This is currently my favorite game. It can use a makeover when you complete a game. A screen could come up with your stats and number of red 3’s till your next rank. I never have the sound on for any games I play. Like tmooner said, once you reach rank 50, the rest goes faster.
I know where you’re talking about, Spliff, but I can never get that to work for me. Okay, maybe a handful of times, it came up. But lately, nothing. I play a four-player game so I can get more red threes to rank up quicker.
Actually, I have found that the button for how many red 3’s u have has become erratic. Things may go faster after rank 50, but I am at rank 90 or 91 and I can tell you the trip to rank 100 is intimidating at best. I calculated that it would take 8 hours a day of playing for about 2 months to go from where I am to rank 100. 4 hours a day is more like 4 months. How many other badges could I win in those 28 hours a week I’d be spending in Canasta???
Fun fact – I believe Canasta was invented in 1939, but it took until the 1950’s for it’s popularity to really take off. My spidey senes tell me that the graphics are a (not so) slick reference to the 1950’s and I don’t see a change coming to the graphics anytime soon.
I wish pogo would speed up the score screens and jackpot spins of Canasta. Actually, they could (and should) speed up almost every game on their site, the could vastly reduce or eliminate the amount of downtime during the actual games themselves but I don’t see that change coming anytime soon either.
I have finished the ranks in Canasta you can double browse or have friend help you in private room and take turns standing and take the red 3’s if the computer players get them just take there seats remember to make sure your partner gets seated again before you start game again good luck
I could be wrong, but I believe in the settings, the box that says “Show Tips During Gameplay” is related to the ability to check your rank progress. The text for the number of 3’s till the next rank and the tips appear at the same place of the game screen.
I used to play in a league where we had to uncheck that box in our league tournies, and I noticed that I could never check my rank progress that way.
I actually like how Canasta looks and sounds, just wish the rank 100 badge were reachable in my lifetime!
Once you make rank 50, the ranks increase fairly quickly. I am currently on rank 81 but I play every day. Keep smiling and melding.
This is currently my favorite game. It can use a makeover when you complete a game. A screen could come up with your stats and number of red 3’s till your next rank. I never have the sound on for any games I play. Like tmooner said, once you reach rank 50, the rest goes faster.
you can access how many red threes you need to next rank by clicking on your rank icon on screen where your screen name appears
I know where you’re talking about, Spliff, but I can never get that to work for me. Okay, maybe a handful of times, it came up. But lately, nothing. I play a four-player game so I can get more red threes to rank up quicker.
Actually, I have found that the button for how many red 3’s u have has become erratic. Things may go faster after rank 50, but I am at rank 90 or 91 and I can tell you the trip to rank 100 is intimidating at best. I calculated that it would take 8 hours a day of playing for about 2 months to go from where I am to rank 100. 4 hours a day is more like 4 months. How many other badges could I win in those 28 hours a week I’d be spending in Canasta???
I, too, think it looks blah.
Fun fact – I believe Canasta was invented in 1939, but it took until the 1950’s for it’s popularity to really take off. My spidey senes tell me that the graphics are a (not so) slick reference to the 1950’s and I don’t see a change coming to the graphics anytime soon.
I wish pogo would speed up the score screens and jackpot spins of Canasta. Actually, they could (and should) speed up almost every game on their site, the could vastly reduce or eliminate the amount of downtime during the actual games themselves but I don’t see that change coming anytime soon either.
I have finished the ranks in Canasta you can double browse or have friend help you in private room and take turns standing and take the red 3’s if the computer players get them just take there seats remember to make sure your partner gets seated again before you start game again good luck
I could be wrong, but I believe in the settings, the box that says “Show Tips During Gameplay” is related to the ability to check your rank progress. The text for the number of 3’s till the next rank and the tips appear at the same place of the game screen.
I used to play in a league where we had to uncheck that box in our league tournies, and I noticed that I could never check my rank progress that way.
Thanks Rudd – that could be my problem. I know that I have it set to not show any tips. (a duh moment…LOL…never thought of that!)
Thanks for the info; I’ll check next time I play.