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	MySpace.com - Canasta - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - Indie / Pop / Rock - www.myspace.com/canasta
		So Canasta came together in early 2002 when six friends joined forces and augmented the standard rock set-up with piano, violin, keyboard and trombone, in an effort to craft a more ambitious strain of majestic, ultra-melodic, orchestral pop.
		Canasta songs are nothing if not eclectic; you'll hear everything from bouncy, horn-driven ditties to epic, sweeping anthems and slow, country-tinged narratives to instrumental post-rock.
		In late 2003, Canasta released its debut EP, Find the Time, which was mastered by Keith Cleversley (The Flaming Lips) and brought the band to the attention of the critics.
	www.myspace.com /canasta (1168 words)

	Playing Cards - canasta rules
		In addition to the point values of the cards, a canasta earns a bonus of 500 for a natural or "pure" canasta (one that has no wild card), and 300 for a mixed canasta (one that has one to three wild cards).
		A completed canasta is squared up with a red card on top to indicate a natural one and a fl card on top to indicate a mixed canasta.
		Additional cards may be added to a canasta to score their point values, but these do not affect the bonus - except that a wild card added to a natural canasta reduces it to a mixed canasta (and a fl card replaces the red card that was previously on top).
	playing-cards.us /games/canasta.html (2830 words)

	Rules For Canasta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		A canasta is a set of seven cards of the same rank either composed of all "natural" cards or a mix of "natural" cards and wild cards.
		Canastas without wild cards are call "natural", "clean", or "red" canastas while canastas with wild cards are called "fl" or "dirty" canastas.
		A red canasta is worth 500 points at the end of the hand and a fl canasta is worth 300 points at the end of the hand.
	www.kemenel.org /cards/canasta.php (796 words)

	Canasta: rules and variations of the card game
		If this canasta was already complete in your hand before your turn, and you also have a natural pair of a different rank that matches the top card of the discard pile, you can use the pair to take the discard pile in the same turn.
		Note that if a team has at least one completed canasta, the values of their melded cards (item 4) are always added to their score, even if these cards form part of an incomplete canasta of aces, sevens or wild cards (item 2) for which the team is to be penalised.
		Canasta bonuses are lower than in other versions: 300 for a wild card canasta or a natural canasta; 200 for a mixed canasta.
	www.pagat.com /rummy/canasta.html (10109 words)

	Canasta Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Canasta is a very strategic game, meaning it has very little luck compared to other card games.
		A "game" in Canasta is where you play many "hands", adding the scores together, until a player or a team reaches 5000 points.
		There is one bad thing about using a wildcard, canastas with wildcards are called "wild canastas" (with wild cards in them) and are not worth as many points as "natural canastas" which have no wildcards.
	www.iplay.net /ourgames/canasta_rules.htm (952 words)

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		A canasta is at least seven cards in a set.
		Canastas in hand must be counted as highest possible value.
		A game consists of seven hands or play until one player has accumulated at least 4 times the winning score of the first hand plus 1000 points or until the highest scoring player has a cumulative score of at least 1000 more than that of his closest opponent.
	www.webcom.com /duane/txt/canasta.txt (1666 words)

	The Canasta Story
		Santos had merely referred to it as "The Game." But now, while sitting in a restaurant at their "play-test" table, he noticed the small wicker basket they had borrowed from a waiter to store their cards.
		With airline service largely suspended, Canasta had to wait until after the war was over before it was flown north.
		There thus would not have been one universally accepted way to play, which, in the early days of a game, is an essential condition to foster the spread of its popularity.
	www.thegamesjournal.com /articles/Canasta.shtml (1232 words)

	Canasta - Reviews and free downloads at Download.com
		Canasta is a strategy game that offers an interesting challenge for anyone who likes to play card games.
		A canasta is a column of seven cards of the same rank (such as seven kings).
		If you are unfamiliar with canasta, a Help file with explanations of all the rules is included.
	www.download.com /Canasta/3000-2647_4-10307938.html (602 words)

