Notice! There is a mixed canasta of aces. This is not the same as a natural canasta of Aces. A mixed canasta of aces means you have 1 or 2 wildcards in the meld of aces. A canasta of mixed aces is 300 points, and a meld of aces (with fewer than 7 cards) at the end of the round has no penalty. On the other hand, a natural canasta of aces (no wild cards in the canasta), earns a canasta value of 2500 points, but a meld of natural aces (with fewer than 7 cards) at the end of the round has a 2500 point penalty on the table.

Team A has at least 2 canastas: Canastas: 8, 4, Jack, King and Ace

This means Team A will earn a positive bonus for threes. Let’s move on to the next step of scoring.

Step 2: Calculate the BASE

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Bonus for threes ____________________

2 of a color + 1 of a color

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Canasta Values __________________

4 mixed canastas + 1 natural canasta

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Bonuses (going out and perfect cut)

NONE

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Penalties _________________

More than three sevens in hand + More than three aces in hand

BASE ________________

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