Top 10 Card Games

Summary

The video script from watchmojo.com presents a countdown of the top ten traditional card games that can be played with a standard deck of playing cards. The list includes games like Crazy Eights, Spades, President, Bridge, Hearts, Cribbage, Gin Rummy, Solitaire, Blackjack, and the number one spot goes to Poker. Each game is briefly explained, highlighting its rules, history, and why it's popular. The video aims to show the diversity and enjoyment card games offer, from casual fun to strategic competition, and invites viewers to share their favorite card games.

Takeaways

• 🃏 **Crazy Eights**: A shedding game where players aim to be the first to discard all cards, using an 8 to change the suit or match the rank of the top card in the discard pile.
• 🃏 **Spades**: An all-American trick-taking game that became popular during WWII, where players work in teams to win a certain number of tricks with the highest card being the Ace.
• 🃏 **President**: Also known as Scum, this fast-paced game involves getting rid of all cards by playing higher value cards on top of the dealer's initial play.
• 🃏 **Bridge**: One of the most complex card games, played in partnerships with four stages: dealing, bidding, playing, and scoring.
• 🃏 **Hearts**: A trick-taking game where the goal is to avoid taking certain cards and end up with the fewest points, popularized by Microsoft on Windows-based computers.
• 🃏 **Cribbage**: A unique game with a scoring board and pegs, where players try to reach a specific score through a combination of card plays and strategies.
• 🃏 **Gin Rummy**: A fast-paced, two-player game where the strategy is to create melds and eliminate deadwood, with professional players like Stu Ungar known for their exceptional skills.
• 🃏 **Solitaire**: A single-player game that involves arranging cards in stacks by swapping suit colors and alternating from high to low, also known as patience.
• 🃏 **Blackjack**: Also known as 21, a casino banking game where players compete against the dealer to reach a score of 21 or higher without exceeding it.
• 🃏 **Poker**: A betting card game popular among both amateurs and professionals, involving strategy, psychology, and high stakes, with variations like Texas Hold'em.
• 🃏 **Honorable Mentions**: Games like 300, Go Fish, and Old Maid are also mentioned, showcasing the diversity of card games available for different players and occasions.

Q & A

What is the objective of the game Crazy Eights?

The objective of Crazy Eights is to be the first player to get rid of all your cards. Players match the rank or suit of the top card of the discard pile, or put down an 8 to change the suit that should be used.

How many players can typically play a game of Spades?

Spades is typically played by four players, but it can be adapted for different numbers of players.

What is the high card in Spades?

The Ace is the high card in Spades, followed by the King, Queen, Jack, and so on down to the Deuce (2).

What does it mean to 'break hearts' in the game of Hearts?

In Hearts, 'breaking hearts' refers to the act of being the first player to play a heart, after which any player is allowed to lead hearts in subsequent turns.

What is the primary goal in the game of Bridge?

The primary goal in Bridge is to work with your partner to win a certain number of tricks, which are rounds where the highest card of the suit led wins.

What is the name of the scoring board used in Cribbage?

The scoring board used in Cribbage is traditionally made up of a series of holes referred to as 'streets', where points are kept using small pegs.

How many cards are in each player's hand at the start of a game of Gin Rummy?

In Gin Rummy, each player starts with ten cards, and the objective is to create melds and remove 'deadwood' cards.

What is the main objective of Solitaire?

The main objective of Solitaire is to arrange stacks of cards by swapping suit colors and going from high to low, aiming to move all cards to the foundation piles.

What is the goal in the game of Blackjack?

The goal in Blackjack is to have a hand value of 21 points with the first two cards, or to reach a final score higher than the dealer without exceeding 21, or to let the dealer exceed 21.

What is considered the most popular partnership game in the United States?

Spades is considered the most popular partnership game in the United States.

How many melds are typically required in a game of Gin Rummy?

In Gin Rummy, the strategy involves creating melds, which are sets of three or four matching cards, or a run of three or more successive cards of the same suit.

What is the origin of Poker?

Poker is believed to have originated in New Orleans on the riverboats of the Mississippi and later spread during the gold rush era in the West.