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.

Outlines

00:00

🃏 Top 10 Card Games Overview

This paragraph introduces the topic of the video, which is a countdown of the top ten card games. It specifies that the list focuses on traditional card games that use a standard deck of playing cards, excluding games that require specially printed decks. The video aims to explore the diversity and popularity of card games across different ages, cultures, and backgrounds.

05:01

🃏 Crazy Eights - The Fun Shedding Game

Crazy Eights is introduced as the tenth game on the list. It's a shedding game where players aim to be the first to get rid of all their cards. The game involves matching the rank or suit of the top card in the discard pile or using an 8 to change the suit. The game can get wild with the inclusion of 'crazy Jacks' and is suitable for 2 to 7 players, making it a great introduction to card games for kids.

10:02

🃏 Spades - The All-American Trick-Taker

Spades is highlighted as the ninth game, with its origins in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the depression era. It gained popularity during World War Two. Spades is a partnership trick-taking game where players, or teams, aim to win a certain number of tricks with the ace being the highest card. The game continues until a player or team reaches 500 points, and it's known for its popularity and various ways to play.

🃏 President - The Fast-Paced Card Game

President, also known as Scum, is the eighth game on the list. It's a fast-paced game where the goal is to shed all cards before others by playing a higher value card with the same number as the dealer's initial play. The game involves strategy and can be played with various titles, with the winner of a trick being called 'president' and the loser potentially being labeled 'scum'. It's also mentioned that the game can be played as a drinking game.

🃏 Bridge - The Complex Partnership Game

Bridge is the seventh game and is described as one of the most complex card games, originating in the late 1800s. It's a partnership game played by two teams of two players each, involving four steps: dealing, auctioning/bidding, playing cards, and scoring. The most common variation played today is contract bridge.

🃏 Hearts - The Evasive Trick-Taking Game

Hearts, the sixth game, is a trick-taking game where the objective is to avoid certain cards and end the game with the fewest points. It's a game for four players and involves breaking hearts, which means leading the heart suit for the first time. The game has its roots in a popular Spanish game from the mid-1700s and gained further popularity when included in Windows-based computers in the 1990s.

🃏 Cribbage - The Unique Scoring Card Game

Cribbage, the fifth game, is a unique card game, possibly invented by Sir John Suckling in the early 1600s. It's known for its traditional scoring board with holes called 'streets' and is played in stages including the deal, play, and show. The game involves reaching a specific score, often 121, and ends when a player achieves this target.

🃏 Gin Rummy - The Strategy-Focused Two-Player Game

Gin Rummy, the fourth game, is a fast-paced, two-player game where the strategy is to improve the hand by creating melds and removing deadwood. Melds are sets of three or four matching cards or a run of successive cards of the same suit. The game was created in the early 20th century and is highly regarded for its strategic depth.

🃏 Solitaire - The Classic Single-Player Game

Solitaire, also known as patience, is the third game on the list. It's a game that likely originated in Scandinavia or Germany and became popular in the 19th century. Solitaire is typically played by a single player and involves arranging stacks of cards by swapping suit colors and alternating from high to low. The game has a long history and remains popular as a computer game.

🃏 Blackjack - The World's Most Popular Casino Card Game

Blackjack, also known as 21, is the second game and is the most popular casino banking game worldwide. The objective is to reach 21 points with the first two cards or have a higher score than the dealer without exceeding 21. The game has a long history, with the first mention in a Spanish short story by Miguel de Cervantes in the early 1600s.

🃏 Poker - The Betting Card Game Phenomenon

Poker is the top game on the list and is popular among both amateurs and professionals. It's a betting card game that involves strategy, psychology, and the ability to read other players. Poker has its origins in New Orleans and has grown into a cultural phenomenon with many variations like Texas Hold'em. The game involves betting, folding, or raising based on the perceived value of one's hand.

