Also called 500 Rum, 500 Rummy, Pinochle Rummy, Michigan Rummy, Rummy and Gin Rummy. This can cause some confusion as to which game is actually being played. The primary difference between Rummy 500 and the other Rummy games is that each player scores for their own melds.
Is thought to be a version of either daifugō or daihinmin which originated in Japan. There are many versions and names for this card shedding game for 3 to 6 players. Other names include Scum, Hoop, Kings, Janitor, Rich Man Poor Man, Capitalism, Warlords and Scumbags (Austrlia), Man of the...
If you enjoy Euchre you can amp it up with Bid Euchre. A trick taking game, based on the game of Euchre, played mainly in North America. The game is played with 2 Euchre decks and 2 teams of 2. Trump is determined by the highest bidder and in addition to suits as trump, bids of low and high are...
Crazy Eights first known in the 1930s and was called Eights. In the 1940s the name became Crazy Eights after the military designation for the discharge of mentally unstable soldiers, Section 8. Crazy Eights is a card shedding game where one card is usually played at a time. There are many...
A trick avoiding game unless one is “shooting the moon” or “shooting the foot”. Hearts is also known as Black Lady, Slippery Ann, Rickety Kate, Chase the Lady, Black Maria, Black Queen, The Dirty, The Dirty Lady, Crubs, and Dark Lady. The game may have originated in Spain around 1750 and is...
A popular card matching game, for four players, where players try to match a minimum of three cards based on value or consecutive suit, such as the 7, 8, and 9 of clubs. Also known as Sai Rummy, Straight Rummy, Standard Rummy, traditional Rummy, and Basic Rummy. Rummy games are thought to have...
Minnesota Whist is a simple trick-taking card game with no trump. It is based on the similar game of Whist. The other main difference between these games and Whist is that a bidding system is used to indicate if a team is going to take more or less tricks then the other team. Norwegian Whist was...
Switch is a card shedding game where multiple cards are usually played during a turn. Switch is commonly played in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Switch has many variations such as Take Two, "Jacks, Twos and Eights", Macao, Switch Black Jack, and Irish Switch.
Also known as Polish Polka, Polish Poker, Turtle, Hara Kiri, Poison, or Crazy Nines. The game is typically played by 2 to 6 players with 4 to 10 cards dealt to each player. There are many variations to this card game and its origins are unclear.
