We just learned Hand and Foot this year, we've played Canasta for years and it is similar. So how do you get the BUTT part? Are there 3 piles of 11? Do you use only 4 decks? Do you still need 2 natural piles and 3 spoiled piles to go out? And the person going out has no discards and the partner has to be in their Butt pile before you can go out?? Always like to expand a good game. Thank you Howard......Karebear.
Howard said
10:18 AM Nov 20, 2007
I don't know if I'm qualified to answer this question.
There are so many variations and rules on this game.
Here is a website that lists variations based on responses from over 500 people that play:
Of course it doesn't help me much here, since there is no mention of a "Butt".
The way my folks play it: Yes, there are three piles of 11. They use something like sixteen decks of cards to keep from having to shuffle so often. They play so that you only have to have one natural canasta and one spoiled canasta to go out. They don't care if you have a discard or not to go out. The partner doesn't have to be in either the Foot or Butt pile to go out. They play that you MUST ask your partner before going out.
The big thing, however, is the third pile of 11 that you have to get rid of to go out. If you have that and enough cards, it can be played under any other rules you are used to.
karebear said
07:21 PM Nov 20, 2007
Wow...16 decks, must be a big shuffle contest in between hands!!! Thank you for the other site also. Gonna try playing the new version tonight, think we'll try 6 decks!!
There are so many variations and rules on this game.
Here is a website that lists variations based on responses from over 500 people that play:
Hand & Foot Variations
Of course it doesn't help me much here, since there is no mention of a "Butt".
The way my folks play it:
Yes, there are three piles of 11.
They use something like sixteen decks of cards to keep from having to shuffle so often.
They play so that you only have to have one natural canasta and one spoiled canasta to go out.
They don't care if you have a discard or not to go out.
The partner doesn't have to be in either the Foot or Butt pile to go out.
They play that you MUST ask your partner before going out.
The big thing, however, is the third pile of 11 that you have to get rid of to go out. If you have that and enough cards, it can be played under any other rules you are used to.