<p>There is no rule specifying what type of cards you discard so it is up to the player to decide if they want to discard a dead card or a wild card.</p>

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  <p>When a player has melded his cards, he ends his turn by discarding a card. At that point, his melded cards are checked to see if they conform to the canasta rules. Discarding a card is not necessary if the player can go out by melding all of his cards.</p>
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Joe W
<p>Today we had a situation.   Player legally picked up discard pile. All he had left in hand were dead cards and wild cards.  Is there a rule about which should be discarded first?</p>

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Discarding after picking up discard pile in Canasta
Jane
# Discarding after picking up discard pile in Canasta

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-17)

Today we had a situation. Player legally picked up discard pile. All he had left in hand were dead cards and wild cards. Is there a rule about which should be discarded first?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-11-18. Score: 3

There is no rule specifying what type of cards you discard so it is up to the player to decide if they want to discard a dead card or a wild card.

[Canasta Rules](http://www.canasta.net/canasta_rules.php)

> When a player has melded his cards, he ends his turn by discarding a card. At that point, his melded cards are checked to see if they conform to the canasta rules. Discarding a card is not necessary if the player can go out by melding all of his cards.


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