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How to Choose the Best Card Games

By: Barry Rigal and Omar Sharif and

Updated: 03-26-2016

From The Book: Card Games For Dummies

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Anyone who tells you that they know the best card games is either a fool or exceptionally arrogant. But, it is possible to offer a selection according to the needs of the players, so here goes!

Best cards games based on a specific number of players

For one player: Accordion and Poker Patience if you’re short on space; La Belle Lucie if you can spread out
For two players: Gin Rummy, Spite and Malice, and Cribbage
For three players: Pinochle and Ninety-nine
For four players: Bridge, Euchre, and Spades
For five to eight players: Hearts, Poker, and Oh, Hell!
For eight or more: Eights and President

Best cards games based on type of play

Best games for serious, competitive types: Whist and Bridge
Best games if you’re playing in a cramped space: Hearts and Eights
Best games for large groups: Poker and Blackjack
Best games that combine bidding and play: Pinochle and Spades
Best partnership games: Bridge, Whist, and Euchre

Best cards games based on experience

For beginners: Oh Hell! and Ninety-Nine
For children: Go Fish, Concentration, and Cheat
For groups with mixed experience levels: Knock-Out Whist, Fan Tan, and Rummy
For experienced card-players who want new thrills: Pinochle and Cribbage

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Barry Rigal is an internationally recognized Bridge player who has won countless competitions. They include the North American Bridge Championships as well as the Camrose Trophy Home International Series, which he has won five times. Barry is also the author of the previous editions of Card Games For Dummies.

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