Do you know any great card games?

Question

i'm going on holiday soon- there will be be 3 girls and 2 boys. can you suggest some good card games for us to play? these can including drinknig games of course too! i'll need rules etc too, thanks x

Answer 1

Well, try to keep an open mind here. Did you  know that tarot cards were invented for playing card games? These days they are usually played with French suited packs that you probably wouldn't recognize as being tarot at all.

They were created in the mid 15th century, commissioned by the Duke of Milan as part of the celebrations for his daughter, Bianca Visconti's marriage into the Sforza family. The extra cards added to a regular pack took as their them a traditional Christian triumph procession, hence they were called trionfi, meaning triumphs and from which we get our word trump. It was the invention of tarot that marked the invention of trumps in card games.

The game is particularly popular in France, having become their second most popular card game. The French game is also one of the most enjoyable and widely played (I've known players from Spain all the way to the Ukraine). The good news for you is that the best version of the French game is for five players.

You can find rules for the French game and many others here, along with examples of the cards used:

http://www.tarocchino.com

You won't find game packs in the shops but there are a few web sites that make them available to English speakers now.

If you are in the States, then you can buy cards from:

http://www.tarobearslair.com

http://www.tarock.net

If you are in Europe, then you can buy cards from:

http://www.playingcardsales.com

http://www.alidastore.com

Of course, you can play the game using the old trumps and suits but you should find a pack that uses un-illustrated pip cards, like a Marseilles pattern. If nothing else, they will certainly make you stand out from the crowd!

If you want to get in a little practice before hand, look for a version of Hoyle's Card Games for your computer which, from the 2005 edition, includes the French tarot game.

Answer 2

texas holdem

Answer 3

Contract Rummy

Answer 4

chase the ace

google it

Answer 5

Strip Poker

LOL worked for me

Answer 6

Suits

This is a very fun drinking game! It’s called Suits and it is best with

4 or more people (you can play with less but it’s not as fun).

What you will need is 2+ players, each with their own mixed drink

(mixed, potent drinks are preferred as well as the same type of drink:

we used Wrey & Nephews Jamaican Rum and orange juice), a deck of

cards with no jokers, and maybe a timer!



Values of the cards are as followed:

Ace= 15 seconds

K, Q and J= 10 seconds

10-2= same as face value



Designate a dealer and the dealer will call out a suit (Spades, Hearts,

Diamonds or Clubs). The dealer will start dealing cards face-up to

everyone until someone gets that suit. Whoever gets the suit mentioned

has to drink from their glass the number of seconds that their card

represents. Before they put their glass down, they have to call out a

suit. If not, they drink more of the number of seconds they drunk before

(ie. I get a 10 of clubs and drink for 10 seconds but I forget to call

out a suit before putting my glass down; I have to drink 10 more seconds

from my glass).



Game play continues until… well, until no one else is able to play!