RAILROAD CANASTA
RAILROAD CANASTA OBJECTIVE OF RAILROAD CANASTA: The objective of Railroad Canasta is to reach a score of 20,000 points. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 2 or more Players MATERIALS: Two standard 52-card decks per player, 2 jokers per player, a way to keep score, and a flat surface. TYPE OF GAME : Rummy Card Game AUDIENCE: Adult OVERVIEW OF RAILROAD CANASTA Railroad Canasta is a trick-taking card game for 2 or more players. The goal is for you to reach a score of 20,000 before your opponents. SETUP The first dealer is chosen at random and passes to the left for each new deal. This deck is shuffled, and each player will draw a hand of 13 cards. After this, each player will draw an additional 11 cards that they may not look at. These 11 cards are called the Kitty. The remaining deck is placed centrally as a draw pile and the top card is turned over to start the discard pile. Card Rankings and Point Values All suits are ranked Ace (high), King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, ...