"Rules" - Points

Every group / club etc. needs some "rules" so do we.

The Samba Canasta Group LeHa concists of friendly persons who just want to have a nice afternoon.

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It is very much appreciated by our treasurer Harm if you pay your € 1,- table money before you start playing.

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We are a non profit group, runned by Harm & Yolanda who are there almost every week very early to set up the tables so you can start playing when you come in.

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Because it is a social club in Spain where everybody is welcome there are several nationalities playing so we try to use English as our common language.

But we would appreciate it very much if English speaking members would make an effort to try to communicate with the non English speakers.

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 THE START OF AN AFTERNOON 

At the start time (13:00) every player present draws a card.
Ace = Table 1, 2 = Table 2, etc.

When a table is complete you can start playing.

If you cannot make it, or not in time, please send Harm a message.

 Later than 13:00 
If we know you will arrive later (see The Start Of An Afternoon)

than that's no problem of course.

 A hand 
A hand is playing the cards dealt, regardless of the points required for that round.

 

 A Table 

A table consists of 4 players who play in pairs.

 Drawing a card to swap 
When “a table ” finishes “a hand” ALL players
(whether or not they have already sat out, no exceptions),
draw a card (wildcards are not valid)
and the highest card(s) change places with the players “sitting out”

Players may not decide “we” will leave without drawing a card.

Drawing a card can break up partnerships, which is exactly what we want
because everybody has to play with and/or against everybody
no matter his/her speed, language, colour, level etc.

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 Sitting out time: 

Due to this system, (making “sitting out” as short as possible,

it is possible that players who are going to “sit out” can change places

with another table within in 1 or 2 minutes which is good.

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 Scoring 

When changing places with players who were “sitting out”

the “scorer” explains to the new scorer which points belong to who

because they continue with the existing scores.

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 This happened once: 

If it happens that the stock & the discard pile are empty we made the decicion that:

After the last card(s) is/are played, everybody scores his/her Bonus points, red 3's, Samba's, Canasta and/or Bolivia's and start with a new hand.

The only exception

ONLY in this situation is

NOBODY looses his/her 1 Canasta, Samba, Bolivia points
and the Red 3's on the table are NOT negative.

Only because this is a very unusuall situation.

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