Trick-Taking

Browsing 21 games in this category.

Classic Games

All Fours

What Is All Fours? All Fours is one of the oldest card games still played today, dating to 17th-century England. It is the direct ancestor…

Classic Games

German Whist

What Is German Whist? German Whist is a clever two-player trick-taking game with two completely different phases. In the first phase, you play tricks not…

Trick-Taking

Italian Briscola

What Is Briscola? Briscola is one of Italy’s most beloved card games, played in homes, cafes, and clubs across the country for centuries. Players win…

Trick-Taking

Sheepshead

What Is Sheepshead? Sheepshead — also called Schafkopf — is Wisconsin’s beloved card game, played in homes and bars across the state for generations. What…

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Auction Pitch

What Is Auction Pitch? Auction Pitch — also called Setback — is a popular American trick-taking game built around four specific scoring prizes: High, Low,…

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Hearts

What Is Hearts? Hearts is a classic four-player card game where the goal is the opposite of most card games — you are trying to…

Trick-Taking

Forty-Five

What Is Forty-Five? Forty-Five is Ireland’s national card game, played at kitchen tables and in pubs across the country for centuries. It is famous for…

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Spades

What Is Spades? Spades is a partnership card game for four players. You and the player sitting across from you are a team. Before each…

Trick-Taking

Ninety-Nine

What Is Ninety-Nine? Ninety-Nine is a brilliantly original trick-taking game for exactly three players. What makes it unique is the bidding system — you do…

Classic Games

Bridge

What Is Bridge? Bridge is widely considered the greatest card game ever invented. Four players form two partnerships and compete across many hands. Every hand…