What is a wild card canasta?

Wild Card Melds. Some play that it is possible to put down a meld consisting entirely of wild cards. This can consist of twos and jokers in any combination. A meld of seven wild cards is a wild canasta, and a typical bonus for it is 2000.

What are the cards worth in canasta?

Card Values In Canasta, Jokers are worth 50 points, Aces and 2's are worth 20 points, Kings through 8's are worth 10 points and 7's through 4's and black 3's are worth 5 points.

Can you make a canasta of wildcards?

It is possible to add a wildcard to a column of cards of any rank on the table. The wildcard is then seen as a card of that rank (but the value remains unchanged). However, there may never be more wildcards than natural cards within one meld.

Do you need special cards to play canasta?

Step 4: The Cards and Melds A meld is only valid if it has two or more natural cards, and no more than three wild cards. A canasta is a meld that contains at least seven total cards. A natural canasta is a meld that contains at least seven natural cards (no wild cards).