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Classic card games, played your way.

Hearts, Euchre, Spades and Rubber Bridge against real people or bots. The difference is the house rules: switch on the variants your family actually plays by, or build your own.

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Four classics, one table

Pick a game, sit down, and play. Every game follows the standard rules by default, and each one has built-in variants you can switch on before the first deal.

Euchre

Four players in two teams, a 24-card deck, first side to 10 points. Stick the Dealer on by default.

See Euchre

Hearts

Three to five players dodging hearts and the Queen of Spades. Pass, avoid, or shoot the moon.

See Hearts

Spades

Four players in partnerships. Bid your tricks, make them, and watch the bags.

See Spades

Rubber Bridge

The full auction, declarer and dummy play, and rubber scoring, with two-player styles too.

See Bridge

House rules built in

Ace-No-Face, Farmer's Hand, the Jack of Diamonds at minus ten, Blind Nil and more. Toggle them per table, no arguing at the start.

Make your own rules

A no-code rule builder lets you write a variant that is not on the list, then share it or keep it private.

People or bots

Join a public table, invite friends with a link or QR code, or fill empty seats with bots at four difficulty levels.

Your progress follows you

Optional free account for stats, friends, clubs and ratings, shared across the web, iPhone and Android.

Euchre

Play Euchre online with your table's rules

Four players in two partnerships, a 24-card deck from nine to ace, and the bowers on top. Call trump, take at least three of five tricks, and race to 10 points. Stick the Dealer is on by default.

Built-in Euchre house rules

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. You can sit down and play without creating an account. An optional free account keeps your stats, friends and rating.

Can I play with my own house rules?

Switch on any of the variants above when you create a table, or use the rule builder to write your own. Joining someone else's table shows the rules before you sit.

What if I do not have four people?

Bots fill the empty seats, so a game never waits on a fourth. You can also play bots only.

Where do I learn the rules?

The Euchre rules article covers the deck, bidding, bowers and scoring with examples.

Hearts

Play Hearts online, three to five players

Avoid hearts and the Queen of Spades, pass three cards each hand, and try to be the lowest score when someone reaches the end. Shooting the moon flips it all. Tables of three, four or five.

Built-in Hearts house rules

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. You can start a game as a guest. A free account adds stats, friends and ratings.

Can I play with three or five people?

Yes. Pick the table size when you create a game. Three and five player tables use the standard adjustments for the deck and who leads.

What if nobody else is around?

Bots fill empty seats at the difficulty you choose, so you can start any time.

Where do I learn the rules?

The Hearts rules article walks through passing, scoring and shooting the moon.

Spades

Play Spades online with a partner

Four players in two partnerships. Bid the tricks you expect to take, make your contract, and keep your bags in check. Bid nil if you dare.

Built-in Spades house rules

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. Play as a guest, or make a free account to keep stats, friends and ratings.

Do I need a partner?

Invite a friend with a link or fill the seat with a bot. Public tables seat you with other players.

Can I choose the house rules?

Yes. Switch on the variants above when you create a table. Everyone sees the rules before they sit down.

Where do I learn the rules?

The Spades rules article covers bidding, nil, bags and scoring.

Rubber Bridge

Play Rubber Bridge online

The full game: a legal auction with doubles and redoubles, declarer and dummy play, and rubber scoring with vulnerability, bonuses and honors. Play with a partner, or try one of the two-player styles.

Built-in Bridge variants

Questions

Is it free?

Yes. Start as a guest, or make a free account for stats, friends and ratings.

Is this Contract Bridge or Rubber Bridge?

Rubber Bridge, the classic home game scored by rubbers. There is a scorecard too, if you play with real cards and just want the arithmetic done.

What if my partner is a bot?

You can choose to play your bot partner's hand as well whenever it wins the contract, instead of sitting out as the dummy.

Where do I learn the rules?

The Bridge rules article covers the auction, play and scoring.