What’s with the Al’s? – Canasta: Pro Review

I love playing this game but I WISH that whoever owns this game would allow someone proficient in Canasta to reprogram it....The Al’s put down 3 of a kind when the deck is frozen....they meld when the deck is frozen..I played a hand and my opponent initially melded with 1 face card and a wild card....per Canasta rules to initially meld or if the deck if frozen you must be holding two face cards matching the top card in order to pick up the deck....that’s why no one can capture the discards.....for lack of a better term, they play stupid... I get so frustrated playing this game, because I used to play with 3 friends and we had some awesome Canasta games....but this is like playing with beginners.....and I have it on the HARD setting......I’ve read reviews from 3 years ago when people citing the same issues....well I’m moving on....it’s not worth playing this and watching stupidity..... Wanted to add this.....someone wrote in a review that it is basically cheating to hold 2 cards of a kind in your hand when you have already melded those cards and the discard pile is frozen....1. There is no written rule to that effect....2. That’s just being called a savvy player....capturing a frozen discard pile can build a slew of points....it’s called survival of the fittest and I’ve won many games by doing this as I’m sure most of you have....
Review by Brendareview on Canasta: Pro.