<p>You cannot play anything unless it is your turn. The rules for the stock being exhausted don't allow any player to act outside of their regular turn. The only difference between an exhausted stock or a normal turn is that because there is nothing to draw from the stock, you must draw from the discard pile instead.</p>

<p>So the game can end before you have had a turn at all after the stock was exhausted... be sure to notice if the stock is running low and play what you can while you still can!</p>

<p>From <a href="https://www.bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/canasta/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">these rules</a>:</p>

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  <p>If the last card of the stock is not a red three, play continues as long as each player in turn takes the discard, and he must do so if it matches a meld on his side and the pack is not frozen. (The only exception is that a one-card hand may not take a one-card discard pile). A player does not have to take the discard to form a new meld. The play ends when a player cannot take the discard or legally refuses to take it.</p>
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Thanks so much for your helpful answer.  Where the rule notes the exception, if the Stock is Empty, it's my turn, I have one card and there is one card in the discard pile, can I take it if I can make a meld and go out?
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<p>When the Stock is Exhausted, I know each player is supposed to take the Discard Pile if he can add the top card to an existing meld. Is it possible to Go Out when the Stock is Exhausted before your turn and if so what are the rules for that? Thanks!</p>

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Going Out with Stock Exhausted
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# Going Out with Stock Exhausted

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-04)

When the Stock is Exhausted, I know each player is supposed to take the Discard Pile if he can add the top card to an existing meld. Is it possible to Go Out when the Stock is Exhausted before your turn and if so what are the rules for that? Thanks!

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-04. Score: 2

You cannot play anything unless it is your turn. The rules for the stock being exhausted don't allow any player to act outside of their regular turn. The only difference between an exhausted stock or a normal turn is that because there is nothing to draw from the stock, you must draw from the discard pile instead.

So the game can end before you have had a turn at all after the stock was exhausted... be sure to notice if the stock is running low and play what you can while you still can!

From [these rules](https://www.bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/canasta/):

> If the last card of the stock is not a red three, play continues as long as each player in turn takes the discard, and he must do so if it matches a meld on his side and the pack is not frozen. (The only exception is that a one-card hand may not take a one-card discard pile). A player does not have to take the discard to form a new meld. The play ends when a player cannot take the discard or legally refuses to take it.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks so much for your helpful answer.  Where the rule notes the exception, if the Stock is Empty, it's my turn, I have one card and there is one card in the discard pile, can I take it if I can make a meld and go out?  

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