Other card games

Games9
Players2–7
House rules78

Card games that are neither about tricks nor about melds — fishing, pegging, racing, and a few that are their own shape entirely.

Where to start

These three are the ones most tables already half-know — and the ones the rest of this list makes sense from.

Canasta2–6 playersCardsBest with 4 players, and 12 house rules to argue over.Cribbage2–4 playersCardsBest with 2 players, and 9 house rules to argue over.Hand and Foot2–6 playersCardsBest with 4 players, and 11 house rules to argue over.

All 9 other card games

Canasta2–6 playersCards Cribbage2–4 playersCards Hand and Foot2–6 playersCards Scopa2–6 playersCards Tichu4–4 playersCards Escoba del 152–4 playersCards Mille Bornes2–6 playersCards Pişti2–4 playersCards Pitch2–7 playersCards

By player count

Of these 9, 8 work with two players and 9 with four. The links below cover the whole catalogue at each count, not just this page.

Every game in the catalogue →