Ca♣Canasta Guide IndiaA place for the next hand
Ending a hand

Before you end the hand

Pause for the version-specific conditions.

One condition to remember

The Bicycle version requires your partnership to have a canasta before going out, including one completed as you go out.

Practise the explanation

During an open-hand exercise, ask the learner to locate the relevant paragraph in the chosen rules. Let them explain how it applies before moving any cards. The purpose is to practise finding an answer, rather than rewarding a quick guess.

Check the rest in the reference

Read the source’s sections on permission, concealed hands and an exhausted stock. They are separate situations. Our brief note does not attempt to settle them all, and a scorebook entry cannot confirm that an ending was legal.

Reference

bicyclecards.com ↗

Checked 2026-10-20. Source settings may differ from another table.