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20 games

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  Crazy Eights

  Match the pile, play an 8 when stuck, empty your hand first.

  2 to 5 players · 15 min · 6+SheddingEasyLearn it
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  Spades

  Bid your tricks with a partner. Spades beat everything.

  4 players · 1 hr · 10+Trick-takingMediumLearn it
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  Canasta

  Two decks, four jokers, and melds that grow into canastas.

  4 players · 1 hr · 12+RummyHardLearn it
• K♠Q♥

  War

  Flip, compare, the higher card takes both.

  2 players · 30 min · 4+ComparingEasyLearn it
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  Go Fish

  Ask for cards and collect sets of four.

  2 to 6 players · 15 min · 4+Collecting setsEasyLearn it
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  Rummy

  Draw, discard and lay down sets and runs.

  2 to 6 players · 30 min · 8+RummyMediumLearn it
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  Gin Rummy

  Two players, ten cards, knock when you are ready.

  2 players · 30 min · 10+RummyMediumLearn it
• Q♠A♥

  Hearts

  Avoid the hearts and dodge the queen of spades.

  4 players · 45 min · 10+Trick-takingMediumLearn it
• Q♥J♣

  Klondike Solitaire

  The one-player classic: build four piles from ace to king.

  1 player · 10 min · 7+PatienceEasyLearn it
• A♠A♦

  Texas Hold’em

  Two cards of your own, five shared, one best hand.

  2 to 10 players · 1 hr · 12+PokerMediumLearn it
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  Blackjack

  Get closer to 21 than the dealer without going over.

  2 to 7 players · 15 min · 12+ComparingEasyLearn it
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  Cribbage

  Count to 31, score fifteens and pairs, peg your way round the board.

  2 players · 30 min · 10+Adding upMediumLearn it
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  Euchre

  A fast partnership game with 24 cards and two powerful jacks.

  4 players · 30 min · 10+Trick-takingMediumLearn it
• A♥K♥Q♥

  Whist

  The classic partnership trick game. Win the most tricks with your partner.

  4 players · 30 min · 10+Trick-takingMediumLearn it
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  Oh Hell

  Bid exactly how many tricks you will take. Not one more, not one less.

  3 to 7 players · 45 min · 10+Trick-takingMediumLearn it
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  President

  Beat the last play, empty your hand, climb from beggar to president.

  4 to 7 players · 20 min · 8+SheddingEasyLearn it
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  Cheat

  Play cards face down, claim what they are, and call out the liars.

  3 to 8 players · 20 min · 8+SheddingEasyLearn it
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  Speed

  No turns: play one higher or lower as fast as your hands can move.

  2 players · 5 min · 6+SheddingEasyLearn it
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  Old Maid

  Pair up your cards and don’t be the one left holding the odd queen.

  2 to 6 players · 10 min · 4+Collecting setsEasyLearn it
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  Spider Solitaire

  Two decks, ten columns: build eight runs from king down to ace.

  1 player · 30 min · 10+PatienceHardLearn it

Stuck? Crazy Eights works for almost everyone.