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Alphanasta

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  • 6 Maximum Players: 6
  • Hand Management Mechanic: Hand Management, Set Collecting
  • 8+ Recommended Age: 8+
  • Words Theme: Words

A straight-forward adaptation of the card game Canasta into a word game. Instead of clustering traditional cards into melds of identical rank, lettered cards are melded into words.

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  • Unopened? 30 days returns Unopened? 30 days returns
Description

A straight-forward adaptation of the card game Canasta into a word game. Instead of clustering traditional cards into melds of identical rank, lettered cards are melded into words.

A straight-forward adaptation of the card game Canasta into a word game. Instead of clustering traditional cards into melds of identical rank, lettered cards are melded into words.

The Alphanasta deck consists of two packs of 54 cards, which combined include: 40 vowels, 48 consonants, 8 doubles (e.g. J/K or W/X, where you can use it as either letter), 8 pairs (e.g. ER or ED, where both letters are used in the printed order, and 4 triples (ING). Vowels are worth 5 points each, consonants 10, doubles and pairs 20, and triples 50.

Each player is dealt 13 cards each, or 11 in partnership games. In a turn a player:
1. Draws: either A) the top of the draw pile, or B) the entire discard pile. B) can only be done if the top discard is used to extend an existing word, or meld a new word of 4+ letters using cards from the hand.
2. May do this as much as they wish: A) meld new words from the hand of 4+ letters; B) add cards to either end of an tabled word of theirs, making it a new word.
3. Discards a card from the hand, unless they are going out.

Shipping & returns

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Good Games offers two service levels of shipping; Standard and Express.

  • Standard is shipped using Australia Post eParcel Post and generally takes between 1 - 7 working days for most parts of Australia. The is a tracked shipment.
  • Express is shipped using Australia Post Express Post and takes around 1 - 3 working days. Express orders are also prioritised, and will be sent the same business day if possible. We recommend ordering before 11 am and contacting us if you urgently need your order. This is a tracked shipment.
  • New Zealand shipments are sent via Australia Post International Standard and take between 3 - 14 working days for delivery. This is a tracked shipment.
  • Store Pick-up is offered for singles purchased from tcg.goodgames.com.au. Please allow for between 2-10 working days for your order to be available for pickup. This delay is the transfer time required.

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