1.       Deck and Setup

a.       A minimum of four decks, with two Jokers in each deck, shall be used for four players (two teams of two people).  A minimum of six decks shall be used for six players.  If more than six play, you may use six decks, but you may want to consider that you should be using about one deck for every person playing.

b.       A person shall be designated as the scorekeeper.

c.       Players will be divided into teams of two people each, although two teams of 3 may play if there are six total players. 

d.       Players will not sit next to another player on their team.

e.       Each team will designate one person to hold "Points" (completed canastas) and another to hold in-progress canastas.  These will be placed on the table in front of the designated persons.