He increased the stack pick-up to 2 cards each turn, and limited pickup off the discard pile to 5 cards. He added another deck of cards and more jokers. The remaining players waited and waited and waited some more, for the lucky person to sort all their cards (yawn, boring) and then lost the game as well!Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўIt was a lucky person who picked up the middle (discard pile), got lots of cards and often went on to win the game usually by a large margin (very exciting for them, but not very fair). However, he was continually frustrated with the lopsidedness of the original 2-pack canasta game (which had become very popular worldwide during the 1950Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s). New Zealand born John Murphy enjoyed a good game of cards, particularly canasta.

As soon as a red canasta is made up (by any player) beware! The game usually proceeds very quickly from this point.

This way you get more cards and usually make canastas faster.

Plan to have a Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўsafeР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ discard to avoid giving the next player the advantage of picking up from the discard pile.

This lets your partner know what you want to save.

For 4 players (partners) meld as soon as possible.

You are welcome to contact us for clarification at any time. There is only one set of clear rules (and we wrote them). Some players disagreed over rule interpretations? No longer Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўgiving awayР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ the whole middle - maximum 5 card pick-up Partners got upset with each other for throwing out a card and Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўgiving away the middleР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ to the opposition? This is a happy game - most of the penalties have been removed.

We got penalty points against us for innocent mistakes? We werenР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t lucky enough to pick up the discard pile and often didnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t have enough cards to complete melds or canastas?Р В РІР‚СњР вЂ™Р’В®ach player picks up between 2 and 5 cards every turn - a more even card distribution. Three decks of cards and 9 jokers - quick to meld and get the game going. It took too long to get enough points for the initial meld and great opportunities to Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўpick-up the middleР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ were lost? No more bad luck - players use strategy to win. We got stuck with all those cards in our hand that became negative points? Most players acquire a similar number of cards throughout the game Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™ anyone can win. The majority of us were bored or frustrated while the Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўlucky oneР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ dominated the whole game? Turns are quick Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™ maximum of 5 cards to sort. They took forever to sort their cards, usually made high scores and often went out quickly, sometimes without any other players having another turn Pick-up from discard pile limited to the top 5 cards Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™ plenty of cards left for the others Someone picked up the huge discard pile? Your heart sank and you thought Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўitР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s all overР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™.

The complete Official Rules for Jonola Canasta are included in your game box.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚РЋor those who have played the original 2-pack canasta Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™ hereР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s the good news. Each play their own hand but partners combine their tabled cards.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚С› game consists of 3 or 4 hands, each about 20 minutes. The turn is ended by discarding one card.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚РЋor 2 or 3 player games each player competes against the other and have their own collection of cards in their hand and on the table.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚РЋor 4 players, partnerships are made up of 2 teams of 2 players. The player then has the option of melding or adding to tabled cards. The game is won by the player or team having the most points past the target.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚С›t each turn, players draw cards from the stacks or the discard pile. The object of the game is to make up the required canastas and Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўgo outР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ by melding all the cards from your hand. Jonola Canasta has other variations that eliminate the lopsidedness and predictable play that occurred in the original 2-pack canasta The close scoring means each player has the chance to win the game right up until the last card is played. The game uses 3 decks of cards (including 9 jokers). This allows the game to progress quickly. One feature of the game is the maximum of five cards allowed to be picked up from the discard pile at any one time. Jonola Canasta has been carefully planned to keep the interest of all the players throughout the game.

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