10 card games that work with just two of you, from a five-minute race to a long evening of Cribbage. Every one is explained in the same seven steps.
Two cards of your own, five shared, one best hand.
Get closer to 21 than the dealer without going over.
Draw, discard and lay down sets and runs.
Match the pile, play an 8 when stuck, empty your hand first.
Ask for cards and collect sets of four.
Count to 31, score fifteens and pairs, peg your way round the board.
Two players, ten cards, knock when you are ready.
Pair up your cards and don’t be the one left holding the odd queen.
No turns: play one higher or lower as fast as your hands can move.
Flip, compare, the higher card takes both.
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