| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Coordinator: | |
| When: | Monthly on Wednesday mornings 10:30 am-12:30 pm 1st Wednesday each month |
| Venue: | Buckingham Room, Hullbridge Community Centre |
| Cost: | £3.00 per session |
The Hullbridge u3a Canasta Group has been formed, meeting on the first Wednesday of each month in the Buckingham Room, Hullbridge Community Centre at 10:30am. Please contact the Groups Coordinator if you would like to join the fun.
The Canasta Group Facilitator is: Peter Felstead
Gameplay:
- Objective: To score the most points by making melds and canastas (melds of seven or more cards).
- Players: Canasta is typically played by two, three, or four players, or in teams of two.
- Cards: The game uses two standard decks of playing cards, including jokers.
- Melds: Players form melds by combining cards of the same rank, with a minimum of three cards.
- Canastas: A canasta is a meld of seven or more cards.
- Scoring: Points are awarded based on the value of the cards in melds and canastas.
- Wild Cards: Jokers and 2s are wild cards and can be used to complete melds.
- Going Out: Players can "go out" by playing all of their cards in a turn.
- Winning: The first team or player to reach 5,000 points wins the game.