▁Can asta ▁ ▁C ards ▁and ▁deal ▁The ▁classic ▁game ▁is ▁for ▁four ▁players ▁in ▁two ▁partners hips . ▁Vari ations ▁exist ▁for ▁two ▁and ▁three ▁player ▁games ▁where in ▁each ▁plays ▁alone , ▁and ▁also ▁for ▁a ▁six ▁player ▁game ▁in ▁two ▁partners hips ▁of ▁three . ▁If ▁partners ▁are ▁chosen ▁they ▁must ▁sit ▁opposite ▁each ▁other . ▁Can asta ▁uses ▁two ▁complete ▁de cks ▁of ▁ 5 2 ▁playing ▁cards ▁( F rench ▁De ck ) ▁plus ▁the ▁four ▁J ok ers . ▁All ▁the ▁J ok ers ▁and ▁tw os ▁are ▁wild ▁cards . ▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁deal er ▁is ▁chosen ▁by ▁any ▁common ▁method , ▁although ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁remembered ▁that ▁in ▁Can asta ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁privile ge ▁or ▁advantage ▁to ▁being ▁the ▁deal er . ▁The ▁deal ▁then ▁rot ates ▁clock wise ▁after ▁every ▁hand . ▁The ▁deal er ▁sh uff les ▁the ▁pack , ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁the ▁deal er ' s ▁right ▁cut s , ▁and ▁the ▁deal er ▁de als ▁out ▁a ▁hand ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁cards ▁to ▁each ▁player . ▁ ▁The ▁remaining ▁cards ▁are ▁left ▁in ▁a ▁stack ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁table . ▁ ▁Play ▁The ▁player ▁to ▁the ▁deal er ' s ▁left ▁has ▁the ▁first ▁turn , ▁and ▁play ▁then ▁proceed s ▁clock wise . ▁A ▁turn ▁begins ▁either ▁by ▁drawing ▁the ▁first ▁card ▁from ▁the ▁stock ▁into ▁the ▁player ' s ▁hand ▁or ▁by ▁pick ing ▁up ▁the ▁entire ▁disc ard ▁p ile . ▁However ,