are there other names for the card game canasta
Canasta was the most popular card game in the United States in the 1950's despite it being quite complex compared to other Rummy games. There are many versions of Canasta such as Samba, Bolivia, Burraco and it is sometimes spelled Canaster or Kanasta in european countries.he only exception is that adding a wild card to a Canasta, reduces it from a Natural Canasta to a Mixed Canasta and therefore reduces the amount of bonus earned for it from 500 points to 300 points. This is no Game Bonus as in the rules of other Rummy games such as Gin Rummy.