Keywords

💡Crazy Eights

Crazy Eights is a shedding card game where the objective is to be the first to get rid of all your cards. It involves matching the rank or suit of the top card of the discard pile, or playing an 8 to change the suit. The game is mentioned as a fun game suitable for kids learning how to play card games for the first time, showcasing its accessibility and popularity.

💡Spades

Spades is an all-American trick-taking game that became popular during World War Two. It involves teamwork and strategy, with each player or team trying to win a certain number of tricks. The game is highlighted for its competitive nature and its status as one of the most popular partnership games in the country.

💡President

Also known as Scum, President is a fast-paced card game where players aim to get rid of all their cards by adding matching cards of a higher value on top of the card played by the dealer. The game is noted for its various names and the social dynamics it introduces, such as assigning the title of 'President' to the winner of a trick.

💡Bridge

Bridge is described as one of the most complex card games, originating in the late 1800s. It is a partnership game played by two teams of two players, involving steps like dealing, bidding, playing cards, and scoring. The video emphasizes its complexity and popularity, mentioning variations like Contract Bridge.

💡Hearts

Hearts is a trick-taking game from the Whist family, where the main objective is evasion, trying not to get certain cards during a round. The game is noted for its popularity, especially after being included on Windows-based computers, and its roots in a Spanish game from the mid-1700s.

💡Cribbage

Cribbage is a unique card game, possibly invented by Sir John Suckling in the early 1600s. It features a traditional scoring board with holes called 'streets' and uses small pegs to keep score. The game is played in stages and requires reaching a specific score, often 121, making it a game of strategy and arithmetic.

💡Gin Rummy

Gin Rummy is a fast-paced, two-player game created in the early 20th century. The strategy involves improving one's hand by creating melds (sets of three or four matching cards or a run of successive cards of the same suit) and removing deadwood (cards not in a meld). The game is highlighted for its strategic depth and the skill of professional players like Stu Ungar.

💡Solitaire

Solitaire, also known as Patience, is a single-player card game that has become a staple on computers. It involves arranging stacks of cards by swapping suit colors and alternating from high to low. The game is described as a puzzle and has been popular for centuries, with its first recorded mention in a German anthology of games from 1783.

💡Blackjack

Blackjack, also known as 21, is a casino banking game where players compete against the dealer. The goal is to get a hand value of 21 with the first two cards, or have a higher score than the dealer without exceeding 21. The game's origins are traced back to a Spanish short story by Miguel de Cervantes in the 1600s and has since grown in popularity, even leading to the creation of a Blackjack Hall of Fame.

💡Poker

Poker is a betting card game that is popular among both amateurs and professionals. It involves betting, folding, or raising based on the perceived value of one's hand compared to others. The game has its roots in New Orleans and has become a cultural phenomenon involving strategy and psychology. The video emphasizes the game's suspense and the importance of a 'poker face'.

Highlights

Crazy Eights is a shedding game where players aim to be the first to get rid of all their cards.

Crazy Eights can be made more interesting by making Jacks or other cards wild.

Spades, an all-American game, became popular during World War Two and involves partnering and trick-taking.

In Spades, the suit of spades acts as a trump and can win a trick over any other suit.

President, also known as Scum, is a fast-paced game where the goal is to shed all cards by adding higher value cards.

Bridge is a complex partnership card game with four stages of gameplay: dealing, bidding, playing, and scoring.

Hearts is a trick-taking game where the main objective is to avoid taking certain cards to minimize points.

Cribbage is a unique card game with a traditional scoring board and is played in stages with a specific score target.

Gin Rummy is a two-player game where strategy involves creating melds and removing deadwood.

Solitaire, a single-player game, involves arranging stacks of cards and has become popular as a computer game.

Blackjack, also known as 21, is a casino banking game where the aim is to reach 21 points without exceeding it.

Poker is a betting card game that involves strategy, psychology, and high stakes.

The game of Poker has its origins in New Orleans and has become a cultural phenomenon.

