▁can ▁be ▁played ▁with ▁fewer ▁than ▁four ▁players ▁with ▁some ▁variations ▁in ▁the ▁rules . ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁changes ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cards ▁de alt ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁hand ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁each ▁person ▁plays ▁individually . ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁with ▁three ▁players , ▁each ▁player ▁receives ▁ 1 3 ▁cards . ▁In ▁a ▁two ▁player ▁game ▁each ▁player ▁receives ▁ 1 5 ▁cards ▁and ▁each ▁player ▁draw s ▁two ▁cards ▁on ▁each ▁of ▁their ▁turns ▁and ▁disc ards ▁one . ▁If ▁each ▁player ▁draw s ▁two ▁cards , ▁there ▁is ▁usually ▁the ▁additional ▁requirement ▁that ▁a ▁player ▁must ▁have ▁made ▁two ▁can ast as ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁go ▁out . ▁ ▁US ▁American ▁Can asta ▁This ▁version ▁of ▁Can asta ▁is ▁w ides p read , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁official ▁tournament ▁version ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁( poss ibly ▁def unct ) ▁American ▁Can asta ▁Association . ▁American ▁Can asta ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁few ▁books . ▁One ▁notable ▁exception ▁is ▁Sc ar ne ' s ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁Card ▁Games , ▁where ▁the ▁author ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁invent ed ▁a ▁game ▁which ▁he ▁calls ▁International ▁Can asta . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁elements ▁of ▁Modern ▁American ▁Can asta ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Sc ar ne ' s ▁International ▁Can asta , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁differences . ▁ ▁Win ning ▁Mov es ▁Games ▁USA ▁first ▁published ▁Can asta ▁Cal iente ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁still ▁mark ets ▁the ▁game