It is believed that the card games
primarily originated in China. The evidence can be traced back to 13th
century China where the paper was invented around 105 AD. From China,
the card games along with Mahjong and Dominoes spread its roots to West.
Over the centuries, these card games have evolved into various forms all around the world. Dozens of games have been invented and derived from one form or the other like Rummy, Poker, Bullshit to name a few. Mostly, these games are played with a deck of 52-cards ( more than one in some variants).
In this blog, let us go through the list of the most popular card games played world over.
Rummy
is a very popular game all over the world and secures a high position
among others in the list of card games. It is being played for decades
and has evolved itself into various forms around the world. It is a game
of skill, played with a standard deck of 52-cards. It is basically a
game of ‘draw and discard’.
The dealer deals 13-cards to each player face down. Each player has to make a valid combination (meld) of sets and sequences from the cards dealt to him while drawing and discarding one card each from either the discard pile or stock pile on each turn. A set is a combination of three or four cards of the same rank and different suits while a sequence is a combination of three or four consecutive cards of the same suit.
2. Poker
Poker has been a very popular card game game of United states from where it successfully spread its roots across the various corners of the world. Like rummy it has many variants, you can read about them here.
It is played with one or more standard deck of 52-cards. The cards are ranked from high to low from Ace down to two. In some variations, Ace is also used as a low card. The main objective of Poker is to make the best or highest 5-card combination. A predetermined Ante is placed by the players before the game begins.
The five ranks of the cards in descending order:
Over the centuries, these card games have evolved into various forms all around the world. Dozens of games have been invented and derived from one form or the other like Rummy, Poker, Bullshit to name a few. Mostly, these games are played with a deck of 52-cards ( more than one in some variants).
In this blog, let us go through the list of the most popular card games played world over.
- Rummy
The dealer deals 13-cards to each player face down. Each player has to make a valid combination (meld) of sets and sequences from the cards dealt to him while drawing and discarding one card each from either the discard pile or stock pile on each turn. A set is a combination of three or four cards of the same rank and different suits while a sequence is a combination of three or four consecutive cards of the same suit.
2. Poker
Poker has been a very popular card game game of United states from where it successfully spread its roots across the various corners of the world. Like rummy it has many variants, you can read about them here.
It is played with one or more standard deck of 52-cards. The cards are ranked from high to low from Ace down to two. In some variations, Ace is also used as a low card. The main objective of Poker is to make the best or highest 5-card combination. A predetermined Ante is placed by the players before the game begins.
The five ranks of the cards in descending order:
- Straight Flush- Five consecutive cards of the same suit
- Four of a Kind- Four cards of the same rank with one odd card
- Full House- Three of a kind and one pair
- Flush- All five cards of same suits
- Straight- Five consecutive cards of any suit..Read more about-List of Card Games- The Most Popular Ones
