Looking for a fun way to spend some time with your family and friends? Then you need 25 Fun Card Games for the Whole Family! This must-have book is filled with popular card games from around the world, all organized into categories based on objective type. Whether you're looking for a challenging game of strategy or something more lighthearted and casual, you'll find just what you need inside these pages.
Inside 25 Fun Card Games for the Whole Family you will find:
25 engaging card games – A worldwide proven collection of family friendly card games from cultures around the world like Canasta, Durak, Kings in the Corner, and Chinese Ten.
All ages, small and large groups – Get card games for all skill levels, ages, and group numbers for multi-generational family groups, including young children, teens, adults, and seniors.
Straightforward instructions – Learn each game quickly to get started with easy and thorough instructions of deck setup, objective, dealing, play, and how to win.
Let’s make family game night great again with 25 Fun Card Games for the Whole Family.
Looking for a fun way to spend some time with your family and friends? Then you need 25 Fun Card Games for the Whole Family! This must-have book is filled with popular card games from around the world, all organized into categories based on objective type. Whether you're looking for a challenging game of strategy or something more lighthearted and casual, you'll find just what you need inside these pages.
Inside 25 Fun Card Games for the Whole Family you will find:
25 engaging card games – A worldwide proven collection of family friendly card games from cultures around the world like Canasta, Durak, Kings in the Corner, and Chinese Ten.
All ages, small and large groups – Get card games for all skill levels, ages, and group numbers for multi-generational family groups, including young children, teens, adults, and seniors.
Straightforward instructions – Learn each game quickly to get started with easy and thorough instructions of deck setup, objective, dealing, play, and how to win.
Let’s make family game night great again with 25 Fun Card Games for the Whole Family.
Patience-type card games are typically played with one player with the most popular one is classic solitaire. Though these can be played with more than one player when it is turn based. In these games, the objective is to find the correct sequence of cards and stack them together. It does mean that it takes time to find the right card that works, hence patience.
Patience-type card games are great for kids and older adults alike, since there is no rush. They are also a good way to teach smaller kids math skills like counting and sequence patterns, as they are a great base to build on for other types of game.
These card games are usually played with a standard deck of 52 cards, but there are also many variations that use different numbers of cards or special decks. Whatever the variation, Patience-type card games are always easy to learn and are at a slower pace.
If you're looking for a fun and relaxed way to spend an evening, then be sure to give patience-type card games a try.
CONCENTRATION
Introduction
Player Count
Can be played by 2 or more players.
Difficulty
Easy difficulty level for kids and the adults of all ages.
Objective
The objective of Concentration is to be player with the most matched pairs. Find matching cards number and color by flipping over two cards per turn.
Deck Info
Using a standard card deck you can play with or without the jokers. Without jokers there will be four rows of thirteen cards. Jokers includes will make six rows of nine cards each. This can be played either way.
Deal
After shuffling all cards are dealt out face down in four rows by the dealer or any player. Each of the four rows should contain 13 cards if jokers are removed. If the participants choose to include jokers, the cards should be dealt in six rows of nine cards.
Play
Turning over two cards signals the start of each player's turn. The player picks up and keeps the cards if the cards are a match. The player can go again if they get a match. The player turns the cards back over if they don't match. A player’s turn ends when they are unable to find a match and it is now the next player to the left to take their turn.
When two cards have the same rank and color, they are said to match. For example, two red Jacks one of which is the Jack of Diamonds and the other the Jack of Hearts, would be a match.
For younger children, a common game variant is to allow matches of same rank without need for color matching.
When all the cards have been matched and picked up, the game is ended.
Win
After all the cards have been picked up, the player with the most matches are the winner. There is a chance that there is a tie.
DOUBLE SOLITAIRE
Introduction
Player Count
Can be played by 2 players.
If you want to play with 3 or 4 players, the same rules apply but is called Triple Solitaire and Quadruple Solitaire respectively.
Difficulty
Easy difficulty level for kids and the adults of all ages.
Objective
Being the first player to lay the foundations with all your cards is the goal of the game. You cannot have any cards in your stockpile or in your talon, or discard, pile to win. The ability to play with the aces once they are set up or borrow cards distinguishes solitaire from double solitaire.
Deck Info
Use two standard card decks with the jokers removed for 2 players. Add another standard card deck for each player.
Deal
The decks are shuffled together, then each player creates their own table. The table layout is like solitaire now with 9 piles which start from the left with 1 card in it. Each pile to the right has one more unturned card in it, with the right most pile has 9 cards. The last card in each pile is turned face up. Each player only plays their own table but share the 8 main foundation piles.
Play
The eight common foundations are where a certain suit is built up. Each foundation starts with an ace and is completed with a king. There will be two foundation piles for each suit.
When a card is moved from a table pile the exposed card is flipped face up. Similar rules apply from solitaire, the face up cards can be moved around the table if they are lower rank to a higher rank in sequence and alternating colors. Multiple cards however cannot be moved at the same time if the suits are mixed. An empty pile can only be started with a king.
When a player cannot use any of their table cards in the foundation or move their cards within their table, they can reveal a card from the draw pile one at a time. This card is put into the talon, or discard, pile face up and can be used by either player.
If both players have a Two of Hearts available to play, one player who is about to start a foundation stack with the Ace of Hearts would need to move quickly to place the Ace and then place his Two before the other player places her Two first. Players may need to act quickly when starting a new stack to build on it. Therefore, any combination of both players' cards could be present in a foundation stack. When both players no longer have any more valid moves, and the draw pile is empty then the game is over.
Win
The player that clears their table before the other player wins. Multiplayer scoring is the number of cards leftover when the other person won that round. If there are no more possible turns and both players agree to end the game, the remaining cards are counted for each player. The points are awarded to the winner of the round, not the player with remaining cards.