If not, you could try looking it up in a book. If you already know the game you might consider contributing a description of it to this site. Therefore it is quite likely that the game you want is not yet here.

From blackjack to pontoon, learn how to play the worlds most played. At present the site contains rules for only a minority of the card games that exist. Learn the rules and how to play the most popular casino card games around the world. These types of game are generally not listed in the index below.

Invented games (newly created games and variations contributed by readers).

Solitaire / Patience games (games for one player).

Players can also team up and play in pairs if they prefer. Note: The number of players usually ranges from two to four when the standard 52-card deck is used.

Commercial games (games requiring a special pack of cards produced by a single manufacturer) The aim of the game is to collect as many cards in each round as possible and, by the same token, the most points.

If you are searching for games for a particular number of players you may prefer to use the Index of Games by Number of Players.

Traditional multi-player card games for which rules are available from this site are listed below in alphabetical order, together with the number of players and the design and number of cards or tiles needed for each - see further explanation at the end of the page. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

Rules to the card game casino