GENTLEMEN FIRST: You MUST have KINGS in your INITIAL MELD each hand. You may use WILDS in your meld and you may meld OTHER CARDS in the SAME TURN, but you must meld KINGS in your FIRST MELD every hand. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

GO AWAY WILLIE: You can ONLY GO OUT if you have ONLY ONE RED 3. If you get 0, 2, 3 or all 4 of the Red 3s, you CANNOT GO OUT. Otherwise, played as Reg 2/2. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

GOING LOCO: First Hand: NO TOUCH (CANNOT PICK UP pile, but CAN GO OUT); Second Hand: NO OUT (CANNOT GO OUT, but CAN PICK UP pile); Third Hand: NO TOUCH NO OUT (CANNOT PICK UP pile, CANNOT GO OUT); Fourth Hand: REGULAR 2/2. ~*~TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

GOOD and EVIL: REGULAR 2/2 with a twist... You MUST HAVE a RED and a BLACK CANASTA to GO OUT. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

HAPPY DAYS: Your FIRST MELD and CANASTA must be in J, Q or K first. You CANNOT meld or make a canasta in As, they are like Black 3s. After you make your first canasta in J, Q or K, you can play as you wish. If you meld or make a canasta in As, you must FF immediately. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

HEARTS: All hearts are like Black 3s. You CANNOT PICK UP the pile on a HEART ever! Save your wilds for canastas or until needed. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

HEARTS on FIRE: You CANNOT pick up the PILE unless there is a HEART on it. Break the rules and you must FF. Otherwise, game is played like Reg 2/2. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

HIGH and LOW: FIRST CARD determines if it is High or Low. 4-8 are LOW, 9-As are HIGH. You CAN MELD and MAKE CANASTAS in HIGH or LOW (first card). You CANNOT PICK UP the PILE. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

I CAN BUT YOU CAN'T: NUMBER 1 CAN PICK UP the PILE but NUMBER 2 CANT. NUMBER 2 CAN GO OUT but NUMBER 1 CANT! Pick the right seat, and get the pile!!! ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

JACK and the JOKER: JACKS must be MELDED FIRST, and a JOKER MUST be MELDED with them. You may meld other cards. Everything else is Reg. 2/2. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

JACKS or BETTER: Your FIRST MELD and CANASTA has to be J, Q, K or A only...each hand. You can meld wilds with them. After you make a Canasta of J, Q, K or A you can play any cards. You may close any Canastas after you have made one with Jacks or better. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

JOKES on YOU: You MUST MELD a JOKER with a FACE CARD as your INITIAL MELD only. You CANNOT make a CANASTA with your INITIAL MELD at any time, to do so will result in a FF. You MAY PICK UP the PILE and GO OUT. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

JOKER POKER: Reg canasta applies here, but if you get 5 CANASTAS in a ROW, put up in order (5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10, J, Q, K, A) to make a STRAIGHT, you automtically WIN!!! It can be BACKWARDS or FORWARDS, either way, but they do have to be in order to look like a straight. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

JUMPING JACKS: Each time a JACK is DISCARDED, players will SWITCH seats. You MUST play hands just as if it were ALWAYS your OWN HAND. Anyone CAN go OUT at any time. JACKS can NEVER be MELDED. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

JUMPING JACK FLASH: Regular canasta but the catch is if anyone makes a RED CANASTA in JACKS, then they WIN game. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

K-9: You may FREEZE, MELD and PICK UP the pile whenver you want. You MUST make a CANASTA of Ks then 9s, then you MAY GO OUT. NO OTHER CANASTAS are ALLOWED. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

KING of DEATH: If the UP CARD on the DISCARD PILE is the SUICIDE KING of HEARTS, from the DEALER on the FRIST DEAL of any HAND, you are OUT. You may meld, pick up or go out at any time. Play as Reg 2/2. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

KINGS KINGDOM: You may NOT pick up the PILE. Ks and Qs MUST be MELDED FIRST. You may meld other cards. Ks and Qs may go straight to a canasta. Wilds may be used. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

LADIES and GENTS: You can EITHER meld KINGS or ACES, one or the other. After first team melds, the other team MUST meld the OPPOSITE of the melding team/player. You may NEVER MELD your OPPONENTS' Ks or As. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

LOCKDOWN: Regular canasta until first person/team lays a CANASTA. That person/team becomes the person/team in POWER and CAN DO ANYTHING... Opponents CANNOT MELD or FREEZE the PILE, GO OUT or PICK UP the PILE UNTIL they lay a CANASTA STRAIGHT FROM HAND. A locked down player/team CANNOT GO OUT. The person/team in POWER CHANGES as CANASTAS are LAID DOWN.~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

LOOKING for 10s: You must have 10s in INITIAL MELD... A RED CANASTA in 10s is a INSTANT win . You may pick up pile...Can have as many canasta as you like... but you MUST have a CANASTA in 10s to GO OUT.~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

LOW CARD BONANZA: ONLY cards 4-10 can be CANASTAS. You CAN meld FACE CARDS, but MAY NOT make CANASTAS of them. You MAY GO OUT at any time. ~*~ TABLE SET 2/2 ~*~

LUCKY DUCK: The FIRST player/team to MELD is the ONLY player/team who can GO OUT!!! If you go out and you are not the first person to meld then you must FF immediately. ~*~ TABLESET 2/2 ~*~