Here are some other sites that you may be interested in:
Official "Pennies from Heaven" version?
This is an informative web site that contains a great description of what appears to be a more official version of "Pennies" in that it claims to be nearly identical to the games described in the US Playing Card Company's publication "Official Rules of Card Games" and in John Scarne's "Encyclopedia of Games". This Pennies version uses 4 decks (with Jokers) and deals 13 cards to six players comprising two teams of three players each. The Pennies are 11 cards each. The same site describes "Railroad Canasta" and "Hand and Foot" which are two other slightly different versions of "Pennies".
Rummy-games.com also lists game rules and resources for Rummy Players. This Pennies version uses 4 decks (with Jokers) and also deals 13 cards to six players comprising two teams of three players each. The Pennies are 11 cards each.
Ourpastimes.com gives a brief description of the rules for the North American version of the popular South American card game Canasta. This version uses four decks and also deals 13 cards each to two teams of three players each (6 total). The Pennies are 11 cards each.
How Stuff Works "Pennies"
"How Stuff Works Pennies" gives a detailed description of a version of 'Pennies From Heaven' from Karolyn A. Schalk's article "How to Play Canasta". The complete article also covers 'Canasta', 'Italian Canasta', and 'Samba'. As with the other sites, this version uses four decks and also deals 13 cards each to two teams of three players each (6 total). The Pennies are 11 cards each.
Anita Ford "Pennies From Heaven"
Anita Ford gives a detailed description of a completely different version of 'Pennies From Heaven' passed down from her grandmother. It uses 13 cards each for two, four, or six players, and the Pennies are 15 cards each. This one looks very interesting, but it seems the author is no longer available and the website is from an archive. You may want to check it out before it is lost forever.
Vagts "Pennies" Rules
Vagts "Krazy8" Game
