Uno 108-card deck, 2–10 players◆ Skip-Bo 162 cards, first to empty the stock pile◆ Cribbage highest possible hand: 29 points◆ Phase 10 10 phases, completed in order◆ Five Crowns five suits, 116 cards, 11 rounds◆ Pinochle 250 trick points on the table each hand◆ Euchre 24-card short deck, lone march scores 4◆ Canasta natural canasta: 500 points◆ Gin Rummy knock at deadwood 10 or less◆ Spades 13 cards each, spades always trump◆ Farkle rolling three 1s scores 1,000 points, the same as many six-of-a-kind rolls◆ Yahtzee a full scorecard has 13 categories split across an upper and lower section◆ Dominoes a standard double-six set has exactly 28 tiles◆ Mexican Train commonly played with a double-12 domino set of 91 tiles◆ Chinese Checkers invented in Germany in 1892, not China — the name was a 1920s US marketing move◆ Solitaire not every deal of Klondike is winnable, even with perfect play◆ Spider Solitaire combines two full decks, 104 cards in play at once◆ FreeCell of the original 32,000 numbered deals, only game #11982 has never been solved◆ Hearts taking every point card lets you "shoot the moon" and flip the scoring on everyone else◆ Go Fish a completed "book" is all four cards of a single rank◆ War has no fixed length — in theory, a game can go on until one player has drawn every card◆ Old Maid can be played with a Joker added or a Queen removed, depending on which house convention a group prefers◆ Bridge a bid of "1" actually means 7 tricks: an automatic 6-trick "book" plus 1 more◆ Sequence combines a 10x10 board with two full decks of cards instead of dice or a single deck◆ Bunco a full party is commonly played across 4 tables at once, with players rotating between them◆ Kings Corner only a King can start a brand new pile in one of the board's 4 corners◆ Exploding Kittens every player starts with a guaranteed Defuse card in hand◆ LCR a player rolls one die for every chip they're still holding, up to a maximum of 3◆ Apples to Apples the judge never knows which player submitted which card◆ Pyramid Solitaire a King can be removed on its own since it's already worth exactly 13
Season one · every rule on the record

Card game rules,
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Every game gets the full official-regulation treatment: setup, gameplay, scoring, variations and house rules — cross-checked against rulebooks before it hits the page. No ads for skills you don't need, no fluff between you and the deal.

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Games covered
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Rules guides
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Score calculators
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Uno — icon
01 Branded

Uno

First to zero cards wins the round; 500 points takes the game.

2–10Players
108Cards
EasyDifficulty*
Skip-Bo — icon
02 Branded

Skip-Bo

Empty your stock pile before anyone else does.

2–6Players
162Cards
EasyDifficulty*
Phase 10 — icon
03 Branded

Phase 10

Complete all 10 phases in order — first out on phase 10 wins.

2–6Players
108Cards
EasyDifficulty*
Sequence — icon
04 Branded

Sequence

Place chips in a row of five on the board — 2 sequences to win 1-on-1, just 1 with 3 sides.

2, or 2–3 teamsPlayers
104+boardCards
MidDifficulty*
Spades — icon
05 Classic

Spades

Bid your tricks, make your bid, watch your bags. Commonly played to 500.

4Players
52Cards
MidDifficulty*
Rummy — icon
06 Classic

Rummy

Meld sets and runs, lay off, go out. Rummy 500 plays to 500 points.

2–6Players
52Cards
EasyDifficulty*
Gin Rummy — icon
07 Classic

Gin Rummy

Knock at 10 deadwood or less; going gin earns a 25-point bonus.

2Players
52Cards
MidDifficulty*
Cribbage — icon
08 Classic

Cribbage

Peg to 121: fifteens, pairs, runs and nobs — best hand possible is 29.

2Players
52Cards
MidDifficulty*
Euchre — icon
09 Classic

Euchre

Call trump, take 3 of 5 tricks. A lone march is worth 4 points.

4Players
24Cards
MidDifficulty*
Hand & Foot — icon
10 Classic

Hand & Foot

Play your hand, then your foot. Clean canasta scores 500.

4–6Players
5+Decks
MidDifficulty*
Five Crowns — icon
11 Classic

Five Crowns

Eleven rounds, five suits, and the wild card climbs every round.

2–7Players
116Cards
EasyDifficulty*
Canasta — icon
12 Classic

Canasta

Meld to a canasta, mind the red threes. Commonly played to 5,000.

4Players
108Cards
HighDifficulty*
Pinochle — icon
13 Classic

Pinochle

Bid, meld, take tricks — 250 points on the table every hand.

4Players
48Cards
HighDifficulty*
Hearts — icon
14 Classic

Hearts

Avoid hearts and the queen of spades, or shoot the moon and flip the score onto everyone else.

4Players
52Cards
MidDifficulty*
Bridge — icon
15 Classic

Bridge

Bid a contract, then make it or defend it — the deepest strategic commitment on this site.

