Card games of the world

Rules, origins and how to play popular card games – and play them all right in your browser against the computer.

The top 10 in Germany

1. Skat – Trick-taking game with bidding (1 against 2)
2. Doppelkopf – Trick-taking game (hidden partnerships)
3. Rommé – Rummy family
4. Mau-Mau – Shedding game
5. Schafkopf – Trick-taking game with call and solo games
6. Canasta (Canastra) – Rummy/Canasta family (partnership)
7. Texas Hold'em Poker – Comparing/betting game (poker family)
8. Schwimmen – Swapping/collecting game
9. Arschloch (Scum) – Climbing/shedding game
10. Black Peter – Discarding pairs (children’s game)