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What happens when a player draws a red 3 from the stock in canasta?
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In the card game canasta, if a player draws a red 3 from the stock, they must immediately meld it faceup on the table and draw another card to replace it.1
Red 3s serve as bonus scoring cards and do not play an active role in the gameplay itself; they cannot be discarded, and they do not count toward a partnership's minimum meld requirement.1