The turn is ended by discarding one card.įor 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.įor 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.Īt 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 “go out” 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.
