This page is sort of a catch-all, containing general card game info, as well as links for games that perhaps do not yet have enough resources to warrant a full page of their own. If you're looking for information about a card game not listed on this site, it can most likely be found on John McLeod's comprehensive "Card Games" site. Check out the Alphabetical Index of Card Games for rules and links for all sorts of familiar and obscure card games, or Search The Web to other information related to a specific game.

Bezique Games

Bezique   BUY NOW    DOWNLOAD  A fascinating card game for two in which you play against the computer. In this version you play against Winston Churchill. It was Winston's favourite game in the early 20th century. The original game of Bezique is the ancestor of American Pinochle, which, along with other versions such as Rubicon Bezique and Six-Pack Bezique have become more popular. However if you want a game for two people this is the best. Card Master   BUY NOW    DOWNLOAD  Card Master is a fun collection of 20 different card games including Arlington, Bezique, Comet, Durok, Euchre, Exacta, Fantan, FunnyGame, German Whist, Jass, Knaves, Oh Hell, Scotch, Skat, Spades, Spite and Malice, Tablanette, War, Whist, and Zetema. Shareware $14.95. 100% Money-Back Guarantee.

Durak Games

Net Durak   BUY NOW    DOWNLOAD  The game has no winner, "Durak" means fool, the fool in this game being the loser. Try yourself! You can play with the computer opponent or with your friend over the Internet, LAN, modem or direct connection. You can exchange messages with the help of a built-in chat; a warning sound is emitted when players connect; and there is a built-in option to connect players over the Internet using on-line server. Card Master   BUY NOW    DOWNLOAD  Card Master is a fun collection of 20 different card games including Arlington, Bezique, Comet, Durok, Euchre, Exacta, Fantan, FunnyGame, German Whist, Jass, Knaves, Oh Hell, Scotch, Skat, Spades, Spite and Malice, Tablanette, War, Whist, and Zetema. Shareware $14.95. 100% Money-Back Guarantee.

Hanafuda Info And Games

Description of Hanafuda A short description of the Hanafuda game, with illustrations of some sample cards. Games played with Flower Cards Pagat.com's flower card information page, with info on Hanafuda as well as other related games. Hanafuda-rama Tom Sloper's hanafuda page, with information about the game, known in Korea as "Go-Stop", and also known as "Koi-Koi". Also includes Hanafuda links, and info on where to buy Hanafuda cards. Hanafuda / Kabufuda Graham Leonard's site includes info on the history of Hanafuda, rules of the game, and links to other Hanafuda resources. Minhato The game of MIN-HA-TO is one of several card games played in Korea. A special deck of cards, called HA-TO, is used to play the game. The deck has 12 suits of four cards each. Each of the 12 suits has a picture, often a flower, which relates the suit to one of the twelve months. Both DOS and Java versions, with full rules and card images. By Randy Pearson.

Piquet Games

Meggiesoft Piquet   BUY NOW    DOWNLOAD  Piquet is widely regarded and variously documented as "the best game ever devised", "the aristocrat of card games for two" and "one of the best and most skillful card games for two players". Piquet is a game of exchanging cards, declaring points, sequences and sets, and then playing off the cards as tricks. Meggiesoft Piquet is a fully-featured Windows version of Piquet. It includes many customizable options and rule settings, and supports MIDI music, sound effects, card animation, speech output, drag-and-drop operation, and user defined card backs and play area wallpapers.

Scat Info And Games

Card Master   BUY NOW    DOWNLOAD  Card Master is a fun collection of 20 different card games including Arlington, Bezique, Comet, Durok, Euchre, Exacta, Fantan, FunnyGame, German Whist, Jass, Knaves, Oh Hell, Scotch, Skat, Spades, Spite and Malice, Tablanette, War, Whist, and Zetema. Shareware $14.95. 100% Money-Back Guarantee. David Parlett's Skat Page Skat page of David Parlett, President of the British Skat Association (BSkA). Describes the basic rules of the game, provides a bit of history, and offers a few Skat links. International Skat Homepage Skat, the card game played by more than 20 million people worldwide, has now found a home on the World Wide Web. Links, software, tips and tricks, and Skat clubs. Also info about Sheepshead and Doppelkopf games. Rasche's Skat A full line of Skat Sheepshead, and Doppelkopf software for the Macintosh. The Computer simulates up to two players who choose between Suit, Grand, and Null Games or Ramsch. You can play under the official rules or allow other popular non-official options such as doubling and redoubling, Pub Skat, and Bock Rounds. League games and even a whole tournament can be played with multiple players over a network. Skat Learn to play Skat, become an expert, and enjoy the game whenever you like. Skat is the most popular German card game adapted for your computer. Download the Skat program and your game can begin! For Macintosh. WinScat You can play the popular German card game Skat on your local PC. This program is available in German and English language.

Sheepshead Info And Games

Sheepshead Rules John McLeod's Sheepshead page includes rules to the game, as well as links to other Sheepshead resources. Sheepshead Page The definitive Sheepshead page, with rules, history, tips, and links. The Sheepshead Home Page Sheepshead is a card game of German origin (called Schafskopf or Schafkopf). Simply stated, each player is dealt cards. A trick is one round of cards...where each player lays a card on the table. The player who lays the most powerful card in the round, wins all the cards in that trick. There are points assigned to cards so when you win a trick, you also win the points associated with those cards. When all the tricks have been played, the person with the most points wins the game. Rules, strategy tips, and links.

Miscellaneous Card Game Resources

Cardgames Page A collection of card game links from the Netherlands, with categories for card game information, online card games, bridge, hearts, poker, pokemon, collectable card games, and more. Nerd World Nerd World's outstanding collection of links to card game information. Pagat.com The largest collection of card game rules on the Internet, with information about hundreds of card and tile games from all parts of the world. Yahoo List of links from the Yahoo net directory.