Hi Canasta Lovers,
Steve and I are back in Paradise after spending a wonderful Labor Day weekend in New York. Everyone up there thought they were right in the middle of a heat wave, but we Floridians were calm, COOL, and collected. We visited with family on the south shore and had a wonderful cousin's BBQ at Judy and Artie's house. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your hospitality. The primary reason for our trip, though, was to celebrate Sandy and Liza's wedding. A special bonus; Sandy coming down the aisle like Rocky to "Eye of the Tiger". Congratulation to the newlyweds and their families, especially our wonderful friends and hosts, Roni and Phil.
During cocktails at the wedding one of the guests (a canasta goddess, of course) approached me with an interesting question. A little background for your edification: this particular goddess plays a " three card base " so you "five card bases" must adjust your thinking along those lines. Ellen was playing in a game where she had six open wild cards melded in front of her, at her partners next turn her partner laid down two kings and a deuce (two face cards and a wild card are allowed in some base three games). So what happens next?
(A) She is not allowed to do that because you must close an open wild card canasta before making any other wild card play.
(B) As it is still her turn she can pick up the meld and put the deuce on the open wild cards to close it.
(C) What's down is down!
(D) Should she be penalized in some way? How?
(E) Other ideas?
Please send suggestions, Ellen and I are waiting to hear from you.
As the Jewish High Holidays are fast approaching I want to wish all my followers, their families and friends a sweet, happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. May we all be inscribed in the Book of Life for another year and may there, finally, be Peace on Earth.
Love to all Canasta Goddesses,
Barbara
