Canasta - Rank page including game tips and all available badges

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Rank	Rank Name	Rank Image	Red 3's to Next Rank	Total Number of Red 3's	Badge
0	Flower Pot		-	-	-
1	Coffee Cup		100	100	-
2	Lava Lamp		100	200	-
3	Pipe		100	300	-
4	TV		100	400	-
5	Telephone		100	500	Canasta Groove
6	Bowling Pin		100	600	-
7	Martini Glass		100	700	-
8	Guitar		100	800	-
9	Drums		100	900	-
10	Sun Glasses		100	1,000	-
11	Coffee Cup		100	1,100	-
12	Lava Lamp		100	1,200	-
13	Pipe		100	1,300	Canasta Lost Your Marbles
14	TV		100	1,400	-
15	Telephone		100	1,500	-
16	Bowling Pin		100	1,600	-
17	Martini Glass		100	1,700	-
18	Guitar		100	1,800	-
19	Drums		100	1,900	-
20	Sun Glasses		100	2,000	-
21	Coffee Cup		100	2,100	-
22	Lava Lamp		100	2,200	-
23	Pipe		100	2,300	-
24	TV		100	2,400	-
25	Telephone		100	2,500	-
26	Bowling Pin		100	2,600	-
27	Martini Glass		100	2,700	-
28	Guitar		100	2,800	-
29	Drums		100	2,900	-
30	Sun Glasses		100	3,000	-
31	Coffee Cup		100	3,100	-
32	Lava Lamp		100	3,200	-
33	Pipe		100	3,300	Canasta Hair Dryer
34	TV		100	3,400	-
35	Telephone		100	3,500	-
36	Bowling Pin		100	3,600	-
37	Martini Glass		100	3,700	-
38	Guitar		100	3,800	-
39	Drums		100	3,900	-
40	Sun Glasses		100	4,000	-
41	Coffee Cup		100	4,100	-
42	Lava Lamp		100	4,200	-
43	Pipe		100	4,300	Canasta Cake
44	TV		100	4,400	-
45	Telephone		100	4,500	-
46	Bowling Pin		1,500	6,000	-
47	Martini Glass		1,000	7,000	-
48	Guitar		1,000	8,000	-
49	Drums		1,000	9,000	-
50	Sun Glasses		1,000	10,000	Canasta Scooter
51	Clock		100	10,100	-
52	Umbrella		100	10,200	-
53	Lava Lamp		100	10,300	-
54	Shoe		100	10,400	-
55	Record Album		100	10,500	-
56	Stool		100	10,600	-
57	Sundae		100	10,700	-
58	Shirt		100	10,800	-
59	Cake		100	10,900	-
60	Car		100	11,000	Bongo Drums
61	Clock		100	11,100	-
62	Umbrella		100	11,200	-
63	Lava Lamp		100	11,300	-
64	Shoe		100	11,400	-
65	Record Album		100	11,500	-
66	Stool		100	11,600	-
67	Sundae		100	11,700	-
68	Shirt		100	11,800	-
69	Cake		100	11,900	-
70	Car		100	12,000	Juke Box
71	Clock		200	12,200	-
72	Umbrella		200	12,400	-
73	Lava Lamp		200	12,600	-
74	Shoe		200	12,800	-
75	Record Album		200	13,000	-
76	Stool		200	13,200	-
77	Sundae		200	13,400	-
78	Shirt		200	13,600	-
79	Cake		200	13,800	-
80	Car		200	14,000	Canasta Diner
81	Clock		200	14,200	-
82	Umbrella		200	14,400	-
83	Lava Lamp		200	14,600	-
84	Shoe		200	14,800	-
85	Record Album		200	15,000	-
86	Stool		200	15,200	-
87	Sundae		200	15,400	-
88	Shirt		200	15,600	-
89	Cake		200	15,800	-
90	Car		200	16,000	Cruisin' Dice
91	Clock		1,000	17,000	-
92	Umbrella		1,000	18,000	-
93	Lava Lamp		1,000	19,000	-
94	Shoe		1,000	20,000	-
95	Record Album		1,000	21,000	-
96	Stool		1,000	22,000	-
97	Sundae		1,000	23,000	-
98	Shirt		1,000	24,000	-
99	Cake		1,000	25,000	-
100	Car		1,000	26,000	Super Scooper

Game Award Badges

		Canasta Groove Badge Collect 500 Red Threes to achieve rank 5 and earn this badge
		Lost Your Marbles Badge Collect 1,300 Red Threes to achieve rank 13 and earn this badge
		Hair Dryer Badge Collect 3,300 Red Threes to achieve rank 33 and earn this badge
		Canasta Cake Badge Collect 4,300 Red Threes to achieve rank 43 and earn this badge
		Scooter Badge Collect 10,000 Red Threes to achieve rank 50 and earn this badge
		Bongo Drums Badge Collect 11,000 Red Threes to achieve rank 60 and earn this badge
		Juke Box Badge Collect 12,000 Red Threes to achieve rank 70 and earn this badge
		Canasta Diner Badge Collect 14,000 Red Threes to achieve rank 80 and earn this badge
		Cruisin' Dice Badge Collect 16,000 Red Threes to achieve rank 90 and earn this badge
		Super Scooper Badge Collect 26,000 Red Threes to achieve rank 100 and earn this badge

