UNDER DOG NTC: 2/2/1 Rated Private.
THE INVITER CHOOSES THE GAME TO BE PLAYED FOR THE FIRST HAND. THEN FOR EACH HAND AFTER THAT THE PLAYER WITH THE LOWEST SCORE CHOOSES THE GAME TO BE PLAYED. IT MUST BE A NO PICK UP GAME. DO NOT CLICK THE "READY" BUTTON UNTIL GAME HAS BEEN CALLED. IF YOU BREAK ANY RULES FOR THE GAME CHOSEN YOU WILL BE DQ'D. IN THE EVEN OF A TIE SCORE THAT HAND WILL BE PLAYED NPU CUT. DO NOT TAKE THE PILE.
UNTOUCHABLES PICKUP: 2-2-2 RATED PRIVATE.
All your Canasta's must be IN ORDER (from smallest to largest) or (largest to smallest).
For example: If you make a Canasta in the 4s (red or black doesn’t matter) and then you make a Canasta in the 10's, you CANNOT go back and make one in 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,. They are UNTOUCHABLE. They become "JUNK CARDS".
If you make a Canasta in ACE'S and then you make a Canasta in 6's…you CANNOT go back and make K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7. They are UNTOUCHABLE…they become "JUNK CARDS".
You can MELD them all. You just can't CANASTA them. They are OK as a meld…just UNTOUCHABLE as CANASTA'S.
UP YOUR SLEEVE PU: 2/2/2 Rated Private.
Initial meld must contain A's. If unable to meld A's you can't meld any cards and you must meld that same card in the next hand. Once you meld A's you advance to K, Q's etc. You can't advance to the next meld until you complete the current meld. Your opp may be on a different meld than you. Each initial meld MUST CONTAIN the correct meld card. You may pick up the pile as long as you have the correct card melded or included in the meld.
UPWARDS MYSTERY NTC: 2/2/1 Rated Private.
In this game the up card at the beginning of the hand determines what card you need in your initial meld as well as what your first canasta must be. If a black 3 is the up card game is played as NTC.