So I still like Card Games... sue me...
David Kahnt
United States
Upper Gwynedd
Pennsylvania
It's fun, it's healthy, it's good exercise. The kids will just love it. And we put a little sand inside to make the experience more pleasant.
You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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The third in a series after Dice-Fests and beginning with Settlers of Catan, I find myself once again drawn to some "basic" games that seem to be overlooked by the community.
Namely, card games.
Not Games that use cards, mind you (like Race for the Galaxy or Ticket to Ride, both games I like)... but card games that use a basic deck of cards.
That's right. I still like games that use the basic, good old fashioned cards.
Feel free to add your own.
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Board Game: Poker
[Average Rating:6.77 Overall Rank:471]
David Kahnt
United States
Upper Gwynedd
Pennsylvania
It's fun, it's healthy, it's good exercise. The kids will just love it. And we put a little sand inside to make the experience more pleasant.
You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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Ahh poker...
I like poker. The whole aspect of the the game just appeals to me. Heck, I spend my whole time at work dealing with people and having to read them... I tend to be rather good at poker. And I like it.
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David Kahnt
United States
Upper Gwynedd
Pennsylvania
It's fun, it's healthy, it's good exercise. The kids will just love it. And we put a little sand inside to make the experience more pleasant.
You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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My wife and I will go months without playing, then months with playing Cribbage.
Its one of my favorite card games.
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Board Game: Euchre
[Average Rating:6.78 Overall Rank:737]
David Kahnt
United States
Upper Gwynedd
Pennsylvania
It's fun, it's healthy, it's good exercise. The kids will just love it. And we put a little sand inside to make the experience more pleasant.
You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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My wife and I learned this a few years ago and enjoy teaching others it.
Its one of my favorite trump games.
We also like partnership games, although, we tend to get angry at each other... hmmm...
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Board Game: Hearts
[Average Rating:6.44 Overall Rank:972]
David Kahnt
United States
Upper Gwynedd
Pennsylvania
It's fun, it's healthy, it's good exercise. The kids will just love it. And we put a little sand inside to make the experience more pleasant.
You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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Hearts is a game that I like to play, but am horrible at.
While it seems rather easy, it can be hard to master.
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Board Game: Bridge
[Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:175]
David Kahnt
United States
Upper Gwynedd
Pennsylvania
It's fun, it's healthy, it's good exercise. The kids will just love it. And we put a little sand inside to make the experience more pleasant.
You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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shh.. I have a secret...
Spoiler (mouseover to reveal): I've never played Bridge
I really want to learn. There just seems no one to teach my wife and I.
It seems like one of the best partnership games out there.
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David Kahnt
United States
Upper Gwynedd
Pennsylvania
It's fun, it's healthy, it's good exercise. The kids will just love it. And we put a little sand inside to make the experience more pleasant.
You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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A nice card game to play with my wife's Youth group.
I don't mind playing it every once in a while.
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Board Game: Mao
[Average Rating:5.58 Overall Rank:6041]
David Kahnt
United States
Upper Gwynedd
Pennsylvania
It's fun, it's healthy, it's good exercise. The kids will just love it. And we put a little sand inside to make the experience more pleasant.
You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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A game with constant changing rules that I play every time we have a certain family friend of ours over.
Not a bad game, just fun with the right people.
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David Kahnt
United States
Upper Gwynedd
Pennsylvania
It's fun, it's healthy, it's good exercise. The kids will just love it. And we put a little sand inside to make the experience more pleasant.
You know, they say there was a man who jumped from the forty-FIFTH floor? But that's another story...
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Okay... for some reason, I have never played/learned/had the opportunity to play this...
Tell me why I should. Please.
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Tim Mossman
United States
Montgomery County
Maryland
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This poker driven game has turned into our favorite filler. No gambling needed to "drive" the game, so it's completely portable with a deck of cards and a single game plays in ~5 minutes. I've played this on airplanes and in waiting rooms. Clever.
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Scott
United States
Denver
Colorado
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Probably my favorite 2 player standard deck card game. You can play at a coffee shop; just shut your brain and play. You can also make it quite deep if you want to count cards and really think about it.
Fun!
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Board Game: Spades
[Average Rating:6.80 Overall Rank:668]
Scott
United States
Denver
Colorado
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A fun partnership trick-taking game. Kind of bridge-(really)lite but still has a fair amount to think about and makes for a nice social game. It might scratch that bridge itch without the massive overhead or complex scoring.
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Larry Kruger
United States
Germantown
Wisconsin
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Sheepshead is one of the best card games I have ever played. 5-handed is the best, but 4- and 3-handed are worth playing. We play it every day during lunch.
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Board Game: Whist
[Average Rating:6.53 Overall Rank:2100]
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The Basic trick taking game. If you understand trump and tricks you can play this game. It's quick easy and has enough luck that you can't take it too seriously.
The game play of bridge without learning a second language. Although at some point you will say out loud "There has got to be some way of picking the trump suit!". You will then remember that bridge is out there and leave the question lie.
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Susan L.
