Doppelkopf

It is played with 2 packs of cards, from 9 to Ace. Doppelkopf is for 4-8 players. The game gets its name from the fact that each card appears twice due to the 2 decks of cards....

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Canasta

Canasta was invented in Argentina around 1949 and is now one of the most popular card games in the world. "Canasta" means "basket". In this basket, the player should score as many points as...

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Trefoil

Dreiblatt is a game for 2 to 5 players and is played with 32 cards. Each player is dealt 3 cards and pays a stake, which must be divisible by 3....

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Ecarté

This card game is played with 32 cards and 2 players. Each player is dealt five cards. One card is placed face up next to the deck; it determines the trump colour. Both players...

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