CARD GAME RULES

Card Games and Tile Games from around the World

Alphabetical Index

Traditional games for two or more players, giving the number of players and type of cards or tiles required.

Classified Index

Traditional games classified by mechanism, by objective and by equipment used. Includes a section on children's games.

Player Number Index

Listings of games suitable for a particular number of players. Check out our recommended games for two players, three players, four players, five players and six players.

Regional Index

Games arranged by the country or region where they are played.

Gambling Games

Poker: rules, hand ranking and variations. Blackjack, Baccarat and other casino card games. Other gambling resources.
Advice on reponsible gambling.

Domino Games

Games played with Western or Chinese dominoes. Also pages on other tile games, including games played with rummy tiles.

Solitaire Games

Pages on one-player games with cards, dominoes and other tiles, and on solitaire software.

Proprietary Games

Games requiring special commercially produced packs of cards.

Invented Games

Readers' contributions of newly created games and variations.

Contributions and Feedback

The Pagat website was founded in 1995. Its aim is to document the rules of traditional card and domino games for the benefit of players who would like to broaden their knowledge and try out unfamiliar games. It takes its name from the Pagat, the lowest trump in the Central European game of Tarock.

The site is edited by John McLeod (john@pagat.com). Please send me an email if you find any errors or have any comments or ideas for improvements, or if you would like to contribute something.

I would like to thank the many readers from all parts of the world who have helped to develop and expand the site by sharing information about the games that they play. I would also like to thank the following partner sites for their help and encouragement:

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