Games / Holiday Card Games
Holiday card games
The holidays are when the cards come out: cribbage with a grandparent, Go Fish with the little ones, a serious game of euchre or pinochle once the dishes are done. We play the classic family card games with friendly computer players, and some of them you can play with family on one device or online. Practice before the visit, or keep playing after everyone's gone home.
Play with family
On one device, or online for cribbage · 3 games
Easy games for all ages
Quick to learn, fun with kids · 4 games
The table games
Partners, bids and tricks against computer players · 8 games
10 minSavesPinochle Porch
PinochlePartnership Pinochle on a summer porch. Bid with a friendly helper, see every meld counted for you and take tricks with June, your partner. Classic and double deck.
Long playSavesCanasta Casita
CanastaClassic Canasta on a seaside patio. Partner up with Pilar against two computer players or go head to head, meld canastas, freeze the pile and travel the Coast Road.
Solitaire for a quiet minute
Some get snow during Winter Lights · 4 games
Card games to play with family
- Cribbage Cabin: classic two player cribbage. Pass one phone back and forth, or play a relative in another house online with a room code and no account.
- Spite Street: Spite and Malice for two on one device. Race to empty your pay-off pile and save your kings for the right moment.
- Updraft Duel: a two player solitaire race. Take turns on one device, or race at the same time on the same screen.
For more two player games, see our card games for two.
Practice before the family game
Every family has a card game the newcomers have to learn. Our computer players are patient, so it's a good place to get the hang of it before you sit down at the real table:
- Euchre: Euchre Lodge lets you call trump and take tricks with a computer partner.
- Pinochle: Pinochle Porch has a friendly bidding helper and counts every meld for you. See also our pinochle online page.
- Canasta: Canasta Casita pairs you with a partner against two computer players. More on our canasta online page.
- Bridge: Bridge Brook has a bidding helper that explains every call, plus short lessons. More on our bridge online page.
- Hearts and Spades: Hearts Hollow and Spades Club. See hearts and spades online.
For the kids' table
Go Fish Pond and Crazy Eights are the classics most of us learned first, and they're still the easiest way to get kids playing cards. Memory Match is good for the youngest players, and Speed Slap is a quick race for kids who like to go fast.
Snowy solitaire
From November 23 to January 4, Canyon Klondike and Star Solitaire get snow and twinkling lights for Winter Lights, with winter goals and a keepsake to earn. Yukon Trail is set in a snowy pine forest all year. Our free solitaire games page has more to try.
Questions
What card games are good for families at the holidays?
Go Fish and Crazy Eights for younger kids, cribbage for two, and euchre, pinochle, canasta or hearts for a table of four. We have all of them free in your browser.
Can I play cards online with a relative?
Yes. Cribbage Cabin connects two devices with a short room code or a link, and no account is needed. Spite Street and Updraft Duel play two people on one device.
Can I learn a card game here before the family visit?
Yes. Our card games play you against friendly computer players, and Pinochle Porch and Bridge Brook have bidding helpers that explain what to do.
Are these card games free?
Yes. They're free in your browser with nothing to download. No real money is ever involved.