14 games
Grandma Games
The games that lived in the junk drawer next to the score pad: long, friendly, a little bit competitive, and best with coffee and something sweet. If somebody's grandma taught it, it's in here.
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- Coming soonTrick-taking
Brisca
aka Briscola
A fast trick-taking game where Aces and Threes are worth the most. Partners often signal with winks and faces.
- Players
- 2–6
- Deck
- Spanish 40
- Level
- Easy
- Coming soonRummy
Canasta
Partners build melds of seven cards called canastas, using 2s and Jokers as wild cards.
- Players
- 2–6
- Deck
- 52 + Jokers
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonFishing & capturing
Casino
aka Cassino
Capture cards from the table by matching ranks or building sums. Big and Little Casino are worth bonus points.
- Players
- 2–4
- Deck
- Standard 52
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonRummy
Chinchón
Draw and discard to form sets and runs, then close the round with a low hand — or a perfect Chinchón.
- Players
- 2–8
- Deck
- Spanish 48
- Level
- Easy
- Coming soonCounting & adding
Cribbage
Score combinations in play and in hand, pegging your way around the board to 121.
- Players
- 2–4
- Deck
- Standard 52
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonFishing & capturing
Escoba
aka Escoba de 15
Capture table cards that add up to 15 with a card from your hand. Clear the whole table for an escoba.
- Players
- 2–4
- Deck
- Spanish 40
- Level
- Easy
- Coming soonTrick-taking
Euchre
Partners name trump and race to take three of five tricks. The Jacks of trump color are the bowers.
- Players
- 4
- Deck
- Standard 52
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonRummy
Gin Rummy
Form sets and runs, reduce your deadwood and knock — or go gin for a big bonus.
- Players
- 2
- Deck
- Standard 52
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonTrick-taking
Hearts
Dodge every heart and the Queen of Spades — unless you can take them all and shoot the moon.
- Players
- 3–6
- Deck
- Standard 52
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonSolitaire & patienceK
Klondike Solitaire
aka Solitaire, Patience
Build four foundations from Ace to King by moving cards across seven tableau columns in alternating colors.
- Players
- 1
- Deck
- Standard 52
- Level
- Easy
- Coming soonTrick-taking
Oh Hell
aka Oh Heck, Up and Down the River
Each round, bid the exact number of tricks you'll take. Hit your bid on the nose to score.
- Players
- 3–7
- Deck
- Standard 52
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonRummy
Rummy 500
aka 500 Rum
Meld sets and runs, lay off on anyone's melds and take whole runs of the discard pile — first to 500 wins.
- Players
- 2–8
- Deck
- Standard 52
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonTrick-taking
Tute
Win tricks and declare King-and-Knight pairs (cantes). Collect all four Kings or Knights for an instant win.
- Players
- 2–4
- Deck
- Spanish 40
- Level
- Medium
- Coming soonTrick-taking
Whist
A simple partnership trick-taking game: no bidding, just take the most tricks with the trump suit.
- Players
- 4
- Deck
- Standard 52
- Level
- Easy