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Canasta is a 4 player, rummy-based card game, played with two complete 54-card decks, including 4 jokers which are shuffled together. The players form a group of 2 players in a team. Teammates sit opposite each other. The objective is for a 2 players to accumulate 5,000 points by forming melds from the playing cards. The player who draws the highest card is the 1st player and is partnered with the second highest card. 11 cards are dealt face down to each player, with the remaining deck placed in the centre. The objective is to build melds of a minimum rank of cards comprising at least 3 cards. The players get to discard a card from their dealt cards and pick a replacement from the remaining deck in the centre. The highest rank scores higher points. Suitable for ages 8 years and up.