Uno is a popular game but not included in the list as it requires a specially printed deck.

Different variations of the games allow for a wide range of play styles and strategies.

Card games are a popular pastime across different cultures and age groups.

The video provides a countdown of the top ten card games using a conventional deck of playing cards.

The game of Hearts gained significant popularity when included in Windows-based computers in the 1990s.

Transcripts

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regardless of age culture or background

this is one popular pastime that humans

will always go to for a good time what

should I be hey welcome to watchmojo.com

and today we're counting down our picks

for the top ten card games for this list

we're taking a look at traditional card

games that you can play using a

conventional deck of playing cards

rather than a specially printed deck

sorry uno we think you're fun too now

the river was lying the boat wouldn't go

so we took out the you know you know

number 10 Crazy Eights all he need is a

deck of cards and a friend to play the

fun game of Crazy Eights this card game

falls into the category of a shedding

game where the objective is to be the

first player to get rid of all your

cards that means that players try to

match the rank or suit of the top card

of the discard pile or failing that put

down an 8 you play an 8 you can call the

suit that should be used if they do not

have any of these they must take cards

from the stockpile until they get a card

they can play make the game crazy Jack's

by making jacks or any other card wild

with many variations to this game

existing under many different names

including screw your neighbor anywhere

from 2 to 7 people can join in on a hand

of this crazy fun it's a great game for

kids learning how to take card games for

the first time number 9 spades

this all-american game with

depression-era roots became popular

during World War Two as soldiers from

its birthplace in Cincinnati Ohio taught

it to military men from various nations

across the globe in order to be a

proficient spades player you have to

understand working with your partner in

this trick-taking game each player or

team with 13 cards in hand in the case

of four players or teams must commit to

win a certain number of tricks which are

basically rounds the ace is the high

card followed by king queen Jack all the

way down to the deuce the same thing for

hearts which I have in Reverse the same

thing for clubs and I'll move this ace

of clubs over and of course spades suit

is always trouble better hope you have

some spades in your hand however as they

act in the Trump in this challenging

game meaning they can win a trick over

any suit if you're the first to reach

500 points congratulations you've just

won spades there are dozens of different

ways to play it's probably the most

popular partnership game in the country

right now

number 8 president also known as scum

and based on a Japanese card

game this fast-paced game is known by

many different names but under any

moniker the objective is to get rid of

all your cards before your fellow

players by adding the same number of

matching cards of a higher value on top

of the card played by the dealer at the

start of the round so let's say the

dealer plays two fours you'd want to

play two fives or higher sounds easy

right if you play your cards right you

will be assigned the title of president

after winning the trick and if not you

could be the vice Prez by scum or scum

depending on how you did but be careful

if you choose to play this as a drinking

game this game is all about playing some

bridge you'll play bridge why don't you

pray for a small steak and french fried

potatoes number 7 bridge

it's been described as one of the most

complex card games in existence

originating in the late 1800s under the

Russian name barrage

also known as Russian whist one of the

more popular partnership card games and

card games in general bridge is played

by two teams of two players who go

through four steps in gameplay dealing

the hands an auction or bidding playing

your cards and scoring the outcome with

dozens of variations including rubber

bridge and duplicate bridge the most

common one in play today is known as

contract bridge number six hearts

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a trick-taking game categorized in the

