Ponytail Canasta - Cards

Standardized point values:
Cards Point value
Jokers 50 points each
A, 2 20 points each
K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8 10 points each
7, 6, 5, 4 5 points each

Canasta is normally played with standard 52 card decks plus two jokers.

The cards A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 are called natural cards. All of the deuces (twos) and jokers are wild cards. With some restrictions, wild cards can be used during the game as substitutes for a natural card of any rank.

The threes have special functions and values: Black threes are used as discards as they cannot be picked up. Black three's (3♠ / 3♣) held in a player's hand at the end of the game count minus 100 points (subtracted from the player's score). Red threes (3 ♥ / 3 ♦) are not to be used to meld a Canasta, but are set into the meld area and have a value of 100 points each. Black three's may only be melded by the player going out at the end of the hand.

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