If you do not wish to draw two cards from the stock you maydraw sevencards from the discard. Each player is dealt two sets of cards using one as the hand and one During play, could a person start the book with 2 kings and a wild card and on a later play add another wild card? Then three cards must be melded (the two matching cards and the top) and then others may be melded as well. Hi Carl, Im a little confused by your question but I will try to answer. Hi Carolyn, while not required, I often use a scoring sheet to make scoring easier. Red 3s and complete book bonuses do not count. Hi Vicki, you need your partners permission in order to go out because once you do go out the game ends. Threes, however, may not be melded in a normal way. Players. I dont remember after that and there were quite a few rounds. The game I hope this helps. Some times a player does not see the advantage of playing a card elsewhere. I PICK U P THE TOP 8 CARDS FROM THE DISCARD PILE, HAVE A THREE CARD MELD USING THE TOP CARD. Recently we started plying hand and foot. Any number can play. Two, both players need to have their feet and the player not going out must have played at least one turn from it. There is always the possibility that perfect card doesnt come up in the stock. I hope this helps let me know if I can be of any further assistance. Tapping a card, deck, or pile means a brief tap with the finger or stylus. At the end of every turn a player must discard one card but also keep at least one card in their hand if they are not able to go out (see Going Out). If your partner denies you, you may not go out. Variations on the rules and structure of the game then followed. I am not sure where the 1500 points are coming from. You and your partner keep a common set of melds (in the light green area above your hand) 2. We count it as 1 clean book AND 1500 points. When a meld contains 7 cards it is then considered a canasta. You may only pick up your foot once you empty all the cards in your hand. WebHand, Knee, and Foot Instructions The number of players required to play is 8 in 4 teams of pairs. Scoring consists of two parts: bonuses and the point values of the cards. Hi Beverly, so for each red three that is placed in front of a player with their melds, a replacement is drawn. Whomever draws the highest card gets the honor of being the first dealer. At the end of the game, players score their books and melds, including bonuses that apply. The objective of Hand and Foot is to get rid of all your cards by forming them into melds as in any traditional rummy game. To take your turn, tap the deck to draw 2 cards or tape the discard pile to pick up the top 8 cards. Teammates should sit across from each other. Matching cards make melds of the same rank; there must be 3 cards in a meld. Every 1 week (s) on Monday, Thursday until 12/26/2024 (total 210 events) Hand and Foot is a popular variation from the rummy type game of Canasta. So for your example to work you would have to have 2 Kings in hand and the top of the discard must be the King. There are several key differences between Hand and Foot and Canasta, most significantly the mechanics in Canasta about freezing the discard pile, and the specific rules around play etiquette, particularly with ones partner. James is a life-long player of both TCG's and classic card games. HI Ann, Sequences of cards such as you described above are not used. I play Hand & Foot in one club, sub in another & may be starting my own with some friends who are interested, & we may have different rules. You must receive permission from your partner to go out, meld the remainder of your cards but one, and discard the last card. Also can you count the top card toward meeting your opening count?? A legal meld consists of at least three cards of the same rank. Hi Helen, I saw both your questions and hope I can answer them both here. I may suggest playing an additional game or making a house rule for a tie-breaker! Once a team has completed a Clean and Dirty book and once one of the players in that team has played all of the cards in their Foot, they may go out and end the round. A book can only have 7 cards in it in total. Drawing two cards form the top of the stock pile. Hi Andrew, there are not any official penalties for this circumstance. The player's very last card must be discarded (not played on a meld). 