<p>You must have at least 2 Canastas in order to go out, so if you do not have that then you cannot meld all but 1 card since you have to discard a card to end your turn.</p>
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<p>You can go out if you can satisfy both of the following conditions:</p>
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<li>your team has completed two canastas, and</li>
<li>you are able to meld all but one of your cards and discard your last card.</li>
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<p>If you do not satisfy the conditions for going out, you are not allowed to leave yourself without any cards at the end of your turn: you must play in such a way as to keep at least one card after discarding.</p>
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2023-02-16T03:44:25.147Z
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GendoIkari
<p>Although Gendolkari didn't say this explicitly, your final discard card is allowed to be a wild card if that is what's needed to meld the rest of your cards.  There is no rule stating that a card is not allowed to be discarded at any point in a hand.</p>

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Eric.Makela
<p>In modern American canasta a meld of 180 is needed to meld. You can meld with enough points but have only one card left to discard. The card is a wild card. Is this acceptable?</p>

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Melding in American Canasta
Helene Frey
# Melding in American Canasta

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-15)

In modern American canasta a meld of 180 is needed to meld. You can meld with enough points but have only one card left to discard. The card is a wild card. Is this acceptable?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-02-16. Score: 1

You must have at least 2 Canastas in order to go out, so if you do not have that then you cannot meld all but 1 card since you have to discard a card to end your turn.

> You can go out if you can satisfy both of the following conditions:
>
> > 1. your team has completed two canastas, and
> > 2. you are able to meld all but one of your cards and discard your last card.
>
> If you do not satisfy the conditions for going out, you are not allowed to leave yourself without any cards at the end of your turn: you must play in such a way as to keep at least one card after discarding.

<https://www.pagat.com/rummy/canasta.html#american>


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### Answer by username_2 on 2024-03-17. Score: 0

Although Gendolkari didn't say this explicitly, your final discard card is allowed to be a wild card if that is what's needed to meld the rest of your cards. There is no rule stating that a card is not allowed to be discarded at any point in a hand.


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