Card Game Rules

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First games

Never played cards before? Start here – easy games you can learn in ten minutes.

  1. Mau-Mau Match suit or rank, dodge the sevens and be the first to shout "Mau-Mau!" Shedding game · 2–7 players · 15 min · 6+ · easy
  2. Golf Six hidden cards, nine holes – pair up your columns and play the lowest round of the day. Draw-and-swap game · 2–8 players · 30 min · 8+ · easy
  3. Schwimmen (31) Swap with the middle, collect 31 in one suit and knock at the right moment – lose your last life and you have to swim. Swapping game · 2–8 players · 30 min · 8+ · easy
  4. Cheat Play face down, claim whatever you like and keep a straight face – but if someone calls "Cheat!" and you lied, the pile is yours. Shedding game · 3–10 players · 20 min · 8+ · easy
  5. Hearts Pass your dangerous cards on, dodge every heart and the Queen of Spades – or grab them all and shoot the moon. Trick-avoidance game · 3–6 players · 45 min · 8+ · easy
  6. Rummy The classic draw-and-discard game – collect sets and runs, lay them down and be the first to empty your hand. Rummy game · 2–6 players · 30 min · 7+ · easy
  7. War Flip your top card – the higher one takes both, and when two cards match, it's war! Children's game · 2–4 players · 20 min · 4+ · easy
  8. Old Maid Pair up your cards, draw blind from your neighbour – and pray you're not the one left holding the odd Queen. Pairing game · 2–8 players · 10 min · 4+ · easy
  9. Go Fish "Got any sevens?" – ask the others for cards, collect all four of a rank, and when they say "Go fish!", try your luck in the pond. Quartet game · 2–6 players · 15 min · 5+ · easy
  10. Klondike Seven columns, four Aces and one deck – the classic solitaire that millions played on their computers, now back on the kitchen table. Patience (Klondike family) · 1 players · 10 min · 8+ · easy