10 Popular Standard Deck Card Games
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Solitaire (Patience) (1 player):
A classic one-player game where you arrange cards in specific sequences to build foundation piles. The goal is to move all cards to the foundation stacks.
2. Clock Patience (1 player):
A variation of solitaire that helps kids learn to tell time. Arrange cards in a circle like the hours on a clock. Reveal cards one by one, matching their rank to the hour.
3. Accordion (1 player):
Sort cards into stacks by matching either the suit or rank. Create descending sequences to clear the tableau.
4. Speed (2 players):
A fast-paced game where players race to get rid of their cards by playing them onto a central pile. Match cards by rank or suit.
5. War (2 players):
Players flip over cards, and the higher card wins. In case of a tie, engage in a “war” by placing additional cards face down and revealing the next card.
6. GOPS (Game of Pure Strategy) (2 players):
Each player has a suit of cards. Play a card, and your opponent must play a higher card from the same suit. Strategic choices are crucial.
7. Golf (2-4 players):
Players aim to have the lowest score over nine rounds. Arrange cards in a 3x3 grid, and swap them with face-down cards to form sets.
8. Cribbage (2 players):
Use a cribbage board to keep score. Players create combinations of cards to score points, aiming for 15s, pairs, runs, and flushes.
9. Rummy 500 (2-4 players):
Form sets of three or more cards of the same rank or runs of consecutive cards in the same suit. The first player to reach 500 points wins.
10. Hearts (3-6 players):
Avoid taking certain cards (hearts and the queen of spades) to minimize points. The player with the lowest score wins.