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The canasta must contain at least seven natural cards (this is called the base). Seven or eight of a kind, with no wild cards, is called a natural canasta (or pure canasta); A set of seven or more containing of a kind, and one to three wild cards, is called a mixed canasta.
In a booster pack (10 cards), it's just luck. In a big pack (paper box normally with 50-80), you HAVE TO READ THE BACK. This will tell you not only the amount of cards in it, â¦ but WHAT cards are in it.