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Boston & District

Canasta Hand and Foot

Status:Active, open to new members
Group leader:
When: On Mondays
2pm every monday
Venue: Boston Tennis Club

We meet at the The Tennis Club, Sleaford Road, on Mondays at 2pm.  Usually we play until 5pm.

The game is a form of canasta - it can be played with a partner or singly if there are an odd number of players. This version of canasta is played with a hand and a foot, unlike traditional canasta that just has a hand. Due to the larger pool of available cards, it is said to be much easier to form canastas in Hand and Foot than in standard Canasta, which changes the strategy considerably. Some players feel this version is more enjoyable for beginners. The variant was introduced in the 1970s. 

Very often people come and watch to see how we play before they start playing which we welcome