The 10 Best Trick-Taking Card Games

Trick-taking is the oldest and most widely played family of card games on earth. These ten are the essentials: the games every serious card player learns sooner or later. They range from the gentle (Hearts, Euchre) to the deeply technical (Bridge, Skat) and span four continents' worth of tradition.

1

Bridge - 4 players

4 players · Hard · Long

2

Hearts - 3-6 players

3-6 players · Easy · Medium

3

Spades - 4 players

4 players · Medium · Medium

4

Euchre - 4 players

4 players · Easy · Medium

5

Whist - 4 players

4 players · Medium · Medium

6

Skat - 3 players

3 players · Hard · Medium

7

Pinochle - 2-4 players

2-4 players · Hard · Long

8

Oh Hell (Bidding Whist) - 3-7 players

Oh Hell (Bidding Whist)

3-7 players · Medium · Long

9

Five Hundred (500) - 4 players

Five Hundred (500)

4 players · Medium · Long

10

Pitch - 3 players

3 players · Medium · Long

If you've only ever played Hearts or Spades, you've barely scratched the surface. Try one you've never heard of next.

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