Trick-Taking Card Games
In a trick-taking game everyone plays one card, the best card wins the trick, and the winner leads the next. What changes from game to game is what the tricks are worth. In Spades and Bridge you bid how many you will take; in Hearts you try to take none of the costly ones; in Euchre and Pinochle the trump suit is chosen each hand.
Each game here plays a complete hand with three computer seats, and you can set how strong they play. Whist is the place to start if the family is new to you: no bidding, one trump suit, thirteen tricks.
Play trick-taking card games
Follow suit, win tricks, and make your bid. Play a full hand against computer opponents with real partnership scoring.
Spades
4 players, partners
Bid your tricks with a partner, cover the nil, and watch the bags.
Play SpadesHearts
4 players
Dodge the hearts and the queen of spades, or shoot the moon.
Play HeartsEuchre
4 players, partners
Call trump, take three of five tricks, and race your partner to ten.
Play EuchrePinochle
4 players, partners
Bid, meld, and take tricks with the 48-card deck.
Play PinochleBridge
4 players, partners
Bid a contract and play the dummy in the deepest partnership game.
Play BridgeWhist
4 players, partners
The plain trick-taking game the others grew from: no bidding, one trump.
Play Whist
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