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The Family Card Games for Building Young Children’s Math Skills booklet is a series of 10 family card games. Each card game includes instructions for playing and a link to a video tutorial. Here, the best family games to make game night a blast. Best Overall: Pressman The Original Rummikub Buy on Amazon Buy on Walmart Fans of this fast-paced tile game, which mixes in elements of gin rummy, report that it's a huge hit with players of all ages, from grandparents all the way down to elementary-school kids.

Here’s a collection of 15 fun games to play with a deck of cards! These are card games that kids can learn and families can play together.

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One thing to keep in mind about card games is that many games are called by several different names. So you may get partway through the rules on any of these and realize that you know that game by another name. It’s just kind of how it goes with card games!

How to Play California Speed from It’s Always Autumn. This is a two player game.

Family card games to play at home

Here’s how to play Kings in the Corner – looks like an interesting game!

Family card games with a deck of cards

How to Play Spoons from Coffee Cups and Crayons. You have to try this one!

Go Fish is another great classic game for kids. There are lots of Go Fish card sets, but here’s How to Play Go Fish with a deck of cards.

And another classic – how to play War!

Help Your Neighbor is one of our favorite games because it’s equally fun for young kids and adults. Ages 4+ can handle this one! You’ll need poker chips as well as decks of cards and dice.

How to Play Hearts – this is a good game to start with amongst the trick-taking games.

Family card games for 8 players

Spades is another classic trick-taking game.

How to Play Three Thirteen – this game has several rounds, and the wild card changes every time so you have to pay attention! Fun for a wide range of ages.

How to Play Golf – I had not heard of this one, but it looks good!

The Bicycle Cards website has instructions for how to play rummy.

When I was growing up, we used to play Push Rummy, which is a fun variation on the basic rummy game.

Nerts is another fun and fast-paced card game! I love this one because there is no waiting for turns. Everyone plays all the time! In my opinion, the game works best with two teams of two (four players). Each team needs their own deck of cards.

How to Play James Bond – I’m really curious to try this one! Looks fun, and there is a video explanation which is helpful.

My husband grew up playing lots of Canasta and loved it. Here’s how to play Canasta from the Bicycle cards website.

Family Playing Card Games

Fit in a little math learning by playing a few rounds of Make Ten.

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List Of Family Card Games

  1. I was just planning to introduce games to our family nights and I found this perfect article thanks dear for sharing these game ideas.

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  2. I’m a grandma trying to find alternatives to electronics for my 4 grandkids ages 5-9 thank you!

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  3. We play a LOT of Golf (also called Army but no one knows why). It's fun, doesn't take a lot of concentration, and is fun to socialize while playing.

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  4. My son -in-law is color blind so, playing any game is hard. I taught our family over Thanksgiving James Bond. He loved it and was very competitive. It is a great game for people of all ages.

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  5. at 88 years old and a disabled veteran my days are spent playing all kinds of card games with friends and family,thank you Hoyle card company.

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  6. I love Nertz definitely the best game for competitive or big families . If you are looking for a high speed fun game that’s the one !!!

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