Weekly Challenge Badges

		Canastavision Badge Make 20 "Canastas" (Finish the game to get the badge.) Offered Sept 1, 2004
		Fantasta Canasta Badge "Meld Out" before your opponent(s) 20 times Offered Jan 5, 2005
		Canasta Club Badge Win 8 games (5,000 points per game) Offered Aug 10, 2005
		Canastaville Badge Earn 6,000 tokens Offered Dec 14, 2005
		Cool Cat Badge Make 7 "Canastas" with NO WILDS (Finish the hand to get the badge!) Offered Mar 15, 2006
		Threes Please Badge Get 30 Red 3's Offered Jan 24, 2007
		Freeze 3's Badge Get 50 Red 3's (Finish the game to earn your Red Threes!) Offered July 11, 2007
		Canasta Master Badge Win 25,000 Canasta Points Offered Dec 19, 2007
		Tune In and Meld Out Badge Meld out before your opponents 12 times Offered Apr 16, 2008
		Melding Ice Badge Win 4,000 tokens Offered Dec 17, 2008
		Wild Canasta Badge Make 15 Canastas with NO WILDS in Offered May 27, 2009
		Hooray Beret Badge Make 25 Canastas Offered Dec 16, 2009
		Hip Cat Badge Meld out before your opponents 7 times Offered Apr 7, 2010

Premium Badges

		Zippy's Badge Get 33 Red 3's! (Finish the game to earn your Red 3's!) From the Loyal Friends Album, released Dec 13, 2005 RETIRED
		Cool Hand Badge Make 40 Canastas in 4-player games! From the Card Masters Album, released Nov 14, 2006 RETIRED
		Melded Mail Badge Meld out before your opponent 5 times in 1 day! From the Road to Happiness Album, released July 8, 2009
		Canasta 3000 Badge Win 6,000 tokens in 2 weeks (Including Jackpot Spins)! From the At the Matinee Album, released Jul, 2010

Mix-n-Match Badges

		Soap Opera Badge Win 4 Four- Player games in 1 Hour Offered Nov, 2006 RETIRED	12
		Housewarming Badge Earn 5 Jackpot Spins in 2 weeks Offered Jan, 2007 RETIRED	12
		Love Scene Badge Meld Out before your opponent 25 times in 2 weeks! Offered Mar, 2007 RETIRED	12
		7000 Calorie Badge Win 7,000 tokens (including Jackpot Spins) in 7 days! Offered Dec, 2007 RETIRED	16
		Canasta Basket Badge Win 5 games with a "Frozen Pile" in 5 days! ("Players cannot ever pick up the discard pile" must be selected!) Offered May, 2008 RETIRED	16
		Cool Shades Badge Get 2 Jackpot Spins in 1 day! Offered Dec, 2008 RETIRED	16
		Melding Pot Badge Make 13 Canastas with NO WILDS in 13 hours! (Finish the game to check your progress) Offered Jan, 2009 RETIRED	16
		Red Turtleneck Badge Get 60 Red 3's in 2 weeks! Offered May, 2009 RETIRED	16
		Canasta Carnival Badge Win a four-player game in 10 days! Offered Dec, 2009	16
		Red Beret Badge Win 20000 Canasta Points in 10 days! (Canasta Points are not tokens. Finish the game to collect your points) Offered Apr, 2010	16

Game Info

Canasta was released as a Club Pogo game on July 29, 2004.
There are currently 36 badges in total released for this game.
It is a classic card game that was invented in South America, before becoming extremely popular in the United States in the 1950's. The object of the game is to reach 5,000 points before your opponent. Canasta can be played with 2 players or 4 players (2 teams). 4-player Team Canasta is just like regular 2-player Canasta, except that both members of the team contribute to a shared meld pile. See flash tutorial

Game Tips

If you would like to play against a computer opponent, choose the tab of the Skill Level you would like to play. The computer opponents on Social and Beginner tabs have the same skills as a human player at beginner level. The computer opponents other tabs are increasingly skillful. The most skillful computer players are on the Master tab.

Try to pick up the discard pile. Don't meld unless it helps you pick up the discard pile. The person with the most cards often wins.

Game must be finished to get credit for red 3's. Rank progression is made win or lose.

Make your opening meld as small as possible, and try to be the first to get the discard pile.

Discard cards that are only worth 5 points (4 - 7) and collect high-scoring cards.

Hoard special cards like Black 3's, Jokers and 2's and use them strategically to freeze the discard pile and/or increase the value of your melds.

Don't get caught with wild cards and high-value cards in your hand when your opponent melds out - if it looks like your opponent is ready to go out, add your wild cards and high-value cards to your melds.

Watch what your opponent melds and discards in order to avoid discarding cards that will help your opponent build canastas or pick up the discard pile.

Click the Ctrl key before clicking one of your cards in order to select all of the cards of the same value. Click the Shift key before clicking your cards in order to select every card in your hand.

Badge Tips

For badges that need Canastas Pick up the pile as much as possible, game does not need to be won,but must be finished.

For badges that require Meld-outs Basically you need to meld out before your opponent/s so concentrate on this and don't pick up the pile unless you're certain that you can get rid of all cards.

Getting Red 3's Try not to meld out until all four red 3's have come out, you can change options to a minimum of 2 canasta's to meld out, game may last a little longer then.

Cool Cat Badge Make sure you don't use wild cards (Jokers and 2's) to get canasta's.

Four Player games For "Cool Hand" and "Soap Opera" badges, make sure you select "4-Player Games" tab on room selection page.