Cribbage

📌 Quick Info Name of the Game: Cribbage Number of Players: 2 (also played with 3 or 4 as variants) Deck: 1 Standard 52-card deck (no Jokers) Extras: Cribbage board and pegs (for scoring) 🎯 Objective To be the first player to reach 121 points by forming combinations during the…

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Pinochle

📌 Quick Info Name of the Game: Pinochle Number of Players: 4 (2 teams of 2) Deck: 48 cards (double 9-Ace deck; no 2–8s) 🎯 Objective To win points through a combination of bidding, melding (declaring combinations of cards), and taking tricks. The first team to reach the agreed-upon point…

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Duplicate Bridge

📌 Quick Info Name of the Game: Duplicate Bridge Number of Players: 4 players per table; often played with multiple tables Decks Required: 1 deck per table; hands are pre-dealt or duplicated 🎯 Objective To compare your score on the same hand with other players who played identical hands at…

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Contract Bridge

📌 Quick Info Name of the Game: Contract Bridge Number of Players: 4 (in two fixed partnerships) Decks Required: 1 Standard 52-card deck (no Jokers) 🎯 Objective To win as many tricks as possible and fulfill the contract bid by your team after a competitive bidding phase. The game is…

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Canasta

📌 Quick Info Name of the Game: Canasta Number of Players: 2 to 6 (best played in 4 players as 2 teams) Decks Required: 2 standard 52-card decks + 4 Jokers (108 cards total) 🎯 Objective To form melds of 7 or more cards of the same rank — called…

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Kalooki (Kaluki) Rummy

📌 Quick Info Name of the Game: Kalooki Rummy Number of Players: 2 to 6 Decks Required: 2 standard 52-card decks + Jokers (total 108 cards) 🎯 Objective To form valid melds (sets and runs) using 13 cards and go out before others by placing all your cards in valid…

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Omaha Poker

📌 Quick Info Name of the Game: Omaha Poker Number of Players: 2 to 10 Decks Required: 1 Standard 52-card deck (no Jokers) 🎯 Objective To make the best 5-card hand using exactly 2 of your 4 hole cards and 3 of the 5 community cards. 🛠️ What You Need…

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Seven Card Stud Poker

📌 Quick Info Name of the Game: Seven Card Stud Poker Number of Players: 2 to 8 Decks Required: 1 Standard 52-card deck (no Jokers) 🎯 Objective To make the best five-card poker hand out of the seven cards you’re dealt — using any combination of face-up and face-down cards.…

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