	Canasta Rules, how to play the card game Canasta.
		A canasta is a meld of at least seven cards of the same rank.
		If a player has less than this number of canastas, and only has one card left that he should discard, he has to 'pass the discard', i.e., he does not discard that last card.
		A mixed canasta is worth 300 points, a natural canasta 500 points, and a wildcard canasta 1,000 points.
	www.canasta.net /canasta_rules.php (1409 words)

	Howstuffworks "How to Play Canasta: Tips and Guidelines"
		Canasta, the Spanish word for basket, is a card game that evolved in Uruguay and spread across Latin America in the 1940s.
		Once a canasta is made, it is squared into a pile, with a red card from the meld placed on top to signal a natural canasta (no wild cards in the meld) or a fl card to signal any wild cards.
		Since partners can continue to build on canastas, if wild cards are added to a natural canasta, the signal card must be switched to a fl suit.
	entertainment.howstuffworks.com /how-to-play-canasta.htm/printable (2819 words)

	Canasta Rules
		Canasta, a same of the Rummy family, was the most popular American game from 1951 through 1953 and is still played by millions.
		A completed canasta is squared up with a red card on top to Indicate a natural, a fl card on top to indicate a mixed.
		Additional cards may be added to a canasta, to score their point values, but do not affect the bonus except that the addition of a wild card to a natural canasta reduces it to a mixed canasta.
	home.nc.rr.com /hocks/canasta.htm (2917 words)

	Canasta
		If this canasta was already complete in your hand before your turn, and you also have a natural pair of a different rank that matches the top card of the discard pile, you can use the pair to take the discard pile in the same turn.
		If a team has not completed any canastas, then the value of all their melded cards is subtracted from their score, along with the value of the cards remaining in their hands.
		Canasta bonuses are lower than in other versions: 300 for a wild card canasta or a natural canasta; 200 for a mixed canasta.
	people.bu.edu /sobieraj/canasta.html (8772 words)

	Classic Canasta
		Even if you have a complete canasta in your hand, you are not allowed to put it down as your initial meld if the total value of its individual cards does not meet your minimum count requirement.
		If, having drawn from the stock, you are able to meld your entire hand, including two canastas, without having previously melded any cards, you may do so (with or without a final discard) and go out without having to meet any mimimum count requirement.
		If your side does not yet have two canastas, you are not allowed to leave yourself without any cards at the end of your turn: you must play in such a way as to keep at least one card after discarding.
	www.voicenet.com /~generic/Canasta.htm (2115 words)

	Canasis Free Games: Canasta Card Game
		Canasta, pinochle, euchre, spades, and hearts are all available to play online at Canasis in a single multiplayer download.
		Canasis has already been recognized as changing the course of canasta evolution and gone down in canasta history with the invention of new styles of canasta.
		In canasta, you have to have a specific number of points in your first meld to leave the cards on the table.
	canasis.com /canasta (755 words)

	Crazy Canasta Card Game Rules and Scoring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Crazy Canasta is an exciting Canasta variation that seems to have originated in the Southern USA, probably Texas, but possibly Arkansas or Arizona.
		Dirty Canastas are six of a kind and a wild (such as six Jacks and a Joker).
		A free, web-based Crazy Canasta Calculator™ is available to help you count your cards at the end of each play.
	www.tosasoft.com /crazycanasta (1171 words)

	MeggieSoft Games
		Wild card melds (solely Twos and Jokers) may be formed, but once started must become a Canasta before a wild card may be added to any another meld.
		A Canasta may be extended beyond seven cards, but the addition of a wild card to a Pure Canasta will convert it to a Mixed Canasta (and accordingly reduce the bonus earned for it).
		At the end of the round, the points total of the cards remaining in the hand of the player that did not go out are deducted from the total.
	www.bufton.org /meggiesoft/canasta.htm (1258 words)

	NPR : Canasta: 'Firenze'
		Open Mic, February 5, 2007 · Canasta came together in early 2002 with a more ambitious strain of majestic, ultra-melodic, orchestral pop.
		Canasta's sound is eclectic, with everything from bouncy, horn-driven ditties to epic, sweeping anthems and slow, country-tinged narratives and instrumental post rock.
		Canasta strives for sophisticated songwriting, dramatic dynamics and meticulous orchestration.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=7119119&ft=2&f=1094 (273 words)

