Canasta score sheet
Canasta is a card game usually played in two partnerships and scored hand by hand. The points of a hand come from several sources, and this sheet gives each source its own row, so nothing is left out when the hand is counted. Use one column per player or per partnership.
How to keep the score
At the end of a hand, fill in the rows from top to bottom:
- Melds: the card points of everything you laid down on the table.
- Canastas: the bonus for each completed canasta. A natural canasta is worth more than a mixed one.
- Red threes: the bonus for your red threes. It counts against you if you laid down no melds in the hand.
- Going out: the bonus for the side that ended the hand.
- Cards left in hand: the card points still in your hand, written with a minus sign.
Add up the five rows and write the result in the Total row: that is your score for the hand. Most tables play to 5,000 points, with a new sheet for each hand and the running total carried over.
Card and bonus values vary between rule books, so agree on them before you deal.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melds | ||||||
| Canastas | ||||||
| Red threes | ||||||
| Going out | ||||||
| Cards left in hand | ||||||
| Total |
Score Counter keeps the same five rows on your phone and adds them up for you.