Canada
Lethbridge
Alberta
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Possibly my favourite card game. We played this one to death in high school. (Well, this and euchre.)
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Twinge
United States
Berthoud
Colorado
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Or 'Peasant', as we know it. Similar to The Great Dalmuti, which is just a packaged version of this game with some minor changes. A fairly light game with just enough strategy to remain interesting. Best with at least 5, better with 7.
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Board Game: Cheat
[Average Rating:5.13 Overall Rank:7287]
Dennis Leung
United States
Scotch Plains
New Jersey
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A little bit different from more traditional trick taking or set collecting card games, I learned to play this in Scout camp (although we called it Baloney). Plays like a light, card version of Liar's Dice.
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Marcin S
Poland
Warszawa
EU
M s b S
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Looks like there's not to many people who've played this one...
Two decks, two players. This is a bit of a two-player solitaire. But it's also extremely confrontational (yes, it IS possible).
My parents taught me this game, they used to play it on long autumn evenings. I haven't played it in a while, but when I did, I always liked it.
EDIT: Oh yeah, the Polish game for this one is "Garibaldka": which means something like "the Garibaldi game".
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Marcin S
Poland
Warszawa
EU
M s b S
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Another two-deck game, and another I was taught by my old folks. This can be played by two, three, or four (two pairs). There are several computer versions of canasta (I remember one for Windows 3.1 with an AI named Manuel. Whenever you entered the game Help, Manuel would say "I learned it from a book").
Most competitive with three, and most fun with four players.
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Dan
United States
Sacramento
California
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What would a Casino be without this card game staple (or a Casino night for charity)?
The first card game I ever played on a computer, and boy do I wish I knew how to count cards like Raymond from "Rain Man," or that group from MIT.
I have only gambled in a casino twice in my life, but I have played Blackjack both times. There is a comfortable feeling having the old familiar playing cards in your hand, even when you aren't sure of the proper etiquette in a casino.
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Herman Roozen
Netherlands
Assen
Drenthe
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I have played Klaverjassen all my life. All you need is a deck of cards and 3 other players. It is played in pairs like Bridge. You only use 7, 8, 9, 10, J, Q, K and A. Each player gets 8 cards. The order for "normal" cards is A 10 K Q J 9 8 7, but for trump it is B 9 A 10 K Q 8 7. Great game that takes about 1- 2 hours too complete.
Recently we play it with our neighbours, combined with the occasional game of Settlers of Catan.
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Andy Leighton
England
Peterborough
Unspecified
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We haven't had a fishing game yet so I will mention Casino. It used to be far more popular than it is now but it is still a fine game for whiling away an afternoon.
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James Mould
United Kingdom
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This is a fun game, I've never heard it called palace though, we always called it s--thead.
Its a good one for screwing your friends with (not the rude kind) and is a good laugh after a glass of beer or two.
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Benjamin Parker
United States
Manchester
Connecticut
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Easily one of my favorite 2-player games (regular deck or otherwise). Pagat.com describes the game better than I can( http://www.pagat.com/marriage/schnaps.html):
Schnapsen is a point-trick game of the Marriage group, and so the basic idea is to win points by capturing valuable cards in tricks, and to make bonuses by melding marriages (matched pairs of kings and queens). However, there are a few ideas that set Schnapsen apart. The first is that the game is played at trick-and-draw with no requirement to follow suit until the stock is closed, at which point the tricks remaining in hand are played out strictly, F,t,r. The second is that to win a hand you need 66 card points, and the players are required to keep track of their score in their heads -- the use of a scoresheet is not allowed. If your score reaches 66 and you neglect to announce the fact, then your opponent can claim a win when they reach 66, irrespective of your score; also, if a player claims 66 when they have not in fact made it, they pay a penalty. A game is seven game points, and can be reached pretty quickly when penalties and bonuses come into play. Finally, the pack is so short that there's no dead wood: virtually every card counts and it can be agony trying to decide how to play each one. The short pack also allows a pretty complete understanding of the lay of the cards to build up quickly, and closing turns out to be the key element of strategy. Very few games are played out to the end of the pack, and the decision of when to close can be used as a blow to crush your opponent or as a gamble to prevent her from presenting you with the same fate.
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R. N. Dominick
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
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A standard-deck trick-taking game for three, this is quickly becoming a lunchtime favorite. It's a game where you bid the exact number of tricks you will take in the hand -- by discarding three cards from your hand to denote your bid. (Diamonds are zero; spades 1, hearts 2, clubs 3.) There's a lot of skill in the bidding, and the fact that nine cards sit out each hand means things are always exciting.
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Board Game: 500
[Average Rating:6.88 Overall Rank:1486]
Chad
United States
Minnesota
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I can remember all-nighters in college being rudely interrupted by all-night 500 tourneys. After college, even ended up in a 500 club with my wife and in-laws traveling to various people's houses for a monthly night of 500 playing. Good food, good (sometimes) wine, and good company. Will always hold a place in my lineup.
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It's fun, it's healthy, it's good exercise. The kids will just love it. And we put a little sand inside to make the experience more pleasant.