	About La Canasta
		In July of 1999, La Canasta was honored with a visit from President Clinton in his efforts to recognize Small Business contributions to our national economy.
		While La Canasta had always produced tortillas for chips for Mexican Food Restaurants, we felt that there was a market for an Authentic Tortilla Chip that consumers could only enjoy when dining at their favorite Mexican Restaurants.
		La Canasta is still family owned and operated by the second generation of the Abril family.
	www.la-canasta.com /about.php (516 words)

	T Korppi's site: Canasta Strategy
		I think it's typical for Canasta that almost every decision has both good and bad sides, and you must carefully consider which ones are better in the particular situation that you're playing.
		This way he gets to know how close to a canasta the meld is and it's easier to him to decide how to use the hidden resources.
		If you make the canasta, the wild card will lose its flexibility, but there's also another point that you must take into account: When the opponents must discard cards that fit to your melds, it's best for them to discard such a card that fits to a complete canasta.
	www.helsinki.fi /~korppi/canasta.html (5323 words)

	Canasta Info at the House of Cards
		Forming a Canasta (7 or more cards of the same type) is required to go out.
		Canasta became the favorite card game of millions when it arrived from South America with the Samba and Bossa Nova.
		Canasta has a rich user interface and many customizable graphic, sound (including MIDI music and speech output), rule and scoring options.
	thehouseofcards.com /canasta.html (1115 words)

	canastamusic.com
		To hold you over, we'll have new Canasta t-shirts available for the fashionably and anti-fashionable conscious at this Friday’s show, just in time for t-shirt season.
		In other news, Canasta’s also been receiving some recent love courtesy of the fine folks at National Public Radio, on both “World Cafe” and “Open Mic”… which is really convenient, cuz we’re always listening to NPR anyway.
		Canasta has slowly made a name for itself in recent years, thanks to its inventive arrangements… (the band) has separated itself by layering its sounds while retaining remarkable catchiness… Canasta looks primed for a considerable breakthrough.
	www.canastamusic.com (1667 words)

	Canasta
		Canasta is a card game that I find to be a lot of fun.
		Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of Canasta players out there, so I didn't get to practice much until I found a fantastic version written for Windows by Mark-Jan Harte.
		Yahoo now is offering both stand-alone Canasta as well as an automatic reporting ladder version of Canasta on their games system.
	www.rassi.com /canasta.html (519 words)

	DELUXE CANASTA CALIENTE - How To Play
		"Canasta" means basket in Spanish and the game was named for the little wicker basket that the first players used to hold their cards.
		This is important because you’ll need at least one set of seven or more cards (called a Canasta) in order to go out.
		Once your team has at least one Canasta, either you or your partner may go out (end the hand) by melding the remaining cards in hand or by melding all but one and discarding your last card.
	www.centralconnector.com /games/canastacaliente.html (2808 words)

	Amazon.com: Deluxe Canasta Caliente: Toys & Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Canasta is a classic South American card game which took America by storm in the 1950's and this card set pays hommage to that time period with fantastic and colorful graphics.
		Cards are fun and simple, and Canasta is a high energy card game that is perfect for small groups, travel, or simply passing time on a rainy day.
		I have played Canasta since I was six and I was searching for a card tray after some friends of ours wanted to play cards and the one game we all knew without having to learn another was Canasta.
	www.amazon.com /Winning-Moves-1042-Canasta-Caliente/dp/B000059S1G (1491 words)

	Canasta Card Game - Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-24)
		Canasta ("basket" in Spanish) became a big hit with millions of Americans in the 1950's when it arrived from South America along with other cultural imports like the Samba and the Bossa Nova.
		An easier way to play canasta is to use the special Piatnik Canasta set, which includes two decks of cards with markings specifically for Canasta.
		They can go out by melding all their cards, or by melding all but one, and then discarding it.
	www.djmcadam.com /canasta.html (408 words)

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