There is a new game at The Club at Gateway that is gaining in popularity. It is called Hand, Knee and Foot.
Hand, Knee, and Foot has its origins in the card game Canasta, which first appeared in South America during the 1940s and became popular in the United States in the 1950s. The idea for Hand, Knee, and Foot came from Sue Henberger, who, while enjoying a game of Canasta with friends, thought of incorporating a third hand into the gameplay. This innovation led to the creation of Hand, Knee, and Foot. Henberger fine-tuned the game through various playtests and shared it with her local Canasta club, where it was warmly received. From there, the game’s popularity grew, eventually becoming a well-recognized variant of Canasta. Similar to Canasta, Hand, Knee, and Foot is usually played with several decks of cards and in teams, with the objective of melding cards and being the first to go out.
For more information on this game or other activities at the Club at Gateway, please contact Angie at (239) 561-1036, option 5.
