If I pick up a large pack in the discard pile and put down an incomplete 7’s canasta are there and rules or restrictions about going out without completing it?
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Can you clarify what you mean by "incomplete canasta"? Do you just mean any meld of fewer than 7 cards?– GendoIkariCommented Mar 1, 2019 at 15:59
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Yes. Incomplete aces or sevens– Mary FioreCommented Mar 1, 2019 at 18:35
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In order to go out, you must have at least one Canasta; a complete set of 7 cards. If you do not yet have a Canasta, then you cannot go out; you must keep at least 1 card left in your hand.
A player goes out when he gets rid of the last card in his hand by discarding or melding it, provided that his side has melded at least one canasta or he completes a canasta while going out. Failing this requirement, he must keep at least one card in his hand.
https://www.bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/canasta/
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You can only go out if your partnership has melded at least one canasta.
https://www.pagat.com/rummy/canasta.html
Note that there isn't such a thing as an "incomplete canasta". A canasta is simply a meld of 7 or more cards; and meld with fewer than 7 cards is just called a meld. A meld can become a canasta if more cards are added to it.
answered Mar 1, 2019 at 18:45
