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John OwenUnited States
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Don recently made the following comment on my 2p Trad Card Game list from last year.donatello23 wrote:John, if you ever in the mood, I would love to see similar list, but for 3-4+ players ? My 2 player card gaming is in halt for quite some time now ? (unless with my 6yo)Here's my response, shared with everyone here in case it's helpful for anyone else looking for more great card games to play with friends and family.
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There's not much chance that I'll get to a full geeklist anytime soon, but here's a quick list for you, my current favorite traditional deck card games by player count:
2p
Barbershop
Chonkers
Dickory
Eat or Run
Gin Rummy
Haggis
Scopa
Twister-Jass
3p
Coiffeur Jass
Cowbell
Mittlere Jass
Nein Nine
Sheepshead (if I can ever get the rankings straight; I've only played with a Boon deck)
[As an aside: I really like Knaves at 3p, but it's not listed above because I found the hand sizes way too big - I need to try it again modified to be played with a smaller stripped deck, maybe a Jass deck.]
4p
Bacon
Hearts
5p
Briscola Chiamata / Vivaldi (I love the simplicity of Vivaldi, which can be played with a trad. deck, but I found that BC's more limited scoring was actually more to my tastes than adding up points for every card.)
Oh Hell
[Sheepshead? (only played at 3p w/Boon deck) My understanding is that most Sheepshead is played at 5p as a more raucous affair than the 3p version.]
6p
Bacon
7p+
Texas Hold'em
3p-13p Party
In Vino Morte (use 2 suits, 1 for wine, 1 for poison)
W/kids
Egyptian Ratscrew
Go Fish
Knockout Whist
Old Maid
Spoons (Dinosaurs; the game is objectively better played with a dinosaur themed deck and stuffed dinosaurs)
Games I like, but I'm not certain of player count yet, and not certain that they'll stick around as favorites:
Arm's Length
Crescendo
Short Zoot Suit
Games I haven't played, but I want to, and suspect I'll like/love:
2p - German Whist
2p - Hotdog
3-4p - Differenzler Jass (I suspect this might be my 4p Jass game)
4p - Tien Len
5p - Mighty (specifally Sean's Almighty Nappy variant)
And I'm always willing to try a new Parlett game.
If you've read this entire post, please go ahead and leave a comment with your own favorites by player count in the comments below.
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