#131221: "Can't pick up discard pile"
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• Please copy/paste the error message you see on your screen, if applicable.
Pick up the discard pile - I want the 7, so I can add it onto an existing meld of 7's. Then I can go out by putting the wild card in my hand on the queens for a canasta.
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• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
I clicked on the discard pile - on the 7 that is on top of it
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v126
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use a picture hosting service of your choice (snipboard.io for example) to upload it and copy/paste the link here. Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
Pick up the discard pile - I want the 7, so I can add it onto an existing meld of 7's. Then I can go out by putting the wild card in my hand on the queens for a canasta.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v126
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
Pick up the discard pile - I want the 7, so I can add it onto an existing meld of 7's. Then I can go out by putting the wild card in my hand on the queens for a canasta.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v126
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
Pick up the discard pile - I want the 7, so I can add it onto an existing meld of 7's. Then I can go out by putting the wild card in my hand on the queens for a canasta.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v126
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
Pick up the discard pile - I want the 7, so I can add it onto an existing meld of 7's. Then I can go out by putting the wild card in my hand on the queens for a canasta.
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• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
I clicked on the discard pile - on the 7 that is on top of it
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v126
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
Pick up the discard pile - I want the 7, so I can add it onto an existing meld of 7's. Then I can go out by putting the wild card in my hand on the queens for a canasta.
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• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
I clicked on the discard pile - on the 7 that is on top of it
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• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
No message. Nothing happened.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v126
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
Pick up the discard pile - I want the 7, so I can add it onto an existing meld of 7's. Then I can go out by putting the wild card in my hand on the queens for a canasta.
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• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
I clicked on the discard pile - on the 7 that is on top of it
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v126
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use a picture hosting service of your choice (snipboard.io for example) to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
Pick up the discard pile - I want the 7, so I can add it onto an existing meld of 7's. Then I can go out by putting the wild card in my hand on the queens for a canasta.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v126
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use a picture hosting service of your choice (snipboard.io for example) to upload it and copy/paste the link here. Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
Pick up the discard pile - I want the 7, so I can add it onto an existing meld of 7's. Then I can go out by putting the wild card in my hand on the queens for a canasta.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v126
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
Pick up the discard pile - I want the 7, so I can add it onto an existing meld of 7's. Then I can go out by putting the wild card in my hand on the queens for a canasta.
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v126
Report history
I am not allowed to pick the discard pile. There are 14 cards in the pile and I can add the top card to one of our existing melds. This is a valid scenario to be able to pick up the discard pile as per the rules:
You must be able to meld the top card of the discard pile with 2+ cards in your hand (including at least one natural) OR one of your existing melds already on the table. If you can't make a meld, you cannot take the card.
OR one of your existing melds means you can add the top card to one of your existing melds.
Nowhere does it say you can't do that if you only have one card in hand.
Other sites with Canasta rules say the same thing:
bicyclecards.com/how-to-play/canasta says:
When the discard pile is not frozen against their side, a player may take it: a) with a natural pair matching the top card as above; or b) by melding the top card with one matching natural card and one wild card from his hand; or c) by adding the top card to a meld they already have on the table.
rule c) would apply here
And, the source also says:
'A player with only one card left in their hand may not take the discard pile if there is only one card in it.'
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