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Card Game Guides

Understand the deck. Choose your table. Learn your first hand.

Learn the deck

Start here if suits, ranks or the number of cards are unfamiliar.

Standard playing cards The 4 suits, 13 ranks, card values and the role of jokers.

A head-to-head game and a 4-player table create different choices.

Card games for 2 players Compare Gin Rummy, Cribbage and other games built around 2 seats.

Card games for 4 players Choose between partners working together and every player for themselves.

Follow the rules through a hand before taking a seat.

How to play Hearts Passing, following suit, penalty cards and shooting the moon, explained with game footage.

Hearts Online Put passing and trick-taking into practice against computer opponents.