Melds are composed of either cards of the same rank or cards of the same suit in sequence. The principal objective of play is to score points by making melds consisting of three or more cards.
The top card is turned face up and placed beside the stock. The rest of the pack is left face down in the middle of the table and forms the stock. Each player is dealt 15 cards one at a time. Jokers and 2s are wild, and are used to assume the identity of any card the player nominates.ĭeal and play are clockwise, and the deal proceeds to the left at the end of each hand.
Samba is usually played by four in two fixed-partnerships, but can be readily extended to 5, or even six players in three fixed-partnerships.ģ decks of standard playing cards, plus 6 Jokers. For a start, both Groups and Sequences count, and you use three decks of cards. Samba is closely related to Canasta, but introduces a couple of variations that for some, make the game that much more enjoyable.