3-8 players or Hi Jan, yes this is allowed. They may only pick up the discard pile if they have at least two other cards of the same value in their hand. That being said, if you have any variations or questions pertaining to the standard rulings of hand and foot please feel free to either ask here or for more in-depth responses you can always email the site at info@gamerules.com. Want to learn more about how to play Hand and Foot, check out some of these resources: Bar Games 101 is a website devoted to helping you learn about the best games to play with your friends. Heres a link to that if interested. A Dirty book is a book made with naturals and wildcards. Unless you have a 3rd 5 to use to start the meld you would not be able to draw the 5 from the discard. The total score for a partnership for the round is the total of the above mentioned values. The partnership must have completed 2 dirty books, 2 clean books, and 1 wild book. We play hand and foot in a virtual world setting. Gameplay moves clockwise, starting with the player left of the dealer. Ive read where you can use the top car in your meld total and Ive read where you must have your total meld not including the top card but our friends say its a rule that you have to have your meld played and you can not pick up the pile at all until your next turn, assuming a card is played that you want. If so, can a card be picked up from the discard pile if it can be used to make the run? There are numerous variations of this game and no standard rules. Sounds are provided to help you be aware of the actions as they occur. If your question is can you pull from the discard before you have made any melds, the answer is yes. Wild cards are 2's and jokers. Hello Randy, questions are held until they can be vetted and answered to ensure accurate answers and a positive and helpful environment on the site. This is discussed more on the Melds page. This would equal a net minus 75 points. What do you think? I think this is probably the simplest method, but if you are interested in another method see the Determining Partners section of Classic Canasta. A red card indicates a canasta that doesn't contain wild cards, or a natural canasta. Neither player must have any 3's in their hand. After you get rid of all the cards your hand you may pick up your foot, and continuing playing as usual. (one of which is your partner). Thank you. We also have video instructions on how to play HAnd and foot on our youtube channel that may help as well. I hope this helps. In other words, when his draw is over, should he have drawn a total of 4 cards, or a total of 6 cards? Once a book has reached its maximum number of cards it must be squared up and cannot be added to or taken from. Free. I play with a group that is inconsistent in how to SCORE a 1500 run of clean 7s. One, the players must have completed all the needed books. If the drop location is not valid, the card will be restored to your hand. Can you please speak to the flexibility of rules by agreement. Like regular Canasta, the objective of Hand and Foot is to make the most melds and to be the first team to go out. Is there such a book that when you have seven sevens it is worth 2000 points? If you make an error while playing cards, hit the "ReDo" button and the cards will return to the position Black threes left in your hand count for minus five points on your score. Hi Glendora, no you can only discard from your hand. In Hand and Foot, melds consist of equal ranked cards, and never cards of the same suit in ranking order. The values of the cards are used for two purposes, determining how many cards are necessary to meet the minimum initial meld value and in scoring a hand after some one has gone out. Partners are not permitted to have two incomplete melds of equal rank. Can a wild card book be laid without all seven cards and added to throughout that hand? A black card indicates a canasta that contains wild cards, or a mixed canasta. The player then takes the next 4 cards in the discard pile, for a total of 5 cards. endobj Hand and Foot uses about 5 or 6 decks of standard playing cards and is played with 2-6 players. If you take the pile, it will be set to the left side of your hand with only the top card showing He claims that since it is a clean book, it qualifies as 500 points. 2) One player in the partnership has picked up their foot and played at least a single turn from it. The group I play with, when making a meld and they have 6 cards on the table, they place the 6th card sideways noting to the other players that the need only 1 more card to make a canasta. Variations exist for two and three player games wherein each plays alone and also for a six-player game in two partnerships of three. You can either add cards to an already established meld or create a new meld, but you cannot do both in a single turn. Hi Patti, because the rules state that the cards have to be of equal rank of the card drawn, I would say you have to have two cards of the same rank to draw the wild. If you have any natural cards in your hand, you may not discard a wild card, you may only discard a wild card when a wild card is the only option. If you draw from the deck, the 2 cards will be added to your hand on the very right side of your hand. A book is just a meld until a 7th card is played. Thanks much! Hi Patsy, so sorry to hear about you having trouble finding this answer, but yes when you place a meld (or a book if all 7 are laid down at once) they use the sum of the values of their cards for the total value of the meld. This game does not have standard rules and is also played with a variety of variations. Before gameplay can begin, every player draws a card from the deck. If you have a current meld going but it isnt complete, can you pick up from the discard pile and play all seven cards to add to different melds? <> Hi Terry, I do not believe so. Hi. Also if the stock pile is depleted but the game is not over, do you reshuffle the discard pile and continue the game? When I usually play Hand and Foot Canasta, we just sit down at the table, and the person you are sitting across from becomes your partner. A player has laid down 3 wild cards as the beginning of a book. Swiping across the screen from left-to-right or right-to-left will sort your cards. Example: If one team has three dirty books and the other has four, the team with four only gets 300 bonus points. Three, the partner of the going out player must agree for them to go out. Can I change that play before I end my turn by discarding? Playing Hand and Foot Players should work together to build up melds. 