<p>You will still add up the point values of those cards. If you have completed at least 1 canasta, you will add the value of those cards. If you have not, you will subtract the value.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.pagat.com/rummy/canasta.html#american-scoring" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.pagat.com/rummy/canasta.html#american-scoring</a></p>
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<p>Score for melded cards</p>
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<p>If a team has completed at least one canasta, the total value of all the cards (other than threes) melded by the team, whether forming part of a canastas or smaller combinations, is added to the team's score. The standard values of the cards are used.</p>
<p>If a team has not completed any canastas, then the value of all their melded cards is subtracted from their score, along with the value of the cards remaining in their hands.</p>
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<p><a href="https://canasta.com/rules/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://canasta.com/rules/</a></p>
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<p>Score for melded cards</p>
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<p>– If a team has completed at least one canasta, the total value of all the cards (other than threes) melded by the team is added to the team’s score.</p>
<p>– If a team has not completed any canastas, then the value of all their melded cards is subtracted from their score, along with the value of the cards remaining in their hands.</p>
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GendoIkari
<p>When playing American Canasta, open with a wild card canasta and am not able to close it. Negative 2000 but do we still add up the point value of those cards either closed with 7 or still open?</p>

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Final point count
Deborah Cinque
# Final point count

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-05-22)

When playing American Canasta, open with a wild card canasta and am not able to close it. Negative 2000 but do we still add up the point value of those cards either closed with 7 or still open?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-05-22. Score: 0

You will still add up the point values of those cards. If you have completed at least 1 canasta, you will add the value of those cards. If you have not, you will subtract the value.

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

> Score for melded cards
>
> > If a team has completed at least one canasta, the total value of all the cards (other than threes) melded by the team, whether forming part of a canastas or smaller combinations, is added to the team's score. The standard values of the cards are used.
> >
> > If a team has not completed any canastas, then the value of all their melded cards is subtracted from their score, along with the value of the cards remaining in their hands.

<https://canasta.com/rules/>

> Score for melded cards
>
> > – If a team has completed at least one canasta, the total value of all the cards (other than threes) melded by the team is added to the team’s score.
> >
> > – If a team has not completed any canastas, then the value of all their melded cards is subtracted from their score, along with the value of the cards remaining in their hands.


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