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Rules of Rook Summary

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Easy enough for kids, but strategic enough for adults, Rook is a classic card game.

Basic Rules for Playing Rook: "The classic card game "Rook" by Parker Brothers celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 2006. The game has to be good to have lasted this long"....

Click on the link above to read more about this card game and basic playing rules.

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Lots of links with rules and instructions for playing card games for everybody, from classic card games to kid card games to popular gambling card games.

Rules of Contract Bridge: This will explain the rules of bridge, the classic card game. This link explains contract bridge, or rubber bridge rules. Rubber bridge is played by four players. Rubber bridge requires players to play as partners.

Click on the link for information on contract bridge and rubber bridge rules, penalties and scoring information.
Duplicate Bridge Rules: Duplicate Bridge is the type of bridge usually played in tournaments. Duplicate bridge requires at least 8 players. Duplicate bridge requires more skill, as it takes some of the elements of luck involved in Contract or Rubber Bridge. Duplicate boards with a deck of cards for each board are required in Duplicate bridge.

Go to the site for Duplicate bridge rules and information.
Chicage Bridge Rules: Chicago bridge is also known as Four Deal Bridge. There are many variations of Chicage bridge. The game requires four players to complete four deals.

For information on Chicage bridge rules, go to the link.
Euchre Rules: Learn to play Euchre. Euchre is a trump game played by four players. The card players form teams. Euchre is a popular game in the midwestern area of the United States.

Learn the euchre rules here.
Rules for Gin Rummy: Rummy has many variations. Probably the most common type of rummy is gin rummy, or simply gin. Gin rummy is played by two players using a standard deck of 52 playing cards.

Players try to make matches in their hands with cards from either the stock pile or the discard pile. To learn all of the playing card rules for gin rummy and some variations, go to the link.

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If you can't find a new card game to try here or an old favorite, I don't know where you're going to find it.

Choose from card games for youngsters to old timers, card games based on television, themed playing cards, classic games like Rook or Uno, poker games, euchre, kids' card games, classic board games turned into card games, and more.

Eventually, I will have these divided into categorized lists, but for now I just wanted to give a huge selection. So enjoy browsing and scrolling. I promise to clean it up soon.

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