@EA_Illium Thanks for that thorough guide. Some I've done. I won't delete cookies - that would affect so many of the sites I regularly visit. Have tried other browsers. Still don't have chat, scores still messed up. Others report the same issues.
Yes, it's "only" a game. No stress. BUT to enjoy the game to its fullest, as I did for years with Pogo, it IS frustrating to not have it work well.
I was programming in the 1980s, and it's certainly come a long way since way back then. Hard to believe today's brilliant programmers can't fix these simple problems.
We do miss our old Canasta, which for years was so much fun!