards, and taking the pile at key times. Hi can you discard a wild card to get into your foot? The total score for a partnership for the round is the total of the above mentioned values. If you have a tie, simply redraw. to meet the meld requirement only the card points (the 70 you mentioned) are used. Once a team has completed a Clean and Dirty book and once one of the players in that team has played all of the cards in their Foot, they may go out and end the round. If your question is can you pull from the discard before you have made any melds, the answer is yes. Does the going out team both have to be in their foot before one of them can go out? Heres a link to that if interested. Players should separate the Hand and Foot into two decks. Once a book has reached its maximum number of cards it must be squared up and cannot be added to or taken from. I am told that I must discard one of the kings, and not play the three kings for my meld or play 2 kings and a wild card then discard the third king. You may not start a new meld and meld cards on your turn you must choose which action you wish to do. Hi Carol, I do not believe there is a set penalty for this in Hand and Foot. Both players on a team must be into their foot (that is, they played all cards in their hand). 3-8 players or The second question I am a bit confused by. It is a team effort. played in four rounds, with each round named based on how many points you have to initially meld, or play on the board, as a team in order to pick up the card pile: round of 50, round of 90, round of 120, and round of 150. Hi Paul, player one is confused. Hi Nancy, you can pick up your foot by discarding both types of 3s. Hi Maureen you are correct a book can only have 7 cards in it. 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. Are the wilds protected as a book like the 5s and 7s? 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? so if the player in question played the two red threes in front of him, he would then immediately draw two replacement cards. Make sure its shuffled well. continue their play without waiting. You can control the volume of the sounds (or turn them off completely) with the volume control buttons on your tablet. The cards are placed face-up on the table in front of the player. 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