Canasta NR app for iPhone and iPad

4.6 ( 4736 ratings )

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Developer: Nerdicus Rex

0.99 USD

Current version: 3.01, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 18 Nov 2012
App size: 39.91 Mb

MULTI-PLAYER -- play with 1 or 2 other players anywhere in the world thru the internet!

· Ad Free!
· No in app purchases!

The absolute most complete Canasta game on the iPhone! NR-Canasta is the first and only Canasta card game on the iPhone to offer fully integrated multiplayer through Apple Game Center. Make friends and play people from around the world in one of the most popular card games ever invented.

NR-Canasta offers fully customizable game play! With 24 different hand-crafted card tables and three different card decks to choose from, you will always be able to keep you gaming experience fresh! You can even customize your menu screen!

Whether you are playing single player or multiplayer, NR Canastas beautiful animation and rock-solid game play will keep you entertained for hours!

Responding to user demand we added the ability to configure many popular derivations of canasta. The person that starts the game determines the rules! So, be careful to check what rules you are playing when you accept a game! Pressing the i in the game screen will show you the rules of the game you are currently playing.
-now users can choose if a natural canasta is needed to go out
-can configure 1 or two canastas needed to go out
-can disallow wild card canasta
-can choose 1500 or 2000 points for wild card canasta
-can choose if player is allowed to pick up the pile using cards already in the meld.
**PLEASE KEEP YOUR SUGGESTIONS COMING AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADD OPTIONS IN THE RULES TOOLBOX AS I HEAR ABOUT THEM FROM YOU! All players in a game must be updated to the current version of the game! Players cannot custom configure rules when playing the AI yet. This is a result of needed to augment the API to allow rules to pass between players.

Canasta is one of the most popular games ever invented. It is an exciting mix of strategy, luck and skill. If you like solitaire, hearts, euchre or poker, you will love NR Canasta! Hundreds of international variations of the game exist which is a testament to its worldwide popularity.

NR Canasta follows traditional North American style canasta rules.

NOTE: Some players had a difficult time figuring out how to pickup the discard pile. To do this place two matching cards from your hand into the meld area and then make sure you have the appropriate number of points in your meld area to meet minimum meld, then, and only then can you move the top discard card to the meld pile that matches it. The two matching cards must come from your hand, not from cards already in your meld from previous turns.

If you require any assistance please send email to nerdicusrex@gmail.com and we will be happy to help. Also, find us on our Facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/NrCanasta

Pros and cons of Canasta NR app for iPhone and iPad

Canasta NR app good for

I love this game & its fun to play, the update is great. now I can change rules. I did just find a problem that must be fixed: when the computer player lays down his last card in his meld (when he cannot go out), & he cannot discard, the pass does not work so the game simply stops as I cant make a move. this isnt an every game occurance, it only happens under this circumstance. but this does have to be fixed.

Cant seem to start a wild canasta. After laying the cards in the meld area, upon discarding, they get returned to my hand. Kind of annoying.

In canasta the scoring system is as such 4-7 is 5 points 8-k is 10 points Ace is 15 points 2 is 20 points and Joker is 50 points. The scoring is the points on the table minus the amount in your hand. I am playing and ill be laying down cards as it jumps to like -1000 pounds when I have 3 of each set of card on the table. If you fix that and maybe Add the ability to increase number of decks that would make this app perfect

Some bad moments

This is a fun game. I Enjoy a round with AI between plays with my friends and family across the miles.

Very fun game. Missing one thing though, a save and resume game feature. Please add that.

Love this game and enjoy playing often. But is there anyway to make this game multiplayer with your Facebook friends?

I have really enjoyed this game. The game started out a little shaky but the developer has continued to release updates polishing up the game nicely. Currently it appears the customizable rules are only for the multiplayer component of the game. I really look forward to playing the CPU with custom rules too. The game hasnt hasnt frozen on me yet but I have noticed when the deck runs out of cards you reach a point were you cant do anything. I was told there is an update at Apple that fixes this problem so I am happy. I highly recommend this game if you like Canasta! Great update!

Definitely a great app, if you love cards, its a must have! Thanks for the update! Updates are really good, lots of little things fixed :)

I want my $0.99 back! I tried to contact support and you cant even do anything on the contact us page. Its a symbolic amount practically but these people need to learn business! I want my refund processed as soon as possible please.

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