What is a splash hand in canasta?

* A Splash Hand can be played after the team's Meld
Meld
In card games, a meld is a set of matching cards, typically three or more, that earn a player points and/or allow them to deplete their hand. Melds typically come in sequences of ascending cards belonging to the same suit known as runs (8♠ 9♠ 10♠) or sets/groups of cards of identical rank (8♠ 8♣ 8♥).
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Meld (cards) - Wikipedia
, but must be made immediately after the next player's turn. Example: player 1 Melds, player 2 plays, player 3 may Splash. * The only Splash Hands used at Spring Run are the two different pair hands and the garbage hand.

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2023-04-16 01:47:16

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Can you use a dead card in a special hand in canasta?
Note that a special hand may include cards matching a closed (complete) canasta melded
melded
In card games, a meld is a set of matching cards, typically three or more, that earn a player points and/or allow them to deplete their hand. Melds typically come in sequences of ascending cards belonging to the same suit known as runs (8♠ 9♠ 10♠) or sets/groups of cards of identical rank (8♠ 8♣ 8♥).
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Meld (cards) - Wikipedia
by the opposing team - i.e. cards that would otherwise be considered 'dead'. Since a special hand cannot use cards taken from the discard pile this does not prevent dead cards from being safe to discard.
2024-02-09 13:12:11

Is queen 4 a good hand?
All four cards of the same value (e.g., 8, 8, 8, 8; or Queen, Queen, Queen, Queen) is known as a four of a kind. It's hard to draw a four of a kind which makes it a very good hand.
2024-01-12 20:50:45

Is ace 10 a good hand?
Ace Ten
Ace Ten
Ace-Ten games are trick-taking card games in which cards are assigned values so that typically Aces and Tens are the most valuable cards. In many cases the values are as shown in the table. In some games, such as Bezique, they have been simplified dramatically.
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(A-10) is a decent starting poker hand to have but it is always to be judged if the 10 is the perfect support for your ace. Suited ones will give you a 2% advantage but if not played with caution then the ace may backfire.
2023-11-20 11:28:32

What is a bad hand in poker called?
The Devil's Hand
This is a nickname for the Seven-Deuce hand, considered the worst possible hand in poker. The poker hands odds of this winning are low, so players usually fold when they are dealt it. Unlike in video games, where any item with the name Devil is guaranteed to be strong, the opposite is true for poker.
2023-11-10 16:19:22

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