4Players
52Cards
HighDifficulty*
Farkle — icon
16 Dice & Solo

Farkle

Bank your points before you roll a Farkle — three 1s alone score 1,000.

2+Players
6Dice
MidDifficulty*
Yahtzee — icon
17 Dice & Solo

Yahtzee

Fill all 13 scorecard categories — the upper section pays a 35-point bonus at 63.

2–6Players
5Dice
MidDifficulty*
Bunco — icon
18 Dice & Solo

Bunco

Match the round’s target number — roll three of it at once and score a Bunco.

4+Players
3Dice
EasyDifficulty*
LCR — icon
19 Dice & Solo

LCR

Pass, bank or hold your chips on every roll — last player holding any chips takes the pot.

3+Players
3Dice
EasyDifficulty*
Dominoes — icon
20 Dice & Solo

Dominoes

Match tiles end to end until someone dominoes out or the game blocks.

2–4Players
28Tiles
EasyDifficulty*
Chinese Checkers — icon
21 Dice & Solo

Chinese Checkers

Jump your marbles into the opposite triangle first — nothing is ever captured.

2–6Players
10Marbles
EasyDifficulty*
Solitaire — icon
22 Dice & Solo

Solitaire

Build the tableau down, stack the foundations up, solo — not every deal is winnable.

1Players
52Cards
MidDifficulty*
Go Fish — icon
23 Party & Family

Go Fish

Ask, fish and collect all four cards of a rank — most books when the deck runs out wins.

2–6Players
52Cards
EasyDifficulty*
Kings Corner — icon
24 Party & Family

Kings Corner

Only a King opens a new corner pile — first to play every card from hand wins.

2–4Players
52Cards
EasyDifficulty*
Exploding Kittens — icon
25 Party & Family

Exploding Kittens

Every player starts with a guaranteed Defuse — last one standing without exploding wins.

2–5Players
Card deckDeck
MidDifficulty*
Apples to Apples — icon
26 Party & Family

Apples to Apples

Submit the red card the judge picks best — collect enough green cards and win the round.

4–10Players
Card deckDeck
EasyDifficulty*

* Difficulty is our editorial read on how hard each game is to pick up — not an official rating. Player counts and deck sizes come from each game's rulebook.

Four divisions

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Classic card games — trick-taking, melds and a scoring pad on the table
Division · Classic

Classic card games

Eleven traditional games played with standard decks — trick-takers, rummies, a bidding auction and peg-board counters that have been around longer than any of us.

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Branded card games — Uno, Skip-Bo, Phase 10 and Sequence components grouped on the table
Division · Branded

Branded card games

Uno, Skip-Bo and Phase 10 (Mattel), plus Sequence (Jax Ltd.) — including every Uno variant from Flip to Attack, house rules and the scoring calculator.

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Dice and solo games — dice, dominoes, marbles and a solitaire tableau grouped on the table
Division · Dice & Solo

Dice and solo games

Farkle, Yahtzee, Bunco, LCR, dominoes, Chinese Checkers and the full solitaire family — no standard card deck required for most of these, and Solitaire is the only family on this site built for exactly one player.

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Party and family card games — several hands of cards fanned around a shared table
Division · Party & Family

Party and family games

Four simple, social card games built for a full table and mixed ages — no bidding, no melding, just fast rounds anyone can pick up in a minute.

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Officials' table

Scoring, called instantly

Free tools · no sign-up · print-friendly

Phase 10 scoring calculator

Referee tool
Enter each player's leftover cards by category and the calculator totals every round for you — 5, 10, 15 and 25-point values applied automatically, with a running leaderboard where the lowest score leads.
25 Points per Wild left in hand — the costliest card to hold
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Cribbage score calculator

Referee tool
Pick your four hand cards and the starter, and get the full count — fifteens, pairs, runs, flush and nobs — broken down card by card, so you can double-check any hand in seconds.
29 The highest hand the game allows — three 5s, a jack, and the right starter
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Farkle scoring calculator

Referee tool
Set each of your 6 dice and mark which ones you're keeping, and the calculator totals singles, sets, straights and pairs for you, flags a Farkle outright, and calls hot dice the moment all 6 dice score.
1,000 Points for three 1s — a named exception to the regular three-of-a-kind rule
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Yahtzee scoring calculator

Referee tool
Enter your 5 dice and pick the category you're filling, and it scores the roll for you, tracking the upper-section bonus and the extra-Yahtzee joker rule automatically across a full game.
100 Points for every extra Yahtzee, on top of whatever box the roll fills
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Bunco score sheet

Referee tool
Two printable layouts (individual scorecard and table tally sheet), plus a quick on-screen counter for matching dice, Buncos and mini Buncos, with wins, losses and Buncos tallied for you.
21 Points for a Bunco — three of the round's target number in one roll
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