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37 · Illustrated rules and instructions

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United States

Texas Hold'em

Two hole cards and five community cards.

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France

Blackjack

Reach 21 without going over and beat the dealer's hand.

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International

Klondike

Build four foundations from Ace to King.

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United Kingdom

Bridge

Trick-taking game with bidding and strategic partnership.

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International

Rummy

Build sequences and sets to lay down your hand.

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International

Spider

Build complete same-suit sequences.

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United States

FreeCell

Use four free cells to organize the tableau.

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Italy · France

Baccarat

Bet on the hand closest to 9.

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United States

Hearts

Avoid hearts and the queen of spades.

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United States

Spades

Bid and take a set number of tricks as a team.

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United States

Gin rummy

Build melds and reduce deadwood.

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United States

Omaha

Four hole cards, five community cards; exactly two hole cards must be used in the final hand.

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Uruguay

Canasta

Build canastas and lay down melds from two decks.

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United States

Five Card Draw

Five-card poker with one replacement round.

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Russia

Durak

Attack, defend, and avoid being the last player left with cards.

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International

War

The player with the highest card wins the trick.

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Japan

President

Get rid of all your cards before the other players.

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France

Belote

Team trick-taking game with trump and meld declarations

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France

French Tarot

Trick-taking game for 4 or 5 players with a kitty and contract.

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Italy

Scopa

Capture the cards from the table to make scopas.

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Italy

Briscola

Italian trick-taking game with hidden trump.

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France

Coinche

Belote with bidding, coinche, and surcoinche.

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United States

Video poker

Make the best hand while keeping the useful cards.

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United Kingdom

Whist

Ancestor of Bridge, a classic trick-taking game.

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Italy · Uruguay

Burraco

Italian rummy with pots and jokers.

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Russia

Durak with reinforcements

Durak variant where the attacker may add cards.

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Russia

Transfer Durak

Durak variant where the defender may return the attack.

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Poland · Russia

Thousand

Reach 1000 points by winning tricks with point cards.

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Russia · Autriche

Preferans

Russian 3-player trick-taking game with complex bidding.

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France · Belgique

Manille

Belgian/French trick-taking game with 8 trumps.

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Italy

Tressette

Italian trick-taking game with limited communication.

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United States

TriPeaks

Remove the cards adjacent to the discard value.

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International

Pyramid

Remove pairs of cards that total 13.

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International

Yukon

Move already ordered groups of cards.

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International

Golf solitaire

Remove cards from the tableau by moving up or down one rank.

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International

Forty Thieves

Two decks, forty thieves, strict foundations.

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International

Scorpion

Similar to Yukon with suit restrictions.

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