whist family like bridge and spades

hearts is another game that goes by a

variety of labels like black lady the

dark slippery Anne and more we're going

to start by dealing the cards to four

players this is a game that really

requires four players the main

difference here is that the objective of

Hearts is evasion players must try not

to get certain cards during a round with

the winner amassing the fewest points by

the end of the game that term breaking

hearts means that you are now eligible

are you allowed to lead hearts and if

you throw a heart on somebody that

constant - it's breaking hearts with its

roots in a popular Spanish game which

rose to prominence around the mid 1700s

hearts remained well liked through the

decades and even found success online of

course it really hit its peak when

Microsoft included it on windows-based

computers beginning in the 1990s cards

is a great pastime and a way to have a

lot of fun enjoy your card playing and

keep that smile

number 5 cribbage it's wildly popular

especially here at the Abington Senior

Center why they even have their own

criminologists apparently invented by

the English poet Sir John suckling in

the early 1600s and beloved especially

by American submarine crews this card

game has several features that make it

unique the most distinct is perhaps the

traditional scoring board which contains

a series of holes referred to as streets

where a tally of points is kept using

small pegs and players try to reach a

specific score often 121

each game is played with stages that

include the deal the play and the show

which are also unique to crib at any

point during the game if a player

reaches the target score the round ends

and they are the winner you know I'm not

winning because I'm brilliant thinker

never have you ever won number four gin

rummy

you're just a pigeon Harry yeah you know

we we're very lucky that time George I

just ready to go oh my god

82 points created in the early 20th

century by Elwood T Baker and his son

the strategy in this fast-paced

two-player game is to improve your hand

by creating melds and by removing dead

wood melds are sets of three or four

matching cards like three 9s for example

or a run of three or more successive

cards that share the same suit like the

seven eight and nine of Hearts Deadwood

cards are those one offs that don't

belong in any meld I just got the king

she's right

practice all you want but you'll never

be as good at gin as professional card

player Stu Ungar he's considered the

greatest player ever who had an almost

psychic skill to see his rivals cards

since I got the six of hearts

you got the eight of hearts along with

the eight of clubs the six of clubs and

the seven I see it could be spades of

diamonds I'm not really sure

not that it would matter if I had

alright kid you made your point number

three solitaire also known as patients

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who says you need a partner to have some

fun probably originating in Scandinavia

or Germany but spreading first to France

and then to England and the United

States in the 19th century the game most

often played by a single player has

since become a staple as a computer game

solitaire yeah free so what's a constant

I know I saw that something money you

got

I'm saving that cuz I like it when the

cards go almost like a puzzle the game

sees players trying to arrange stacks of

cards by swapping suit colors and going

from high to low

also known as patience the first

recorded mention of this game dates back

to 1783 in a German anthology of games

and it's just as popular today as it was

centuries ago

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number two blackjack

also known as 21 this casino banking

game is the most popular of its kind in

the world

what is so greedy gonna be tougher to

spot in the end in a game that pits

players versus the dealer the way to win

is to get 21 points with your first two

cards reach a final score higher than

the dealer without exceeding 21 or to

let the dealer exceed 21 I don't even

know you but I'm gonna tell you that

the first mention of this game was in a

Spanish short story written in the early

years of the 1600s by Miguel de

Cervantes and has since risen in

popularity to the point that there now

exists a blackjack Hall of Fame before

we deal in our top pick here are some

honorable mentions 300 go after the leak

are displayed an opponent tries to pick

a card from their hand with a higher

meld value than your lead card anyone up

for playing old maid

aren't you Mel's yeah two decks uh-huh

see if you can keep up with me because I

have a tendency to play - fair enough

number one poker okay Joey your bet

I fold like a cheap hooker who got hit

in the stomach by a fat guy with sores

on his face as popular with amateurs as

it is with the pros this is one of the

most played betting card games you'll

encounter whether you've played the

original or a variation like Texas

Hold'em all adaptations of Poker are

challenging fun and suspenseful flop

they're not straight

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with each player betting folding or

upping the ante based on what he thinks

his hand is worth compared to other

players

I'm gonna go all-in because I don't

think you got the space traveling from

its humble origins in New Orleans on

riverboats of the Mississippi and on to

the gold rush era West this beloved

usually high-stakes game has become a

cultural phenomenon that involves

strategizing and psychology just

remember to bring your best poker face

to the table 5 & 7 of spades

just reach +48 high hand do you agree

with our list what card games do you

love playing the most this is a poker

game you can't serve food with more than

one syllable it's got to be like chips

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beech let's play some cards

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