Card Game Rules

Although the Internet has no reputable or well-established sites that discuss the formal rules of the card game, "Fruit Salad," an underground community of players play the fruit salad card game,…

Rummy is a skill-based card game where the object is to pick up and discard cards while forming combinations known as "melds." The winner is the first person to get rid of their cards, either by…

"Bakugan" is a card game played with marble-like balls that open when they are rolled over a card to activate them. Based on an anime show of the same name, Bakugan balls all have different…

"Tag Team Titans" is a free online game featuring the characters of Cartoon Network's "Teen Titans" TV show. The side-scrolling platform game uses a clever tag team mechanic that lets you switch your…

"Super Strikes" is a trading card game created by Panini that allows you to collect a number of different cards -- each representing a player from a soccer team in the UEFA Champions League. Each…

Setback is a card game much like Pinochle. Players are arranged into two teams, and each team must have at least two players. Each player then receives seven cards. Players bid on their cards, trying…

"The Dream Warriors" is a flash game available to play for free online. Specifically, it is a video game trivia game. This particular version of the game is the sixth to be released and consists of…

Whether you're low on money, or just want to add new, custom cards to your Bakugan game, making your own cards is something you can do at home with very few tools. All you will need to buy, other than…

Faro is a card game that isn't played much anymore, but was commonly played in the 1950s and the American Gold Rush after being invented in late 17th-century France. The name is a derivation of the…

"Bakugan" is a toy-based fighting game in which players collect top-shaped figurines called Bakugan and use them in battle to capture special cards known as gate cards. One of the accessories you can…

Computer games like Solitaire are played alone, while other games, like 21, are played against the computer. Hoyle Gaming offers many versions of different popular card games for their customers, so…

"Snap" is a fast-paced card game suitable for children as young as three. Players watch for cards with matching numbers or letters and yell "Snap!" when they see a match. The first player to yell…

Pluck is a trick-taking card game similar to Spades and Hearts. It is normally played by four players, though there is a three-player variation called Sergeant Major. In Pluck, the object of the game…

"Bakugan" is a hybrid between a board game and card game. In a game of "Bakugan," two players compete to capture special Gate cards. The first player to capture all of the Gate cards wins the match.…

Pinochle is a card game for four players, divided into teams of two, seated across from each other at the table. Based on a system of winning bids, like bridge, spades and hearts, pinochle has several…

Playing poker well involves discipline, psychology and knowledge of probabilities, although you can also improve your game by recognizing the weak players at the table. Poor poker players show signs…

"The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena" was a video game released in April of 2009 for the Xbox 360, the Sony PlayStation 3 and personal computers. "Dark Athena" is compromised of two…

Bakugan Battle Brawlers is an anime series jointly produced by Canadian and Japanese companies. The Bakugan action figures are small, round, folding, characters that can be used to play the Bakugan…

"Outburst" is a fast-paced game of topics and answers, which was created by Hasbro. Two or more players, divided into teams, can play the game. The game comes with Topic cards, a card viewer, a timer,…

Swap is a card game made by Patch Products suitable for two to 10 players. The game is simple to learn: The object is to be the first player to get rid of all your cards. The difficulty in getting rid…

If you're looking for a card game for two people, consider Spite and Malice. Also called "Cat and Mouse," it is a form of solitaire. The objective of the games is to be the first to get rid of a…

"The Dukes of Hazzard" card game is a modified version of the card game rummy. The game is for two to eight players aged six and older. The instructions for "The Dukes of Hazzard" card game are…

Phase 10 Twist plays similar to the original Phase 10 card game but adds a board and special "Twist" cards to the game. Using special Phase 10 playing cards, the object of the game is to complete the…

Ultimate Outburst, or Outburst II, is a Hasbro board game designed for two or more adults. It's a team game and is described by Hasbro as purposefully "unfair." The game involves three different…

"Maplestory" is a side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) created by Nexon games. When you play as a fighter or rogue class, you will eventually have to choose between…

Outburst Junior is a version of the original Outburst game but is geared toward the ability and general knowledge of children ages 7 and over. The goal of the game is for each team to call out related…

The card game Blink is a version of Speed. However, the game does not use regular playing cards like Speed but rather special cards. The object of Blink is to be the first person to not have any cards…

In the five-player card game Rook, players score points by taking tricks, with the goal of reaching 500 points to win the game. Players bid at the start of each hand based on the quality of the cards…

Word Thief is a fast-paced card game from Faby Games Inc. The game is played with two to four players using letter cards to formulate words and acquire points. Each game comes with a set of 108 cards,…

Everybody loves chocolate, but often most people feel guilty after eating it. You can avoid the guilt by hosting a "Death by Chocolate" themed games night. Invite some friends over or have a family…

Spite and Malice is a two-player card game similar to Skip-Bo. Also known as Cat and Mouse, Spite and Malice is a competitive game of Solitaire (or Patience) where the goal is to discard all of the…

The Callaway Big Bertha changed the development of golf clubs for average golfers. Since Callaway introduced the Big Bertha line in 1991, other companies have attempted to imitate the wide-body,…

The card game Wiz, also known as Whist, is a trick-winning game similar to Hearts and Bridge, but with a simplified set of rules. The object of the game is to collect as many of the 13 tricks as…

Boom-O is a card game developed by Mattel Inc. that uses a special deck of 108 cards. Similar to Uno, the object of Boom-O is to be the last player with at least one unexploded "Ticking Time Bomb"…

Outburst Jr. by Mattel Inc. is a simplified version of the original Outburst board game and is targeted to children aged 7 and up. Played by four or more players divided into two teams, the object of…

Bakugan is a children's game that evolved from an anime series. Marble-like figures topen up if they land on a playing card. Two or more players can battle their Bakugans to win. You must know how to…

Flinch is a card game developed by Parker Brothers and uses a special deck of 150 numbered cards, from one to 15. Played by two to eight players, the object of the game is to discard all of the cards…

Creating a meld in the card game Canasta is not as cool as forming a Star Trek-genre Vulcan mind-meld, but it's a lot easier on the brain. Canasta is a world-wide phenomenon that was created in 1939…

Solitaire enthusiasts often enjoy a challenging game of "Klondike," the traditional game of building black-and-red foundations in sequential order from aces to kings. The card game king's corners…

The lime and spoon game is a type of racing and balancing game, similar to the egg and spoon game, but less messy. It is primarily played outdoors and is popular at school events or other gatherings…

Phase 10 was one of the more popular games and now there is Phase 10 Twist. This game has the same concept of Phase 10 but adds a twist with a different board and a few added cards to bring some new…

Flinch has been a popular card game for decades. The whole family can enjoy a session of Flinch together. The game comes with a standard set of rules, in order to allow play to occur properly. You can…

"MapleStory" is a free online role playing game that features 2D hand-drawn character art. Wizards Of The Coast, creators of the "Magic: The Gathering" collectible card game sets, have created a…

Slapjack is played with two to eight players using a standard 52-card deck. Slapjack has two popular versions. In the first, the object of Slapjack is to collect all of one's opponent's cards. In the…

Ultimate Outburst, the sequel to the original Outburst board game by Mattel, combines two new rounds of play to the standard version. The first round remains the same as the original, in that players…

Kings in the Corner, or Kings Corners, is a multiplayer solitaire card game for two to six players. The game can be played with poker chips or tokens from another game and a single deck of playing…

Spite and Malice is an exciting game for two players. The object of the game is to be the first to lose all cards in your pay-off pile by building up piles in the center from ace to queen. It will…

"Outburst Remix" by Mattel Inc. is an updated version of the original board game. The main difference between Remix and the original Outburst is that in Remix teams are not aware of the topic, but…

The Nintendo DS game "One Piece: Gear Spirit" is based on the anime and manga "One Piece." In the game, there are cards which show up on the bottom touch screen of the DS. The cards are used for…

"Rummy" is a card game played between two to six players using a standard 52-card deck. "Rummy" is a shedding game in which players start with seven cards in their hand and attempt to discard them all…

Similar to other artifacts in "Dark Ages of Camelot" (DAoC), Malice's Axe cannot immediately be used after being acquired; three scrolls must be acquired before it can be activated. All of these…

Harvard produce many tabletop games such as Foosball, air hockey and the Harvard Roll-A-Score. Harvard Roll-A-Score is a great game to have at a fair or in a game room of your house. Once you have the…

Pictureka, a game developed by Hasbro, challenges friends and family to find hidden pictures in a short amount of time on illustrated game tiles. This game is recommended for at least two players and…

Harvard Air Hockey tables come with electronic score machines that keep score once a puck goes into a goal. You need to properly install the score device in order to ensure proper operation. You can…

Rummy 5,000, sometimes called 500 Rummy, is a card game in which you try to reach the target score. You make plays, also known as melds, by putting down three or more cards in a sequence or group. A…

Chaotic kids games are a great way to get kids moving and running around. Although the right group of kids can make any game chaotic, certain group games are designed to make a little fun chaos when…

"Boom-O" bears some resemblance to its mother game, "Uno." The goal is to force other players to draw cards, swap hands, and detonate "bombs," while you keep your own bomb timer from going off. A bomb…

Flash games are avenues for budding game developers or gaming enthusiasts to create games that can be played by millions of others with little start-up cost or education. Because of their easy…

Stix "The Tricky Sticky Card Game" is a board game manufactured by Piatnik, an Austrian games company based in Vienna. During the game players pick up cards showing one of several patterns; they must…

Canasta is a popular, although somewhat complex, card game involving cooperation with other players and using strategy moves at every turn. One of the variations of canasta is American canasta usually…

A card game with many names, Rich Man, Poor Man is commonly known in America as President. Australians refer to it as Warlords and Scumbags. Most likely the direct descendant of the Japanese game Da…

Setback, also known as Pitch or High-Low-Jack, is a card game for up to four players. The game can be played by two teams of two players each, or cutthroat-style: two, three or four players on their…

Pinochle is a card game that uses a deck of 48 cards, with two duplicate cards of each rank in the four suits. The name pinochle actually refers to a group of games invented in the mid-19th century,…

Chainmail is a challenging, classic game loosely based on medieval warfare. The game is played on a map-style board and utilizes both player pieces and a complex deck of cards. Each player gets a…

According to the Sportsmatchmaker website, bid whist is a variant of the card game whist. Bid whist is a 54 trick- taking card game (similar to the card game spades) that can be played at home or on…

"Sequence" combines elements of poker and bingo, requiring players to make runs of cards on a game board by using poker chips and cards from a playing deck. The game can be played individually or in…

Power 21, also known as Power Blackjack, is gaining popularity among casino-goers and Internet gamblers alike. The game closely resembles traditional blackjack, except that players receive additional…

Four to six players use a standard 52-card deck to play 25, a traditional Irish card game. At the beginning of the game, each player gets five cards. In each trick, the players take turns playing one…

The card game Scum!, also known as President, Bum, Landlord, and Capitalism, challenges each player to discard his dealt cards before his opponents. The first player to discard his hand earns the…

When you combine a game of marbles with a deck of playing cards you get the "Joker Marbles" card game. This game plays as a mix of "Sorry" where you move your game pieces, in this case marbles, around…

Founded in 1933, the Scottish Bridge Union is a collection of regional bridge leagues that meet for tournaments throughout the year. Championships are held for teams, pairs and individuals. The…

This game is one the most familiar solitaire card games; however, not many know that it is called Klondike. It is also called Small Triangle, Chinaman, Demon, Fascination and Canfield. According to…

Playing cards have been used for nearly a thousand years and were invented in China. One of the most strategically complex of all card games is Bridge. Players must bid and take certain tricks in…

Zheng Fen is a Chinese card game that uses a standard Western pack of playing cards, including both jokers. The name means "struggling for points." Zheng Fen is a trick-taking game, but tricks are not…

If you are looking to add a new rummy-style game to your current card game arsenal, try playing Gripe. Unlike with the popular game Gin Rummy, with Gripe you do not keep your sets--or three or…

"Ring of Fire," also called "Kings," "King's Cup," or "Circle of Death," is a card game that is generally played as a drinking game. It is one of the most universal playing-card drinking games, and it…

"Magic" cards are used to play a game called Magic: The Gathering. It's a game with a simple base set of rules and a number of interesting characters, cards, and worlds involved that can make it…

Twenty-Five is the national card game of Ireland. The game moves fast, is easy to understand, and has fairly simple game play. Twenty-Five games normally include five players, but anywhere from two to…

Little Casino, also known as Casino, is a card game where players attempt to match and capture cards. It can be played with many or few people. Players have a variety of options during each turn, and…

Australian Rummy, also called Australian Four-Handed 500, is a card game that is similar in play to Euchre and Rummy 500. The game is meant for two teams of two players -- a total of four players.…

Auld Lang Syne is a solitaire card game with simple rules and can be learned quickly. Very little skill is involved, since it is mostly a game of chance. According to Games-Solitaire, the odds of…

Soccer can be played on the field, in a video game, as a fantasy league and with "Champions League Super Strikes," as a card game. In "Super Strikes," you form a team of players using cards that…

The pepper card game is closely related to euchre, spades and other trick-taking card games. The game is also known as Hasenpfeffer, or "peppered hare." Pepper is played primarily in the United…

With a simple deck of playing cards, two people can enjoy hours of amusement. Whether it's a head-to-head poker game, a stirring cribbage match or a dozen hands of war, the two-handed card game is a…

Maw or 25 is an ancient Irish card game that, according to the Northern Arizona University website, has been played since the 1500s. The number of players varies from three to nine. Players can form…

In the card game known as "Casino" a group pf players play their cards as fast as possible in order to capture other cards and become the player with the most cards at the end of the game. There are…

The card game Onze was a very popular card game in France--and eventually the U.S.--during the 1980s. As opposed to being played with just one traditional deck of cards, Onze is played with two full…

Bridge is a complex card game that has many different variations. Dub's bridge is one of these variations that can be played by four or more players. Players must be evenly split up into four separate…

Perhaps the most popular card game with "queen" in its name is the "Follow the Queen" variety of poker, a game that takes the rules of seven-card stud and gives them a slight tweak. The game uses the…

The goal of the game of Oh, Hell is to be able to guess how many times you will play the highest ranked card among your friends in a round of the game. Being accurate in this guess will get you bonus…

The "Play the Game, See the World" championship involves Magic: The Gathering tournaments across the globe. Magic: The Gathering is a trading card game that involves role-play. Only the most skilled…

Players familiar with fast-paced, free-for-all card games such as "Spit" may enjoy Mattel's "Blink." While numerical order in either direction dictates the…

Buck Pitch, or simply Pitch today, evolved from a 17th-century English game called "All Fours." The point of this game was to take all 4 points in each hand. Several varieties--such as Cinch, Smear,…

Nines is a card game that involves planning and luck. The game begins with each player being dealt nine cards face down in a 3 by 3 grid. The remaining cards go into the center to be used as the draw…

“Clue: Discover the Secrets” is an update to the classic board game Clue with new rules and the addition of Intrigue and Personality cards. There are still the same six main characters but…

In the game of Rummy, each player is dealt seven cards when there are three or four players in the game

The best card games are those that combine just the right amount of strategy with the right amount of luck. Kemps is an example of an easy-to-learn card game that mixes the right amount of strategy…

Joker Marbles is a board game of both strategy and luck that can be played by two to six players. The game is played with an ordinary deck of cards, a Joker Marbles game board and five marbles of…

White Wolf Games makes “Pimp the Backhanding”, a parody of the “Magic the Gathering”. Like most of the companies other games, inluding "Vampire" and "Werewolf", “Pimp the…

The I Spy Snap card game has a twist on the classic I Spy game. Instead of calling out random objects players see, as in in the original "I Spy" game, players call "Snap!" when their picture cards…

Twenty-one, also known as Blackjack, is a popular card game and a staple of casino gambling in the United States. While a number of variations exist (typically house rules specific to individual…

The game of golf doesn't always take place on a green, manicured course. Sometimes it can take place at your kitchen table. The card game "9-Hole Golf" is played among two or more people. You take…

In 1986, Ken Fisher released a variant on the card game "Oh Hell," named Wizard. Today, the trick bidding game is internationally licensed and sold commercially in the United…

The game Euchre evolved from the card game Triomphe. It is related to the French game Ecarte and the English game Napoleon. Euchre was popular in early America. Four-player euchre is the standard…

Bridge is complicated to learn, but enjoyable once you know the rules. A game of bridge involves four players who form two partnerships. Two of the main parts of bridge are the bidding and the play.…

The Harry Potter literature series spawned feature films, video games, board games and other forms of entertainment. The "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Quidditch Card…

Nertz is a glorified version of Solitaire in which individual players or teams of players can engage. It is a quick game involving the placement of cards in a specific order. It is sometimes called…

Waterfall is a very popular drinking game for college students. It is a simple combination of drawing cards from a standard deck, then doing what the card commands. It is recommended to have at least…

Circle of Death is one of the most popular games among college students during social gatherings, parties, and similar events. However, it is in itself a fast-paced, entertaining drinking game that…

Belote--it rhymes with "gavotte"--is the most popular card game in France and is related to the games Clobyosh and Klaverjas. A trick-and-meld game, Belote is usually played by four people, although…

Invented by Stanly Hopkins in 1932, Tripoley is a card and board game of strategy that combines the three games of Hearts, Poker and Michigan Rummy into one game. It is played with two to nine…

Polish Rummy is actually a modified version of Michigan Rummy, which is just another variation of the game Five Hundred Rummy (also referred to as Pinochle Rummy). In Michigan Rummy players follow the…

The card game HiLo (short for Higher or Lower) centers itself on probability, guesswork, and a little bit of luck. HiLo requires a simple setup to play coupled with an equally simple objective: two…

Pennies–also called Pennies from Heaven–is a North American version of the popular South American card game canasta. It is played with four decks (including two jokers from each deck) and…

Created in 2006 and designed for two to four players, Knights of Charlemagne combines simple cards into a more complex game. There are different colors and numbers on varying cards, similar to Uno.…

Pitch evolved from the English card game all fours which refers to the four points players try to take, the high, low, jack and game points. Two to seven can play pitch, but four players is the most…

Hearts is a card game where the lowest-scoring player wins. Several variations of the game exist, but the two-player version, sometimes referred to as two-hand hearts, follows the rules of standard…

Tarbish is a card game popular in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. The game involves taking tricks or hands in order to reach a score of 500 points. The exact origins of the game are unknown, but…

Klondike is a form of solitaire meant to be played by a single person. It is one of the more traditional forms of solitaire that is also one of the most difficult to win, according to the Bicycle card…

Spades is a game that combines bidding and playing cards to take tricks. Taking tricks means playing the highest ranking card played by each of the players for each round of the game. Spades can be…

Gin rummy is one of the most popular forms of rummy played. It is a two-player game in which ten cards are dealt to each and sets and runs must be created. The first person to reach 100 points after…

The game of Rummy features a variety of play styles and scoring methods. Rummy involves making sets and combinations of cards to score points while reducing the cards in the player's hand to zero. A…

The game of Rummy Royale combines several card games including poker and rummy. Players compete to win as many chips as possible. These chips can be won based on being the first player out of cards,…

Hi-Lo, or High-Low, is a fairly simple card game. It uses a standard deck of 52 cards, and it has players guess whether a certain card is higher or lower than one showing on the table. There are…

Canasta is a Rummy card game that originated in Argentina. The Spanish word for canasta is basket, which may refer to containers used for discard cards. The rules may seem complex to novice card…

Black Widow is a card game that is a variation on the classic Spider Solitaire game. Black Widow is much easier than Spider Solitaire as there are fewer restrictions on cards that can be moved from…

The Rage card game is manufactured by the same company that makes the card game Uno. In Rage, players compete to accumulate as many points as possible through 10 rounds of play. Players win points by…

Chicago Rummy is a variation of Rummy in which players compete to be the last player remaining in the game. Players attempt to collect combinations of cards in their hands to avoid having a high score…

Spades is a card game played with four players and a standard 52 playing card deck. While there are several variations on the game, the basic premise remains the same, with four players divided into…

Released in 2002 by Cardinal Industries, the "Mad Libs Card Game" is designed for two to six players ages 8 and up. Players hold several cards, each featuring different words of different parts of…

Online poker rooms are popular for card players looking to play a lot of hands in a short period of time, as online poker rooms feature games played at a much higher rate than in-person card rooms.…

Bridge is one of the most widely played card games in the world, with bridge columns appearing in many daily newspapers. While these columns can quickly confuse a novice with advanced techniques and…

Similar to card games like Spades or Euchre, Five-Point Pitch is a game in which players bid on the number of tricks they win during a hand. Unique to Five-Point Pitch, though, is that it is not…

Las Vegas, Nevada, is one of the most well-known gambling sites in the United States because gambling is legal throughout the city. Many visitors choose to place bets on sporting events, play dice…

The lure of a good card game often brings people together to play, converse, and compete. Blitz, also known as 31, Scat, and Ride the Bus, is a fast-paced, draw-and-discard game for players of all…

Risk is a strategy board game where players vie to occupy every territory on the map while eliminating opposing armies in an effort to conquer the world. There are two major rule sets for playing…

Pass the King is a fun card game that nearly anyone can play. Best played with four players or more, this game involves some skill and a little chance. So next time you and family or friends are…

Snap is an easy-to-learn card game for two or more players. Players must race to be the first to yell "Snap!" after noticing a match on the table. If you are the first player to yell then…

Phase 10, a card game created in 1982 and produced by Fundex Games, is a variation of the card game Rummy. You must play “phases” to lay your cards down and play cards on other…

The game of Gin---also called Gin rummy---is a type of game that falls into the "draw-and-discard" category of card games, according to Partlett's Historic Card Games. The game itself is not difficult…

While bridge has stolen the spotlight in recent years, whist was the game of royalty and gentry in the 18th and 19th century. This game, still very popular, may appear similar to bridge because it…

The Foot card game, also called Hand and Foot, is a type of card-melding game. The game is usually played by four players divided into two even teams, and uses five card decks (with two Jokers in each…

Silly Bridge can be a fun way to lighten the mood after a more serious round of cards or just a way to relax with a group of friends. This game is, as the name implies, a "silly" version of the…

The card game Pitch is called by several different names, including Setback, Auction Pitch and High-Low-Jack. It is similar to other trick-taking games, such as Smear. Pitch is thought to be descended…

African gin is an obscure version of gin rummy. It is played with two decks of cards, jokers included. It involves seven consecutive hands, during each of which the players seek to come out with a…

Bluff is a fun-spirited card game that's easy to set-up and play. All you need is a deck of cards and at least three players. The object of the game is to get rid of all your cards before the other…

Some card games include energetic, fast-paced action, in which players place cards down quickly on piles to try to play all their cards before opponents. The object of Slapjack is the opposite. It…

The card game Kaiser pits two teams against each other to see who can reach 52 points first. The fast-paced game involves plenty of risks, from bidding at the start of the game to avoiding taking the…

Blue Dragon is a franchise which features a role playing video game, a television series and a customizable card game. The card game brings a unique experience for players familiar with other…

Solitaire (also known as Patience) originated as a single-player card game with a goal of sorting all the cards, by suit, in consecutive order, from Ace to King. Cards are dealt from a shuffled…

If you have ever played solitaire and wanted to play a version in which you can compete against your friends using the same deck, Flinch offers that opportunity. Players in the game manipulate their…

The card game called Hockey is a four-player game designed to be the equivalent of an ice hockey game with a standard deck of 52 cards. Jokers are normally not used in the game. There is no ice in the…

Relying on blind faith that your camera's light meter is calibrated properly can lead to incorrect exposures that could happen on a regular basis, resulting in poor-quality pictures. There's an easy…

Bakugan is a strategic table-top card game based off the animated series "Bakugan Battle Brawlers." The card game shares all the basics from the animated show, where players use creatures called…

Magic: The Gathering is a strategic card game invented by Dr. Richard Garfield, a mathematics professor and board game creator, in 1991. Since then, it has become popular both as an online game and as…

The rules of Bid Euchre differ from area to area, and according to the preferences of the players. There are no "standard" rules, but there are rules that are used by most players in most games.

Dingbat, also known as Whatzit in some countries, is a game that requires players to solve word puzzles printed on cards. Players earn points for how fast they can solve puzzles, so Dingbat is also a…

The card game "Billionaire" is similar to the more commonly known card game "Pit." The fast-paced, noisy game simulates stock trading or commodity exchange. Players must corner the market on a…

Aces is a style of solitaire requiring only a single deck of cards for play. The deck is thoroughly shuffled, to ensure proper randomization of the order of the cards, and the player is tasked with…

Word games such as Scrabble give players a chance to flex their vocabulary muscles and one-up their opponents in a battle over English-language knowledge. Like Scrabble, Faby Games' Word Thief assigns…

Kings and Cups is a drinking game played with four or more people. The game has several variations, and even goes by a few other names (King Cup, Kingz n' Kupz, Kings). Unlike other drinking games,…

"Matrimony" is a variant of the popular card game solitaire. The object of the game is to move all the cards into the foundation piles. It requires two standard decks to play. The odds of winning a…

Smear, also known as Schmier, is a four-person, trick-taking card game similar to the game Pitch. The object is to be the first team to reach 21 points. Several different variations of this game…

Scopa is an Italian card game in which the object is to take all of the cards from the center of the table, also know as sweeping the board, since Scopa is the Italian word for "sweep." The game uses…

Punto Banco, also known as Baccarat is a card game where players bet on the cards being dealt. Only two of the possible 12 players are dealt cards each hand, while other players try to determine which…

Solitaire, also called Patience in Britain, is a highly popular card game in the United States. There are over 1,500 different solitaire games. Aunt Mary Solitaire is similar to Klondike. The goal of…

Scan is a card game by Parker Brothers that was popular during the 70s and 80s. It uses players' attention to detail as they try to match the design on the center card to one of the many similar cards…

Burraco is a card game that is common in Italy. It is also spelled as "Buracco", or "Buraco". To play, you will need someone to take score so that points can be added or subtracted at the end of each…

Fishing card games have evolved in most cultures in many variants. When playing a fishing card game, players try to form suit, color, or, in the case of specialized "Go Fish" playing cards, design…

Originating in Japan, Go-Stop is a popular Korean card game played with flower cards, rather than traditional suited playing cards. Also know as Korean poker, Go-Stop is a fishing game, where the aim…

Certain card games come in and out of popularity through the years; other games remain popular for generation after generation. War is one card game that has remained a favorite for children for many…

"Whist" is a classic four-player card game that is played in teams of two, with each team facing each other. Teams are typically formed by having each player choose a card at random. Players with the…

Stix is a simple card game manufactured by Piatnik, a German company, and also sold under the names Digit and Pick-It. In 1999, Stix was listed in Games Magazine's top 100 games of the year. Stix has…

The card game 66, or Sixty-Six, is a two-player trick-taking game. It originated in Germany and is popular in Austria, where it is known as "Schnapsen." The players compete to gain 66 points by making…

Big Bertha is one of many versions of the old favorite Solitaire. The goal is to move all the cards from the tableau to create full suits. This particular version of Solitaire challenges the player…

Boom-O is a card game distributed by Mattell. It is a simple elimination game that is similar to Uno. Players are required to add time to a bomb without going over 60 seconds. At 60 seconds, the bomb…

Split is a card game that can be played by a small group. On average a game of Split takes between 30 and 40 minutes to complete, with two player games sometimes shorter than that. Split combines…

Acey Deucey is a simple card game for two to eight people in which players are dealt two cards and then bet on whether the next card will fall between those two. The game goes by a number of other…

In the world of fast-paced card games, Spit is one of the most popular. Similar to the card game Speed, Spit requires players to move through a stock pile of cards as fast as they can, throwing any…

Frustration is a group card game. Although it can be played with quite a few people, it is best played with close to four. The number of people playing will determine the number of decks that should…

The card game "Goldfish," also known as "Go Fish," "Canadian Fish," "Russian Fish" or just "Fish," is popular with children ages three and older. The instructions are easy to follow and the game can…

Agnes is a solitaire game that is a variant of "Klondike." Setting up the game and playing it are similar to solitaire but with some key differences. The goal of the game is to move all of the cards…

Faro is a card game that shares certain elements with roulette: players bet against the house, not each other, and they bet on which number will come up. Popular in the Old West, the game has…

Freecell is a fun alternative to its more well-known card game peer, Solitaire. Installed on nearly every PC, Freecell requires more thought than Solitaire and thus makes for a more rewarding…

The card game of Casino is a popular "fishing" card game (not to be confused with the game of "Go Fish") of uncertain origin, generally played with two to four players..

Pinochle is a trick-taking and melding card game for two, with many variations. To take tricks, players show cards one at a time, with the highest-ranking card winning the trick. To meld, you collect…

Up and Down the River is a simple trick-taking card game. It is a game of precision, though, as players are rewarded for predicting the exact number of tricks they will take in a single hand. The game…

Shanghai is a card game similar to rummy, but should not be confused with the game Shanghai rummy. The game is typically played with three to five players but can be played with only two people as…

Tripoli is played with four to seven players in three stages. The card game is played with one deck of cards, poker chips and Tripoli board or cloth. It is sold under various names including Tripoley,…

Bid Wiz, also known as Bid Whist, is a card game similar to Spades. The game is played with a full deck of cards, including two jokers. There are four players forming two teams. The teams work…

Bolivia is a card game for four people playing in partnerships. Players meld sets or sequences of the same suit to earn points. To meld, players lay down cards and both members of the team can build…

Pitch is a card game in which players compete for the four points available in each hand. It is a trick-taking game that can be played individually or in teams.

Bidding and trick-taking are key components of the card game Setback. Players get six-card hands and try to be the first to score 11 points. Setback has similarities to other contract bidding games,…

"Hit the Deck" is a card game for two to six players by Fundex Games. The game is played with "Hit the Deck" cards and four card sets of different colors containing numbered cards, "Cut the Deck"…

Thirty-one is a simple card game also known as Scat and Blitz. You can play 31 with two to 10 players and a standard deck of cards. The game is simple enough for younger children and requires both…

Path to Hokage is the premier release for the Naruto Shippuden card game from Bandai. Naruto is the hit anime and manga series which focuses on a young ninja who has been infused with the spirit of a…

Chaotic is a collectible card game where players engage in battle using powerful creatures and devastating attacks. The game can be played with two players, who each possess their own customized deck…

Charge It, which is billed as "The Family Credit Card Game," pits players against one another in the hopes of collecting the right combination of items, cash and paid-up credit cards to win. The…

An English writer named Edmond Hoyle was the first person known to write technical rules for card games, according the Encyclopedia Britannica. He became famous as the rules expert for card games in…

Old Maid is a classic children's card game. Old Maid can have several winners, but only one loser. Variations of Old Maid are played around the world.

Yu-Gi-Oh! stands as one of the most popular card games of all time. The object is to inflict 8,000 points or more worth of damage to your opponent first, using a combination of monsters, spells, traps…

Cinch is a partnership card game and a predecessor to other partnership games such as auction and contract bridge. Players try to take tricks as individuals, but get to combine their score with a…

There are many kinds of poker games. Popular games are Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hold'em, Omaha High Low, Five-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud. But the classic, basic game of poker is still Five-Card Draw.…

Big Fish Lil' Fish is a card game for two to six players recommended for children 6 and older. The game consists of 60 cards including 48 numbered Fish cards and 12 Puffer Fish cards divided evenly…

Gin, or Gin Rummy, is a card game played with a standard 52-deck of cards. You need at least two players to play. According to PBS.org, Elwood Baker of the Knickerbocker Whist Club in New York City…

Hoyle is probably the most famous name in card games. Countless editions of Hoyle's card game rules have served as the ultimate authority in everything from whist to poker to blackjack. Yet many…

The Teen Titans Collectible Card Game from Bandai allows you to construct a deck of heroes or villains from the hit television series to battle for control of the city. Chaos has befallen the…

Thirteen is a card game typically played by four people, although it can be modified to play with fewer or with more. The objective is to get rid of your cards before anyone else gets rid of hers.

Sticks is a fun card game that anyone can play. Sticks is played similar to the popular classic card game Rummy, but Sticks has its own unique spin on game play. All you need to play the card game…

A few simple card games remain popular with children, particularly because the rules to play them are easy to remember. Players can also adapt the rules to make the games more fun. Most of these card…

Pay Me is a type of rummy card game in which you build melds from hands containing an increasing number of dealt cards. The game can be played by two to four players using a standard deck of playing…

Kings in the Corners is an easy card game for the whole family. It can be played with a set or just a deck of cards, so it can travel with you, too.

Garbage is a card game in which players try to create melds to dispose of all of their cards. The rules of this game, which uses two 52-card decks, are different from those of Trash, which is…

The card game 99 is a trick-taking game with a twist or two. Only the cards six through ace are used in the game, thus limiting the number of points one can win in one hand by the game's rules. There…

Crazy Jacks is a simple card game that involves a group of players racing to discard all their cards. Sometimes referred to as Crazy Eights, Switch, Swedish Rummy or Uno, the Crazy Jacks game involves…

"Phase 10" is a card game produced by Indiana-based Fundex Games in which two to six players attempt to complete all 10 "phases" of the game and maintain the lowest score possible. "Phase 10" is based…

Crazy Eights uses a standard 52-card deck, although if more than four players are playing you can shuffle in an additional deck. Crazy Eights is the inspiration for Mattel's popular card game "UNO."…

"Skip-Bo" is a counting card game produced by Mattel for two to six players. The goal of the game is to use up all the cards in your stock pile before your opponents by playing on build piles in the…

Card games very well might be the most popular form of entertainment for individuals and families looking for a night of enjoyable and engaging competition. There are hundreds of card games, and…

The card game Speed, a variant of Spit, is a fast-paced battle between two opponents to rid themselves of all of the cards in their decks. This game only requires an understanding of the number and…

In 1906, George S. Parker, of Parker Brothers, released a card game he created and named Rook. The name comes from the prominent Rook card in the specialized deck of 59 cards. Rook is a bidding and…

"Sequence" is a board and card game published by Jax Ltd. The standard version of the game is played with regular playing cards, but Jax Ltd. also produces editions featuring geographic locations and…

Truco is a card game that combines trick laying games like Pinochle and melding games like Rummy. A popular game in South America, it uses a Spanish card deck that has cards of 12 values and four…

Various poker games are available at casinos and bars. Texas Hold'em is the most common game played. Other varieties include Omaha, five-card draw and seven-card stud. Luck and skill are involved when…

Touring is a special Parker Bros. card game that uses its own cards to simulate a car race. The game is for two to six players. The rules of play are very similar to that of "melding" games like…

Nine-card brag is a card game for two to four players that uses a slightly modified version of the hand ranking system in three-card brag, a British card game similar to poker. Players typically wager…

The One Piece card game is a collectible card game based on the pirate anime TV show of the same name. It is a combat-based game slightly similar in style to other trading card games like Pokemon and…

Duel Masters is a trading card game in the same vein as Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic: The Gathering. Players collect a variety of cards depicting monsters and magical effects, then build decks to combat other…

Sweep (or seep) is a popular Indian card game played with four people divided into two-player partnerships. The partners sit across the table from each other. The game uses a standard 52-card deck…

The Digimon Collectible Card Game is similar in style to Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and other games involving collectible cards of battle monsters. The object is to place "Digimon" monsters on the field of…

Swap! is a card game released by Patch Products Inc., for two to seven players. It is designed to use a special deck of cards created by the manufacturer; however, two ordinary decks can be…

Switch is a popular card game for two or more players that involves players trying to be the first to get rid of all of their cards. Switch is similar to other popular shedding card games, like Uno…

In euchre, a player is awarded one point for making three tricks, two points for a euchre and four points for a loner. Discover how the auction process works in euchre with help from the author of…

Piquet is an old and complex card game for two players. It involves both assembling combinations within a hand of cards and playing those cards in tricks. The game deck uses cards of seven or higher,…

Nerts is a card game that combines the concept of solitaire with multiple players. The game requires skill and quick reflexes as two to six players race to play their cards onto the scoring piles in…

Card decks have evolved over nearly 600 years into usage in a variety of games. Most games use 52 unique cards in four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs) and thirteen ranks running from two…

Schnapsen might seem like a relatively simple game considering it's only played with 20 cards. In reality though, it is quite complex. The rules of how the hand are played can change in the middle of…

Pounce is a card game that can be played by anywhere from two to five players. It's a game that can be played by the entire family as the recommended age is 6 years and older. The game of Pounce…

Hanafuda is a card game that originated in 17th century Japan. Each deck consists of forty-eight cards of twelve suits, representing the twelve months of a year. Players attempt to collect cards by…

The rules of the card game Go Fish are easy to learn and remember, and the game can bring hours of enjoyment to children and adults alike. All you need to start playing is a single deck of 52 standard…

Spit is a card game in which players race to play their cards as fast as possible. It is designed for exactly two players. The players will each start with 26 cards and the goal is to have zero…

Sevens is a card game that can be played by children ages six years old and older. The gaol of the game is to play all of your cards from your hand before any of your opponents play their cards.…

Guts is a slightly different type of poker game. It's a simpler version because players use only three cards instead of five, thus reducing the number of possible combos that can be created. Also,…

Blackjack is one of the most popular casino card games for several reasons. It's fast, fun (when you're winning) and takes only minutes to learn the basics of the game. But before you put your chips…

Newmarket (also called Michigan or Stops) is a game where players try to get rid of the cards in their hand by laying down cards in ascending numeric order. This can be challenging because some cards…

Spoons is a group card game, better played in larger groups than smaller groups. A larger group will result in a longer game, as it is an elimination game. The object of the game is to be the first…

The original version of the Spite and Malice Card Game was designed for two players. The players compete to play all of their cards from their individual pay-off opponents before their opponent can do…

Peanuts is a card game that relies on a combination of speed and patience. (It also has other names, such as Pounce, Nerts and Squeal). It involves players using their own personal deck of cards to…

Omaha is a poker game similar in style to Texas Hold 'Em. In both games, players must combine their cards with "community cards" dealt in the center of the table. Omaha's main difference is players…

Rook is a trick-taking game in which players try to capture certain cards that have point values during the play of a hand. Rook is a partnership game in which the teammates try to play higher-ranking…

Dutch Blitz is a unique interactive card game. It involves up to four decks of cards that use numbers, colors and Dutch symbols that are used for play between two to four players. The players use…

The MapleStory card game is based on the online adventure video game of the same name. In this game, players use their collectible cards to assume the role of a character. As these characters, they…

Euchre is a unique trick-winning card game that originated in England. It involves two teams of two players each with teammates sitting across from each other at the table. The game uses only 25 of a…

Trumps is one version of a trick-winning card game, similar to Spades or Bridge. It is different from the other games in that there is never a single definite trump in the game. Each player has his…

Cribbage is a two-player card game that is something like a combination of poker and blackjack (only using 31 points instead of 21) that also uses a game board with pegs. The object is to use the play…

Mow is a card game that is different for every group of players. Rules are created by the players, creating different twists on the traditional game of trying to discard your hand of cards. The main…

Trash is a good card game for young kids to help them learn counting skills. It's a game where players are dealt cards in front of them and they try to get rid of them all by drawing cards and…

Skip-Bo is a card game in which players compete to play all of the cards from a personal stock of five cards before anyone else plays their stock pile cards. To do this, players use a combination of…

Knock, or knock rummy, is a type of rummy where players try to assemble their cards in groups, trying for the fewest number of groups, or "melds," possible. It differs from other rummy games in that…

The game of Grass puts each player into the role of a pot dealer. Players try to sell their pot and limit their opponent's ability to do the same with playing cards that represent police trying to…

Tonk is a card game played using the standard 52-card deck. It is frequently played for money with the winner getting a prearranged stake from the other players. The rules can differ depending on who…

Kings is a popular drinking game on college campuses, played with a deck of cards and the alcoholic beverages of your choice. Each player takes a turn drawing a card from the spread-out pile of cards…

Casinos are full of table games that entice players to put their money on the line in a game of chance against the dealer. While some games are complicated to play and understand, one of the easiest…

31 Card is a card game that is also known as Blitz, Scat or Ride The Bus. The players start with three cards each. The goal is to complete units of cards that are worth 31 points or as close to 31…

Pitch is a card game that involves bidding and winning tricks. The game of Pitch is played at a rapid pace as each player only receives six cards per hand. Multiple hands must be played during a game…

Pit is a card game that gives players the opportunity to feel like they are part of the stock exchange. Each player is competing to try to own all the shares of a single card type, known as a…

Cadillac, also known as 31, is a classic card game for 4 to 7 players. The object of the game is to get a hand that is closest in points to 31 in one suit. If no one has a hand that equals 31 points…

Learning how to play brisk (briscola) is quite easy. It's fun for all ages.

Players of the card game War can add variety by changing the number of down cards in a war or even playing one card up followed by the next card down. Learn variations of the family card game of War…

The object of the game in the card game of War is to take all of the opponent's cards. Win the card game of War with the strategy tips in this free video on popular card games from a poker…

When playing the family card game of War with kids, let them shuffle the cards in their personal piles if they want to. Find out the way to shuffle cards for the family card game of War in this free…

In the card game of War, players with matching cards say 'One, two, three, four, I declare war!' to get a war started. Wage battles in the family card game of War with tips in this free video on…

In the card game of War, players engaged in a war keep putting three cards face down followed by a face-up battle card until one of the players wins. Break a second tie in the family card game of War…

If a player runs out of cards in the game of War, the game is over unless the players continue using that player's last card as their ongoing battle card. Find out what to do if a player runs out of…

In the card game of War, players declare war if they put down matching cards; remember that aces are high in this game. Find out how to start a battle in the family card game of War in this free video…

In the card game of War, players engaged in a war put three cards face down followed by a face-up battle card. Break a tie in the family card game of War with the tips in this free video on popular…

Casinos add new card games frequently to their offerings. One of the newer card games casinos offer is Quick 7, a game based on the concept of Blackjack. Unlike Blackjack, the player attempts to get a…

Learn about rules and card rankings of whist in this free video series that will have you mastering this card game in no time.

Years ago, the game designer, Alan Moon, asked what would happen to the game Risk if you took away the board. Although he never got his game published as the Risk card game, he changed the game a bit…

Hoopla is fun-filled family game that can be played with a variety of ages. The goal of the game is to clear out your queue of cards before the timer runs out. This fast-paced action game will be a…