Card games from United States
On this page you will find card games that come from United States or are played there – with rules, origin and how to play. From United States: Texas Hold'em Poker, Blackjack, Gin Rummy, Spades, Hearts, Bridge, Pinochle, Euchre, Crazy Eights, Go Fish, Klondike, Five Hundred, Shanghai Rummy, Spider, FreeCell, Pyramid, Tri Peaks, Yukon, Canfield, Montana, and Kings in the Corner. Also widespread: Canasta (Canastra), Conquian, Lotería, Malilla, Cribbage, Casino, Daifugō, Tiến lên, War, Golf, Scorpion, Clock, Crescent, and Spit. Typical decks: French deck, French-suited deck, Double Pinochle deck, and French-suited deck, short. You can play all games on this page for free and without signing up, right in your browser.
- Texas Hold'em Poker – Comparing/betting game (poker family)
- Blackjack – Banking game / casino
- Gin Rummy – Rummy family (discard/combination game)
- Spades – Trick-taking game with bidding (partnership)
- Hearts – Trick-avoidance game
- Bridge – Trick game with bidding (partnership)
- Pinochle – Trick-taking game with melding and bidding (partnership)
- Euchre – Trick game with trumps (partnership)
- Crazy Eights – Shedding game
- Go Fish – Collecting game (sets of four)
- Klondike – Patience (solo game)
- Five Hundred – Trick game with bidding (euchre family, partnership)
- Shanghai Rummy – Rummy family with contracts
- Spider – Patience (solo game)
- FreeCell – Patience (solo game)
- Pyramid – Patience (solo game)
- Tri Peaks – Patience (solo game)
- Yukon – Patience (solo game)
- Canfield – Patience (solo game)
- Montana – Patience (solo game)
- Kings in the Corner – Building game
Also popular in United States
- Canasta (Canastra) – Rummy/Canasta family (partnership)
- Conquian – Rummy family (original form)
- Lotería – Picture/bingo game with a special deck
- Malilla – Point-trick game (partnership)
- Cribbage – Combination and counting game with a board
- Casino – Fishing game with building
- Daifugō – Climbing/shedding game
- Tiến lên – Climbing/shedding game
- War – Game of chance / comparing game (children’s game)
- Golf – Patience (solo game)
- Scorpion – Patience (solo game)
- Clock – Patience (solo game)
- Crescent – Patience (solo game)
- Spit – Reaction game (simultaneous)