FIRE AND ICE NT DRAW 2 2 CANASTA NO PICKUP WILDS YES NO BOTS You only can meld and canasta either BLACK CARDS OR RED CARDS, NOT BOTH. You can only use the BLACK 2's OR RED 2'S with your melds / canastas, NOT BOTH. Jokers are neutral. Whatever your opponent lays down first decides who has black or red. So if your opponent lays down black cards first then you must lay down only red cards. ...and yes we are talking about the color on the cards themselves. DO NOT TOUCH THE PILE.