Canasta For Six Players
Six-handed Canasta follows most of the rules of four-handed Canasta except for the following:
The game may be play with two three-player partnerships, or three two-player partnerships, seated like so:
Three complete decks are used (three 52-card decks, plus 6 jokers, for a total of 162 cards).
Each player is dealt thirteen cards.
If there are three teams, game is 7500 points; if there are two teams, game is 10000 points.
If playing for 10000 points, the minimum cound at 7500 points is 150 for the initial meld.
Up to four red threes are worth 100 points each; a partnership holding five red threes gets 1000 points total, or 1200 points for six red threes.
Two canastas are required to go out.