In North America, however, some players have continued to develop the game, and these groups now favour a different version, called Modern American Canasta on this page.Canasta is generally agreed to be best for four players, playing in partnerships. However, there are playable versions for two...
The best-known deck internationally is the 52-card Anglo-American deck used for such games as poker and contract bridge. It contains one card for each unique combination of thirteen ranks and the four French suits spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. The ranks (from highest to lowest in ...
Other modern decksDecks for some games are divided into suits, but otherwise bear little relation to traditional games. An example would be the game Taj Mahal, in which each card has one of four background colors, the rule being that all the cards played by a single player in a single ...