Written for beginners, O'Reilly's 'Canasta - How to Play and Win' covers
the card game's origins, laws and rules and the book features practical
pointers and suggestions. 'Canasta', the rummy-style card game,
originated in South America and became popular in the 1940s. Its
popularity spread to the United States just before O'Reilly's official
guidebook was published in 1949, when it was also referred to as the
'Argentinian Rummy Game'. Contents include: foreword - A Game Was Born -
for Four Players - The Frozen Discard Pile - Treys-Red and Black -
Concealed Hands - Pointers and Suggestions - Strategy of Play -
Proprieties - for Two and Three Players - Score Sheets - Simple Summary
for Beginners - Laws of Canasta. We are republishing this rare work
using the original text and featuring a new introduction.