Canasta
Build natural and mixed canastas under documented classic two-player rules.
Runs in your browser — nothing is uploadedPreparing a local deck…
Progress stays in this browser.
Tap or click cards; Tab and Enter also work. Left/right arrows move between enabled cards, and Escape clears selection. Wide Solitaire boards scroll inside the play area. Full screen has a visible exit.
How to use Canasta
- Read the exact variant below; your game begins with a shuffled local deck.
- Use enabled cards and turn actions. Keyboard arrows move between available cards; Escape cancels selections.
- Review each trick or score, continue the next hand, or return to this route to restore progress.
Questions
Which Canasta rules are used?
Classic two-player: 108 cards, 15-card hands, draw two and discard one, target 5,000. Twos/jokers are wild; each meld needs two naturals and at most three wilds. Initial thresholds are 15/50/90/120 by cumulative score. Frozen pile needs two matching natural cards; only its top card can count toward an initial meld. Two canastas are required to go out. Natural canastas score 500, mixed 300, red threes 100 each or 800 for four; unmelded hands lose those red-three bonuses.
How strong is the computer?
The computer uses local, simple legal heuristics. It is not an expert opponent, and all computation runs in this browser.
Is my card game uploaded?
No. Cards, bids, moves and saved history stay in this browser. No game account, server session or online opponent is used. Analytics may record the public game mode; it never receives your hand, selections or history.
How does saved progress work?
This route restores its own validated saved deal and recent undo history when browser storage is available. New deal and restart ask before replacing progress. Normal card games never automatically open from the homepage. Clear site data to remove local saves.
Can I undo computer turns?
Computer play follows the documented legal variant. Undo is available for practice and pauses the computer until you resume.