Glenbrooke News

We  just came back from our  first card game of “Hand and Foot.”     We played at the Lodge (Monday at 1:00 PM) and had two tables of six people each.

It was easy game to pick up – maybe easier for me as I had played Canasta before.      Hand and Foot is related to Canasta in that the object is to make “books” of red (natural) and black (ones with wild cards included) of seven of the same number.    There are a few differences in that each player is dealt two sets of cards - the hand, which is played first, and the foot, which is played when the hand has been used up. The scoring has a couple of twists with books of red 7’s and red aces being worth more points than other red books.  The game is played with five decks of cards.   There are numerous variations of this game but Ulla Iavello has typed up a sheet of the rules used at Glenbrooke.

Although Hand and Foot can be played by four people in partnerships, it can also be played by six in two teams of three, or by any number of people playing as individuals.

So if you like Canasta, or would enjoy learning a new card game, come and join us on Mondays at 1:00PM at the Arbour Lodge.

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