▁Only ▁the ▁top ▁card ▁is ▁relevant ▁for ▁the ▁player / team ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁disc ard ▁p ile . ▁In ▁addition , ▁if ▁the ▁player / team ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁m eld ed , ▁they ▁must ▁meet ▁the ▁initial ▁m eld ▁requirement ▁using ▁the ▁top ▁card ▁of ▁the ▁disc ard ▁p ile ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁the ▁p ile . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁wild ▁card ▁has ▁previously ▁been ▁disc arded ▁to ▁the ▁p ile , ▁the ▁disc ard ▁p ile ▁is ▁fro zen . ▁When ▁the ▁disc ard ▁p ile ▁is ▁fro zen , ▁it ▁may ▁only ▁be ▁th aw ed ▁( p icked ▁up ) ▁if ▁the ▁player ▁can ▁m eld ▁the ▁top ▁card ▁with ▁two ▁natural ▁cards ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁rank ▁in ▁the ▁player ' s ▁hand . ▁The ▁disc ard ▁p ile ▁is ▁also ▁fro zen ▁for ▁a ▁player / team ▁that ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁m eld ed ▁at ▁all ▁this ▁hand ; ▁though ▁it ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁fro zen ▁for ▁another ▁player / team ▁that ▁has ▁m eld ed . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁wild ▁card ▁or ▁a ▁black ▁three ▁is ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁disc ard ▁p ile , ▁it ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁picked ▁up . ▁Play ing ▁a ▁black ▁three ▁does ▁not ▁free ze ▁the ▁p ile , ▁however ; ▁it ▁just ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁" stop ▁card ". ▁ ▁The ▁card ▁disc arded ▁after ▁a ▁black ▁three ▁allows ▁the ▁p ile ▁to ▁be ▁picked ▁up ▁again ▁( unless ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁wild