Classic Card Games
These are the games passed along at kitchen tables. War, Go Fish and Old Maid can be taught to a five-year-old in a minute. Crazy Eights and Kings in the Corner add a little choice, and Spit drops turns altogether so both players move at once.
Cribbage is the odd one out and the deepest: two players, a pegging board, and a count of fifteens, pairs and runs that rewards practice. The hand scorer will check your count for you.
Play classic card games
The games most people learn first: quick to deal, easy to teach, and still fun at any age.
Cribbage
2 players
Peg fifteens, pairs, and runs around the board to 121.
Play CribbageCrazy Eights
2 to 4 players
Match suit or rank, play an eight to change the suit, empty your hand.
Play Crazy EightsSpit
2 players, real time
No turns: slap cards onto the piles faster than your opponent. Also called Speed.
Play SpitWar
2 players
Flip a card each; high card takes both. Ties go to war.
Play WarGo Fish
2 to 4 players
Ask for the rank you need and collect books of four.
Play Go FishOld Maid
2 to 4 players
Pair off your cards and do not be left holding the odd queen.
Play Old MaidKings in the Corner
2 to 4 players
Build alternating runs around the stock and open the corners with kings.
Play Kings in the Corner
More games
- Solitaire GamesOne-player card games: build foundations, clear the tableau, and beat the deal. Every game has undo, hints where they help, and the full rules underneath.
- Trick-Taking Card GamesFollow suit, win tricks, and make your bid. Play a full hand against computer opponents with real partnership scoring.
- Rummy GamesDraw, meld, and discard. Form sets and runs before your opponent does, with scoring handled for you.
- Mahjong GamesFour-player Mahjong with real hands and scoring, and the tile-matching solitaire that shares its name.