If all of the cards in it are natural, it is called a natural canasta (500 points), if it includes one or more wildĬards it is called a mixed canasta (300 points). Of wild cards should not exceed the number of natural card and be less or equal to 3.Ī meld of seven cards is called a canasta. Every meld must contain at least two natural cards, the number The goal in canasta is to score points by melding cards. Plus four jokers (two from each deck), 108 cards in all. Canasta played with two standard 52 card packs Here you can play two-player canasta against other people worldwide. This site offers a two-player canasta thereby preventing any collusion that is rampant in partners canasta.