Card rules: from home tables to poker rooms

Each complete rule guide has one home in this network. Links show its edition; universal rules are not copied into three competing pages. This is a growing selection, not every card game or every house rule.

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Comparing · US edition

How to play Blackjack: rules and examples

Learn blackjack card values, soft hands, naturals, hitting, splitting and settlement with a worked example and clearly stated dealer rules.

Read illustrated rules →Poker · US edition

How to play Texas Hold’em: rules and examples

Learn Texas Hold’em blinds, betting streets, hand rankings and showdown ties with an illustrated seven-card example and heads-up exceptions.

Read illustrated rules →Poker · US edition

How to play Omaha High: rules and examples

Learn pot-limit Omaha with the exact two-private-card rule, betting arithmetic, board traps and an illustrated hand that explains flushes.

Read illustrated rules →Poker · US edition

How to play Omaha Eight-or-Better: rules and examples

Learn Omaha eight-or-better with high and low hand construction, qualification, split-pot arithmetic and an illustrated ace-deuce showdown.

Read illustrated rules →Poker · US edition

How to play Seven-card Stud: rules and examples

Learn seven-card Stud with antes, bring-ins, exposed-card action order, betting limits and an illustrated full-house comparison at showdown.

Read illustrated rules →Poker · US edition

How to play Stud Eight-or-Better: rules and examples

Learn Stud eight-or-better with high and low selection, the eight-low qualifier, betting order and an illustrated wheel that can win both halves.

Read illustrated rules →Poker · US edition

How to play Razz: rules and examples

Learn Razz with ace-to-five low rankings, bring-ins, visible-board action and an illustrated seven-low comparison that explains common mistakes.

Read illustrated rules →Poker · US edition

How to play Five-card Draw: rules and examples

Learn five-card Draw with blinds, the exchange, betting rounds and an illustrated two-pair example showing full houses, kickers and ties.

Read illustrated rules →Poker · US edition

How to play Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw: rules and examples

Learn deuce-to-seven Triple Draw with low rankings, three exchanges, betting limits and a worked example showing why straights hurt your hand.

Read illustrated rules →Poker · US edition

How to play Short-deck Hold’em: rules and examples

Learn short-deck Hold’em with a clear 36-card baseline, button-blind setup, revised hand rankings and an illustrated ace-low straight example.

Read illustrated rules →Poker · US edition

How to play Badugi: rules and examples

Learn Badugi with three draws, suit and rank restrictions, usable-card comparisons and an illustrated hand explaining why four suits may fail.

Read illustrated rules →Trick-taking · US edition

How to play Euchre: rules and examples

Learn partnership Euchre with trump selection, the two bowers, following suit, lone hands and scoring through an illustrated diamond-trump example.

Read illustrated rules →Trick taking · US edition

How to play Hearts: rules and examples

Learn Hearts with passing, following suit, heart-breaking rules and penalty scoring, plus an illustrated trick and a clear shooting-the-moon baseline.

Read illustrated rules →Trick taking · US edition

How to play Partnership Spades: rules and examples

Learn partnership Spades with bids, trump tricks, nil contracts and bag penalties, plus an illustrated trick and a complete worked scoring example.

Read illustrated rules →Draw and discard · US edition

How to play Gin Rummy: rules and examples

Learn Gin Rummy with sets, runs, deadwood, knocking, gin and undercut scoring, plus illustrated melds and a worked example for a two-player game.

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Shedding · EU edition

How to play Throw-in Durak: rules and examples

Learn throw-in Durak with illustrated attacks, trump defence, pickup rules, refill order and endgame examples for a clear six-card baseline.

Read illustrated rules →Shedding · EU edition

How to play Transfer Durak: rules and examples

Learn transfer Durak with illustrated passing attacks, defender hand limits, refill order and endgame examples, plus the main rule variations.

Read illustrated rules →Poker foundations · UK edition

Poker hand rankings: high hands, kickers and ties

Compare poker hands from straight flush to high card with a worked kicker example, wheel rules, split pots and notes on different lowball rankings.

Read illustrated rules →Mixed poker · UK edition

How to play HORSE Mixed Poker: rules and examples

Learn the HORSE poker rotation, fixed-limit setup, high and low objectives, game transitions and an illustrated wheel comparison across variants.

Read illustrated rules →Trick taking · UK edition

How to play Contract Bridge: rules and examples

Learn Contract Bridge with auction basics, declarer and dummy, following suit and a first duplicate score, supported by an illustrated club trick.

Read illustrated rules →Adding and combinations · UK edition

How to play Six-card Cribbage: rules and examples

Learn six-card Cribbage with the crib, pegging, fifteens, pairs, runs and show scoring, plus an illustrated twenty-nine-point hand explained step by step.

Read illustrated rules →Trick taking · EU edition

How to play Skat: rules and examples

Learn a first Skat suit contract with the auction, trump jacks, card points, matadors and game valuation, supported by an illustrated trump sequence.

Read illustrated rules →Trick taking · EU edition

How to play Classic Belote: rules and examples

Learn classic Belote with trump selection, compulsory following and trumping, card points and contract scoring, plus an illustrated forty-nine-point trick.

Read illustrated rules →Fishing and capture · EU edition

How to play Scopa: rules and examples

Learn Scopa with matching captures, sums, sweeps and primiera scoring, plus illustrated single-card priority and a worked end-of-deal calculation.

Read illustrated rules →Trick taking · EU edition

How to play Two-player Briscola: rules and examples

Learn two-player Briscola with trump ranks, free discards, drawing order and card-point scoring, plus an illustrated trick showing how a low trump wins.

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