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Canasta for Six Players is a highly entertaining canasta game that includes most regular 4 players Canasta rules. There are also some differences that you need to be aware of. In fact, every person in the game needs to know these differences so that no problems will appear when the game is taking place.

Canasta for six players is played in teams but you have 2 options of building teams. You can either have three teams, each of two players, or two teams, each of three players. This variation is a partnership game and there are strict seating rules. To put it simple, every single player needs to be between 2 players of the opposing team in the 2 teams version and between one player of each of the opposing team in the three teams version.

In canasta for six players there will be 3 decks used and 6 more jokers. The total card number will need to be 162. Also, each of the players is to receive 13 cards at the start of the game. The ending score is different, based on how many teams are involved in a game. In the event that we have three teams the game will end at 7500 points for a team. If two teams are playing then the score needs to reach 10000 points. When this is the case when one team reaches 7500 points they will need to have an initial meld that is worth 150 points.

An interesting twist appears in scoring for canasta for six players. If there is a maximum of 4 red threes held by a team each will be worth 100 points. In the event that a partnership will hold 5 red threes then they will receive 1000 points and if 6 red threes are held the bonus is of 1200 points. In order to go out there will be a need to have two canasta.

Canasta for six players is a very interesting game, especially when you are playing with three teams. The game is really entertaining and you are surely going to love it as an alternative to the highly popular four players canasta that everyone is used to playing. If you are a group of six players there is no sense in not playing canasta. You can easily play canasta for two players, as well as three, four and six.