Canasta (1939)
ag.gameitem.AGID:
Playtime: 45
Min. Age: 12
Number of Players:
2 - 6
ag.gameitem.publisher:
Whitman,
Association of American Playing Card Manufacturers,
Duratone,
Holdson,
Waddingtons,
Waddington Sanders Ltd.,
David Westnedge,
John Sands Pty Ltd,
Brimtoy,
Washburne Research and Manufacturing, Inc.,
H. P. Gibson & Sons,
TS Spielkarten,
Wm F. Drueke & Sons, Inc.,
(Public Domain),
E. E. Fairchild Corporation,
Handa,
American Oil Company (AMOCO),
Russell Manufacturing Company,
Hudson Industries Pty. Ltd.,
Gladstone Games,
Arrco Playing Card Co.,
De La Rue,
Auto Novelties Ltd,
The United States Playing Card Company,
Guinness Publishing Ltd,
Go! Games,
The Denver Dry Goods Co,
Heraclio Fournier,
Piatnik,
Pleasantime Games,
John Waddington Ltd.,
The Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.
Designers:
Segundo Santos
Artists:
Alphonse Mucha
Mechanics:
Hand Management,
Set Collection
Beschreibung
The game of Canasta is said to have originated in Montevideo, Uruguay, around 1940. From there it spread to Argentina, the USA and throughout the world. It was extremely fashionable in the 1950's, threatening for a while to displace Contract Bridge as the premier card game.
The rules were standardized in North America around 1950 and it was this version of the game that gained worldwide popularity. In many countries, Canasta is still played in more or less its original form, sometimes alongside a number of variations. In North America, however, the game of Canasta has continued to develop, and the version now favored by many American players, called Modern American Canasta, is very different from the classic game.
Canasta is generally agreed to be best for four players, playing in partnerships. However, there are playable versions for two, three or six players.
Canasta is a standard deck playing card game modified by adding two decks together and adding all four Jokers.
The game of Canasta is said to have originated in Montevideo, Uruguay, around 1940. From there it spread to Argentina, the USA and throughout the world. It was extremely fashionable in the 1950's, threatening for a while to displace Contract Bridge as the premier card game.
The rules were standardized in North America around 1950 and it was this version of the game that gained worldwide popularity. In many countries, Canasta is still played in more or less its original form, sometimes alongside a number of variations. In North America, however, the game of Canasta has continued to develop, and the version now favored by many American players, called Modern American Canasta, is very different from the classic game.
Canasta is generally agreed to be best for four players, playing in partnerships. However, there are playable versions for two, three or six players.
Canasta is a standard deck playing card game modified by adding two decks together and adding all four Jokers.
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