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(Above is the set up for a traditional game of Spit) Card Game Rules Spit is a classic game played with 2 people and a standard 52 playing card deck. The objective of the game is to lose all of your cards. For more classic games, check out our guides for Crazy Eights and Slapjack. If you are looking for cards to play Spit with, check out a standard deck here or one of our more recent arrivals here. A free online version of Spit may be played here. Set Up Before gameplay can begin, a dealer must be selected. Each player...

  (The set up of a traditional Hand and Foot game) Card Game Rules Hand and Foot is a popular variation from the rummy type game of Canasta. It can be described as a simpler, easier version of Canasta for beginners. Hand and Foot uses about 5 or 6 decks of standard playing cards and is played with 2-6 players. The objective of Hand and Foot is to be the first to get rid of all of your cards and for your team to have the most points. For more rummy type games, check out our guides for Classic Canasta...

(After removing one Queen from the deck, the odd Queen out is considered the Old Maid) Card Game Rules Old Maid is a card matching game played with 2 or more players and a standard 52 playing card deck. The objective of the game is to pair up all of your cards and to avoid having the odd Queen out by the end of the game. For more classic card games, check out our guides for Go Fish and Solitaire. If you are looking for cards to play Old Maid with, check out a standard pack here or one of our specialty Old...

(In Pitch, the off suited Jack of the trump suit is also trump and called the Jick.) Card Game Rules Pitch, or Setback, is a trick taking game played with two teams of 2. The objective is to be the first team to reach 52 points. This guide will focus on 10-point Pitch though it will discuss popular variations at the end. Pitch uses a standard 52 playing card deck along with two Jokers. For more trick taking games, check out our guides for Euchre and Spades. If you are looking for a deck of cards to play pitch with,...

(A Queen of Spades and a Jack of Diamonds make a Pinochle) Card Game Rules Pinochle is a melding and trick taking game played with two teams of 2. The objective of the game is to be the first team to score 150 or more points. Pinochle is played with 48 cards (two sets of 9s through Aces). In Pinochle, cards are ranked as Aces (high), 10s, Kings, Queens, Jacks, and 9s. For other melding or trick taking type games, see our guides for Rummy and Spades. If you are looking for cards to play Pinochle with, check out a standard...