Beginning Canasta

About this course:

The game of canasta was devised by attorney Segundo Sanchez Santos and his bridge partner, architect Alberto Serrato in Montevideo, Uruguay. They combined parts of bridge, rummy, and conquian (or coon can); made it quicker than bridge and made it rely less on chance than rummy. In this course, we learn the basics of the game—point value of cards, melding, how to create a canasta and scoring. After the first two weeks, we begin to learn the strategy of the game. Although strategy is a continuous learning experience, this course imparts enough knowledge to play the game.