Aggravation Rummy A Contract Rummy variation from Bette Procter. Brukhman, in which players try to form pairs by a process of playing cards to a layout, exchanging hands, and exchanging cards from their hands with piles from the layout. Advantage An unusual two-player game by J. Advanced Switch A variation of Switch (British equivalent of Crazy Eights), contributed by David Walters. Addition War A War variation by Jesse Weinstein and Nancy Fuller in which cards are played two at a time and added. Adder A game by Steven Hammon in which players try to get rid of their cards by discarding them on three piles. Each trick consists of four cards, one of each suit, and is won by the last player who keeps the total value of the cards played to 17 or less. Addenda An adding up and trick-taking game for two or four players, by David Parlett. Aces and Faces Quarto An adaptation by Eugene Fitzgerald of the board game Quarto, using a standard deck of cards. Ace Race A card game for 2, 3, 4 or 6 players by Adam Mepham and Samantha Le, in which the object is to get rid of cards, and the player of an ace can change the rule of play. Ace Pit An unusual two-player trick-taking game, contributed by Bill Hurn. Ace of Spades A game of impressive simplicity, explained by Eric J. Ace of Death A simple but violent game, related to Ace of Spades and Suicide, contributed by Patrick Nance. Accelerated Phase 10 A streamlined Phase 10 variant by Derek and Clark Rodeffer in which on completing a Phase the player immediately discards the cards used, draws replacements and continues playing for the next phase.Īce Chasing A game by Matthew Allen in which players swap single cards and bet on whether the final player will have the lowest card. Abundance A two-player game by Matthew Shields, in which cards are auctioned, and the suits that turn out to be most abundant have the least value. The 24 cards are laid out face up in a row and players take turns to remove cards from one end, trying to collect combinations. Abstrac A game of perfect information for two players, by David Parlett. Abroasta A speed game by Tom Acker and Rachel Secenghier, reminiscent of Spit or Racing Demon but much simpler. Abracadabra A trick-taking game with exact bidding by Paul Newton, in which players not only predict how many tricks they will win, but also which ones.

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 #Īardvark Game A game for friends, created by James Quin, Adam Tilghman, Luke Weisman and Renée Sharp. Eventually I may organise them into categories. The games are at present listed in alphabetical order (with numbers at the end). Therefore please write from a valid e-mail address and be prepared to answer follow-up questions, otherwise your game will probably not be published. In most cases I will write back and ask you a few questions, to clarify any doubtful points.

It is surprisingly hard to write out the rules of a game in a way that can easily be understood by a reader who has not seen it played. Please try to describe your game clearly. If you would like to contribute a game of your own to this page, or publish a comment, variation or improvement on one of the games here, you can send me your contribution by e-mail. If you have any questions or comments about one of these games, please ask the author of the game, not me. Most of the games on this page have been contributed by their inventors.

They are listed on the Commercial Games page. New games which require a special deck designed for that game, which you have to buy from the publisher, will also not be found here.Traditional games will not be found here, but in the main body of the site (see for example the alphabetical index).The idea is to provide a forum for card game inventors to publish their ideas, and to try out and comment on each other's games. This section of the card games site is devoted to new games played with existing cards or dominoes.

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