2007-2023 Cool Old Games Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Sitemap | Contact. 1. For each red 3 a player has in their hand, -300 points are added to the total negative score. Hand and Foot card game is a game related to Canasta. Therefore, it is not possible, and illegal, to make a meld of wild cards. Melds and Canastas; Initial melds; Hi Jean, I am not sure what cards you are referring to drawing. They must shuffle the cards then one person takes the deck. A meld consists of at least 3 cards of the same rank (i.e. I hope this helps. You may draw the top seven cards of the discard pile if the top card is a wild card, if you have two wild cards, and you immediately meld three or more wild cards including the wild card drawn. Since a player could not successfully go out, then the game continues. My question: if holding three wild cards and one king, then drawing two kings from the stockpile, then play 3 kings for my meld leaving me with three wild cards, then discard a wild card, is this legal play? So for your example, you can finish your meld of 8s, and then you will have to wait till your next turn to start a new meld. All three cards have to be melded that turn in regards to the other rules for drawing the wild from the discard pile. Cards made specifically to play Hand and Foot Canasta make it easier to learn, keep score, and change the number of players. I hope this helps. Hi Amber, Thanks for all your answers! It is my pleasure to help in any way I can. If the other team goes out and your team doesnt have enough pts on the table to cover what is in your hand, can you take pts from a completed book and still keep the book value? The other couple said we could not do that and had to break up a book to cover the 25 point difference, thus costing us the 300 point bonus for that book. Also what happens when you only have wild cards for a discarddo you forfeit the game.?? I have also never found the set of rules that was taught to me. The team with the greatest number of points after four deals wins. This is considered a player's hand, with the other stack of cards being called the foot. Both teams can collect bonus points in addition to the card values. The first meld set down on the tablemustmeet the minimum meld value requirement (this is the total sum of the value of the cards played). When scoring you will also count the additional points for completing a clean book, but that is in addition to the meld value. Although natural cards can still be added to canastas, the cards making up a canasta are usually stacked and put to the side to indicate they are a canasta. Foot stacks are to be placed around the stock and the discard pile. With the exception of 3's, the suit of a card has no meaning in this game -- only the card's value. However, this game can be played with any number of people. Here you are saying that you pick up 7 cards. I would love to play by the rules here but the people I play with are elders and been playing since childhood so no chance of a change. Tap the pop-up to make the information go away. There are such varied ways to play Hand And Foot. I hope this helps. Hand and Foot can be played by 2-6 people. If Partners have 7 red 3 on the board, can these count as a closed red book. Our version of hand and foot we do not meld wild cards, and wild cards placed on the discard pile are the same as discarding a black three. Wild cards may be used to substitute any card in a meld, granted there are twice as many natural cards in the meld as there are wild cards. A meld must consist of cards all of the same rank, and can only consist of 7 cards in total. Hi Laurel, In the version of Hand and Foot I am familiar with there is not a bonus for having a certain number of red 3s. Clean books are worth 500 points but thats for scoring at the end of the game. In your example, you are trying to make a meld of seven 5s, two 4s, and a wild card. n@Oq^sry \0 ;2c@6WaRlx#MO#]W4#*+ $p.