10 Best Card Games for Family Game Night

A good family card game works across three generations, lasts about as long as a school episode, and doesn't end in tears. These ten check every box. Most can be taught in under five minutes, scale from three to seven players, and keep younger players engaged without boring the adults.

1

Hearts - 3-6 players

3-6 players · Easy · Medium

2

Crazy Eights - 2-6 players

2-6 players · Medium · Medium

3

Rummy - 2-6 players

2-6 players · Easy · Medium

4

President - 3 players

3 players · Medium · Medium

5

Spoons - 3-13 players

3-13 players · Easy · Short

6

Pig (Card Game) - 3-13 players

Pig (Card Game)

3-13 players · Easy · Short

7

Canasta - 2-6 players

2-6 players · Medium · Long

8

Spades - 4 players

4 players · Medium · Medium

9

Go Fish - 2-6 players

2-6 players · Easy · Short

10

Switch - 2-6 players

2-6 players · Easy · Short

Pick one or two, keep a deck by the dining table, and you have family game night handled for the rest of the year.

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