The top card of the stock is turned upright and placed to the side to form the discard pile. The remaining cards are placed faced down to form the stock. The first set of 11 is called the Hand and the last set of 11 is called the Foot. The dealer then passes two sets of 11 cards one by one clockwise to each of the 4 players. The initial dealer shuffles the deck and the player to their right cuts it. To do so, every player is given a card from a shuffled deck and whoever receives the highest card becomes the first dealer. If you are looking for playing cards to play Hand and Foot with, check out a standard pack here or one of our recent arrivals here.īefore the game begins an initial dealer must be chosen. The objective of Hand and Foot is to be the first to get rid of all of your cards and for your team to have the most points.įor more rummy type games, check out our guides for Classic Canasta and Gin. Hand and Foot uses about 5 or 6 decks of standard playing cards and is played with 2-6 players. It can be described as a simpler, easier version of Canasta for beginners. Hand and Foot is a popular variation from the rummy type game of Canasta. (The set up of a traditional Hand and Foot game) Card Game Rules
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