Many Card GamesWhist
Partnership trick-taking at its plainest — no bidding at all.
- 4 players
- Standard deck
- Trick-taking
What Whist is
The ancestor of bridge, and still one of the best evenings a deck can give you. Four players in two partnerships, no bidding at all, and everything depends on how you play the cards.
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Baloot
Saudi Arabia's national card game — sun or hokom, then count the projects.
Belote
France's partnership game, where the trump jack is king.
Bid whist
Whist with an auction, a kitty, and the choice to play low.
Briscola
Italy's simplest classic: forty cards, one trump, no need to follow suit.
Call break
Spades are trump, you must beat the trick if you can, and you must make your call.
Contract bridge
Bid a contract with your partner, then go out and make it.