Trick-taking games

Games19
Players2–8
House rules172

One card each, highest takes the pile, and the pile is worth something. The oldest and largest family here — and the one where every table swears its own house rule is the real one.

Where to start

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

Hearts3–6 playersCardsBest with 4 players, and 8 house rules to argue over.Spades2–6 playersCardsBest with 4 players, and 11 house rules to argue over.500 (Contract)3–6 playersCardsBest with 4 players, and 8 house rules to argue over.

All 19 trick-taking games

Hearts3–6 playersCards Spades2–6 playersCards 500 (Contract)3–6 playersCards Belote2–4 playersCards Briscola2–6 playersCards Euchre2–6 playersCards Oh Hell3–7 playersCards Phase 102–6 playersCards Pinochle2–4 playersCards Skat3–4 playersCards Skull King2–8 playersCards Wizard3–6 playersCards Batak4 playersCards Bridge (Rubber)4 playersCards Coinche4 playersCards French Tarot3–5 playersCards Tysiąc3–4 playersCards Whist4 playersCards Twenty One2–7 playersCards

By player count

Of these 19, 8 work with two players and 19 with four. The links below cover the whole catalogue at each count, not just this page.

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