Even 5 different and very simple card games that you will learn and understand easily and quickly. No notes needed, just grab a deck of cards.
Ken Kupe
“Ken Kupe” is a very simple game, especially loved by children, valued not only for its simple rules but also for the opportunity to demonstrate quick reactions and intuition, and to use secret, self-invented signals that make the game even more fun.
How to play?
The game is played with a deck of 52 cards. The game can be played by 4-8 players, divided into pairs. The goal is to collect four cards of the same rank and secretly, without the opponents noticing, signal this to your partner using secret signs.
First, players pair up and each pair agrees on their secret sign, for example, scratching the nose, winking, showing a thumb, nodding the head, etc.
Then, after thoroughly shuffling the deck, each player is dealt 4 cards, and 6 additional cards are placed face up on the table.
When the dealer announces the start of the game, players try to form a set of four cards of the same rank from the cards they have and the ones on the table – collecting 4 kings, 4 twos, etc.
If successful, they must signal this to their partner using their agreed sign.
The partner who notices this must shout “Ken Kupe!”. If other players notice the secret sign being shown, they must shout “Kupe!”, and the caught pair loses.
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Fives
The game “Fives” somewhat resembles the traditional game – “Donkey”, but in the latter, letters are collected, while here – minus points. Fives is a very interesting and easy game that even the youngest card lovers can play.
How to play?
The game is played with a deck of 32 cards. The card rank order is usual: ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine, eight, and seven. The game can be played by 3, 4, or 5 players.
The dealer is chosen by drawing lots, and later the cards are dealt in a circle clockwise. The dealer thoroughly shuffles the cards, gives them to the player sitting on the right to cut, and deals one card to each player in a circle until the entire deck is dealt.
If 3 or 5 players are playing, 2 cards are left over, which are placed face up on the table and used later in the game.
Game progress:
The game starts with the player sitting to the left of the dealer, who places any desired card on the table, for example, the nine of hearts. Whoever has the next higher rank card places it on top (the ten of hearts), and the turn passes to the player with the next higher rank card (the jack of hearts).
The game continues until an ace is played. The player who played the ace starts the next round by placing any card, for example, they have the seven of hearts, and the turn ends with the eight of hearts. Whoever closely watches the cards and the game can win very easily and quickly discard their cards.
For example, if they still have the seven of clubs in their hand and know that all the clubs have been played, when it's their turn to play first, they discard this card, the card sequence ends immediately, and the player gets to play again.
One important point – so that players do not track which cards have already been played, each pile of 5 cards is turned face down and set aside. To ensure players do not forget which card is the fifth, they must say the numbers in order: one, two, three, four, and five when placing their card. In this case, do not mix up the card and number order!
Note! When more players are playing and 2 cards are left over, and it's their turn according to rank, any player can place these cards in their place. If this card was an ace, a new card sequence starts with the remaining card on the table. If there are no cards left on the table, the next player starts the sequence.
The game ends when there is only one player left with at least one card. This player is considered the loser of the game and receives 1 minus point for each card left in their hand.
Usually, the game is played up to 15 or 20 points, and the winner is the player with the fewest points.
Very simple card game – Pig Herding
A very short and fun game, the outcome of which is usually determined by luck.
The game is played with a deck of 52 cards. Pig herding can be played by 2 or more players.
All cards are turned face down and spread out on the table. One player chooses a card and places it on the table. The player sitting to their right must find a card of the same rank and place it on top if found.
If no suitable card is found, all the cards are taken by that player! It's interesting and sometimes even frustrating, as one can collect almost the entire deck. If a suitable card is found, one card from their hand is placed on top.
Sometimes it happens that the second card is found immediately, so the third card is taken from the common pile of face-down cards.
The game is won by the player who, when all the cards spread on the table are used up, has no cards left in their hand.
The remaining players count how many cards they have left in their hands. In this case, the number of card points becomes important, indicating how many years and how many piglets the loser will have to herd. The number of cards indicates the years, and the points – the pigs!
Binoculars
“Binoculars” is a German card game. Due to special combinations and the number of points, the game somewhat resembles “Thousand“, but it is simpler and shorter.
How to play?
Binoculars is played with 48 cards – 2 decks of 24 cards each. The game can be played by 2, 3, or 4 players. The card rank order is usual: ace, worth 11 points, ten – 10 points, king – 4 points, queen – 3 points, jack – 2 points, and nine, worth 0 points.
The dealer carefully shuffles the cards and if there are 2 players, they are dealt 12 cards each, if 3 players – 8 cards each, and if 4 players – 6 cards each.
The next card is turned over and placed on the table – it indicates the trump suit. An important nuance is that the nine of trumps has special power in this game – when played, the dealer immediately earns 10 points.
