Classic Card Games

These are the games people have been playing with a standard deck for generations: Hearts, Cribbage, Euchre and Crazy Eights. Some are about dodging points, some are about pegging your way to the finish, and some are just good fun. Each one follows the traditional rules, and you play against computer opponents, so there's always someone ready for a game.

Which classic card game should I play?

Each of our classic card games offers a different way to play: empty your hand in Crazy Eights, remember requests in Go Fish, spot matching cards in Snap, or avoid penalty cards in Hearts. For a partnership game, try Euchre; for a two-player scoring challenge, choose Cribbage. War leaves the outcome entirely to the cards.

Game Why play it? What’s different?
Crazy Eights Try to empty your hand while choosing when to change the suit. Play a card matching the current rank or suit. An eight is wild and lets you name the next suit. Unlike Go Fish, you are getting rid of cards rather than collecting matching ranks.
Go Fish Use what other players ask for to work out who holds the cards you need. You face three computer opponents and collect books of four cards of the same rank. A successful request keeps your turn going. Remembering requests and card transfers matters more than reacting quickly.
Snap Test your reactions by spotting matching ranks before the computer opponents do. Four players reveal cards onto separate piles. Call SNAP! when two top cards match to collect the matching piles. A wrong call sends your face-up pile to the Snap Pot, so accuracy matters alongside speed.
War Follow the card reveals without having to plan moves or choose which card to play. You and the computer flip cards from hidden piles, and the higher rank wins both cards. Equal ranks start a War for more cards. There are no tactical choices, and the aim is to collect all 52 cards.
Hearts Work out which cards to pass and when to avoid winning a trick. You play individually against three computer opponents, aiming for the lowest score. Each heart carries one penalty point and the Queen of Spades carries 13. Taking every penalty card in a hand reverses the result by shooting the moon.
Euchre Play with a computer partner and decide whether your cards are strong enough to choose trump. A 24-card deck gives each player five cards, with just five tricks per hand. The Jack of trump and the Jack of the same colour become the two highest trumps. Your partnership races to 10 points.
Cribbage Look for scoring combinations and decide which cards to keep or send to the crib. You face one computer opponent in a race to 121 points. Each hand has two scoring phases: playing cards into a running count during pegging, then counting combinations in the hands and the dealer’s crib.