~MV`J3>-1C{+k:[MsPz~0%9^C{EDTQQi1Kct[+$gH T`? I am confused about the rule that says you can either add to a meld or start a meld on your turn but you cant do both? This was a confusing situation that popped up. A "clean" canasta has no wild cards. A player goes out when they discard or meld the last card in their hand. Black Threescan only be used to block the next player from picking out the discard after you discard it. (The one who hasnt played their total foot) 3) You must receive permission from your partner to go out, meld the remainder of your cards but one, and discard the last card. Choose which partnership Each player counts the point value of their cards and then the two players in a partnership add their individual scores together. If you mean drawing from the discard pile then yes. I am told that I must discard one of the kings, and not play the three kings for my meld or play 2 kings and a wild card then discard the third king. we had a situation similar to Jackie Rukans scenario from June 23rd the other team went out and neither of us on our team had gotten into our foot and had cards in our hand. Hi Ruthann, this is a very interesting question indeed. I suppose any kind of penalty could be set into place at the start of the game as long as all players agreed upon it. Your melds on the table do not count for this. Hand and Foot works best with 2-6 players. you must always follow the rules of having double the natural cards than wild cards. When a wild card is used to freeze the deck how long is the deck frozen even though seven cars above it have been removed? Four players use 5 decks of standard playing cards with jokers. The deal passes left and the game consists of four deals total. Hi Wade, in Hand and Foot teammates sit opposite of each other. The top card may be used to make your initial meld. Five decks of cards are used, including Jokers. IE: you have an already started meld of 4 Kings and 3 Queens and pick up the discard pile that has a King, 2 Queens and some other cards. x#h{ cn/?&8UwNT ,ZSy\s%ne[=~~~i>U(^~EkwXoon~2>\ qu_-C}O?2/W;>'1M{2mdtu?Fh.#b+}BNW? rvwDvam[)!_D(U394_r@2JlJt/R|4c>>C8|480! 6]a;'L7Ceqmo#sv3i~GM"6ev/^bFD+dX4|P!FU/m:`B< HM(Kq* EmvZb x]ij*.5A +XnYhMMe7cmc/WKqkB6%8{anAJH@0%Spl\s8'no3=!5z?WDUx{;/D At the start of each turn, 2 cards are drawn. However, the partner's response can only be a yes, no or I wouldn't advise it. This is definitely more my cup of tea, and the reason this site was formed. Strategy for Hand and Foot should include clever discards, and taking the pile at key times. Please let me know if there is anything further I can help you with. WebGAME PLAY: At their turn, each player may either draw two cards from the stock or pick up the discard pile if they have melded and have the correct cards in their hand required for picking up the discard pile. This is not usually a good idea since players do not know what cards their foot contains, and they could be stuck with a lot of negative points. Let the fun begin! If you have a card that plays but you dont have anything else to throw away, do you have to throw that card away? Hello, when playing the last round one team declared they went out. At the end of each hand, the score for each team is calculated as follows: The total value of all cards melded by that player/team, including cards in canastas When taking the pile, Taking the pile adds 7 cards, so only use this tactic when you are behind in points but ahead in number of cards. WHEN PICKING A CARD FROM THE DISCARD PILE & YOU HAVE THE TWO CARDS OF EQUAL EAUAL VAULE, DO YOU HAVE TO START ANOTHER BOOK OR CAN YOU ADD TO THE ONE BOOK ALREADY STARTED? We also had 4 red threes. If I have six 5s in a meld and the player before me places a 5 on the Discharge Pile, may I pick up the top 7 cards in the Discharge Pile and play the 5 (top card) on my six 5s to complete a Clean Book? That player has gone out. There are three conditions players must satisfy before going out: Melds are formed with cards from A to 4. Make sure its shuffled well. Also, 7 cards must be taken when taking the pile. They are the rules that I was taught and usually play by. Do you still use 5 decks even if only 2 teams are playing? Then the other partner does the same and deals each player thefoot. Hi Doug, there is not an official rule for how to break ties in Hand and Foot. Hi Bob, so I dont think I understand the question, but I will try to answer things based on my knowledge and understanding. Hi Martha, an all wild card book is called a wild book and is worth 1500 points. Does the going out team both have to be in their foot before one of them can go out? If your opponents go out (get rid of all their cards) before you have grabbed your foot, and there is a red three present, that three counts against you. I would suggest offending players must pick back up the wrongly melded cards into their hands. This really isn't necessary but it makes counting up the canasta bonuses at the end of the round easier. Once a meld has 7 cards it must be squared up and declared a book. So does the wild card book not count for purposes of going out? We play with different groups and each group plays by a different set of rules. According to traditional rules of Hand and Foot, the top card from the stock. Hi Al, hopefully I understand your question but if not let me know. My question is can he pick up the discarded pile when he already has enough cards to start a meld? 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