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I (also white American) play the same rules and was taught them by my grandfather. He said he learned the game in the Navy during WWII, but I'm not sure if that
by LynxInLA 5y ago
I (also white American) play the same rules and was taught them by my grandfather. He said he learned the game in the Navy during WWII, but I'm not sure if that timeline lines up.
- zdw 5y agoI don't know the lineage past my parents, but my grandparents did play a lot of cards (I learned Canasta from my grandmother), and my grandfather was in the Navy in WWII, so it's definitely possible.
- dctoedt 5y ago> I learned Canasta from my grandmother Same here, sort of: My grandmother lived several states away but would visit for several weeks during summers — and I'd have to re-learn Canasta and Hearts every visit. Right now I have not a clue how either game is played.
- jkhdigital 5y agoCan confirm that I played a lot of spades during the boring parts of my ~5 year Navy enlistment.
- radiokicker 5y agoWe always had at least one spades tournament on the mess decks for any underway more than 2 weeks.