– When a natural meld contains five natural cards a wild cards can be added.
– Wild cards can be used as substitutes for one or two of the cards in a meld but any meld must have at least two natural cards and never more than 2 wild cards. – A Meld consisting of the same rank is called a natural meld, while melds that include at least one wild card are called mixed or unnatural. At least 3 cards are needed to form a meld and 7 cards become a Canasta. – A Meld is a set of cards sharing the same rank number.
– 2s and Jokers are wild, 3”s are special, other remaining cards are called natural.
