Canasta

KARMAN Games (CY) LTD

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About this game

Classic Canasta game featuring:

- Challenging computers
- Online multiplayer, matching you with people having similar level of skills
- Friendly games with friends or relatives
- Statistics
- Several decks, including special Canasta decks
- Change a color style of the game
- Landscape and portrait support

It's time to play Canasta!

Ratings and reviews

The algorithm has room for improvement. The built-in strategy gets in the way of logical plays that a human would make in certain circumstances. It's frustrating when you have a run of six on the board, your partner has two in their hand, but won't play one to complete the canasta...even if it's the first one needed in order to go out. That's just one example. Human partners interact differently than the algorithm allows.

This game did an update recently that has made it horrible to play offline. The game freezes the deck every other play and doesnt play cards down unless needed. I have won with the "opponent" having a score between -679 to 120. The game is also lagging when the "opponent" picks up the pile. Not sure what that is about. This is no longer a fun game to play.

Update: took away 2 stars after most recent "upgrade" touting improved AI. What a joke, the AI is even worse than it was before and makes terrible decisions. While the game functions well, I'm not sure the developers have ever actually played a game of canasta in their lives. The "strategy" used by the computer controlled players makes no sense and frequently benefits the other team more. Good time waster, but don't expect a real challenge or any actual help from your partner.

What’s new

Major AI improvements
Settings options for changing computer players’ play styles and the time they take to think
Full screen support
Option to show or hide a navigation bar
Score table can be moved to view cards on the table