The remaining deck is placed crosswise on the trump card. The game starts with the player sitting to the left of the dealer, who plays a chosen card.
The next player's task is to beat that card and thus gain the right to play a card. A card can be beaten with a higher-ranking card of any suit, or if none are available – with trumps. After each trick, players must draw one card from the common deck (the first card is drawn by the player who won the trick).
When there are no more cards on the table, tricks are made only with cards of the same suit or trumps. The player who takes the last trick of the deal earns 10 points.
Special Combinations
When a player takes the first trick, they can announce special combinations in the further game and earn a significant amount of points for them! Once combinations are announced – by placing the cards on the table – they do not return to the hand, but are played further, only face up.
When there are no more cards from the common pile on the table, players take the face-up combination cards back into their hands and can no longer announce combinations in the further game.
Binoculars, consisting of the queen of spades and the jack of diamonds, is worth 40 points.
Double Binoculars – both queens of spades and both jacks of spades are worth 120 points.
Great Binoculars – the king of spades, the queen of spades, and the jack of diamonds are worth 180 points.
Quint – the ace, ten, king, queen, and jack of trumps – 150 points.
Eights – 8 aces are worth 1000 points, 8 kings – 800 points, 8 queens – 600 points, 8 jacks – 400 points.
Fours – all cards of different suits: 4 aces – 100 points, 4 kings – 80 points, 4 queens – 60 points, 4 jacks – 40 points.
Points must be counted carefully and all combinations must be remembered. The game is played until one player reaches 1000 points. During the game, each player mentally counts their points and when they approach the required number of points, they announce it loudly to the opponents and win the game.
Bubble
And another card game where time will burst like a soap bubble!
How to Play?
“Bubble” is played with a deck of 32 cards if there are 2 or 3 players, or with a deck of 52 cards if there are 4 or more players.
The order of card ranks descending: ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine, eight, and seven. If more than 4 players are playing, sixes, fives, fours, threes, and twos are added.
The dealer is chosen by drawing lots. The cards are carefully shuffled, given to the player sitting on the right to cut, and then dealt to everyone.
The number of cards dealt depends on the number of players – it is important that fewer cards remain than there are players and that everyone has an equal number of cards. For example, if there are 2 players, 2 cards should be left, if 3 – also leave 2 cards, if 4 – leave 1 card, and so on. The remaining cards are set aside.
The game starts with the player sitting to the left of the dealer, who plays any chosen card. The following players play cards of the same suit. The player whose card was of the highest rank wins the trick and sets the won card aside. These cards no longer participate in the game.
The turn then goes to the player who won the trick. When a player does not have a card of the same suit, they play any card into the pile, but it may happen that they will have to take the entire pile of cards into their hand. If more than one player played cards of a different suit, the turn goes to the first player who played a different card.
Examples:
- Player 1 plays the two of hearts
- Player 2 plays the queen of hearts
- Player 3 plays the ace of hearts
- Player 4 plays the seven of hearts
All players played hearts, the highest card was player 3's card. Therefore, player 3 sets the trick aside and takes the turn.
- Player 1 plays the six of clubs
- Player 2 plays the queen of clubs
- Player 3 plays the seven of hearts
- Player 4 plays the queen of clubs
- Player 5 plays the five of diamonds
Players 3 and 5 played cards of a different suit, but the cards go to player 3 because they were the first to play a non-club card. They also take the turn to play any other card. Thus, the player's pile of cards expands like a soap bubble!
The game ends when one player plays all their cards. All other players are given 1 penalty point for each card left in their hands. The game is usually played up to 50 points. The first player to reach this number loses, and the winner is the player with the fewest penalty points.
Card Game Palka
“Palka” is one of the most popular and fun party games! A fun, simple, and very enjoyable game, often played with friends, where various versions of the game are often invented, such as playing for tasks or even stripping.
How many players play?
Palka is a traditional card game that can be played by 2 or more players.
Required materials for the game
It is played with a deck of 24 cards. The order of card ranks is nine, ten, jack, queen, king, and ace. The cards are carefully shuffled and dealt 3 to each player, with the remaining cards forming a deck.
Objective of the Game
To place cards on the table in such a way that the total sum of card points does not exceed 31 points.
How to Play?
The dealer deals 3 cards to each player and places 1 card face-up on the table. Players take turns placing one card at a time and counting the total points accumulated. It is important to place cards so that the total points are equal to or slightly less than 31.
After discarding a card, the player replenishes their hand back to three cards by drawing one card from the deck set aside at the beginning of the game. Skipping a turn is not allowed – a card must be discarded even if it is not suitable. When a player places a card that reaches or exceeds the set total of 31 points, the counting continues, but 30 points are subtracted first.
