Card Games Archive

Rules of the Scandinavian-Canadian Card Game Yukon. Yukon isn’t what you would call an enormously popular card game. It’s only known to be played in certain regions of Canada; namely those that were predominantly occupied by families of Danish, Norwegian and/or Swedish descent during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-1899. By Canadian rules, the...

Even more ways to play Hearts with alternate rules. In our previous edition of Heart rule variations, we addressed a number of common ways to mix up the rules, either a little or a lot. We talked about playing Hearts with a Kitty and the utilization of more unique passing cycles. We also covered...

Common Hearts rule variations in Canada and beyond. Being such an old, mass-marketed game, you might assume there’s just one way to play Hearts. However, since all you need to play is a deck of cards and a few willing players, there are many common variations to the rules. Some rule changes came about...

Custom and novelty gift ideas for card gaming enthusiasts. I grew up in a family you might refer to as being ‘the south side of wealthy’. My parents passed on their frugality, as did their parents before them. Although times have changed, my mindset towards wasteful spending has not. As such, I’ve never been...

Play Cribbage on iOS and Android devices with Fuller Systems’ top-rated mobile Cribbage app. If you’re considering downloading a Cribbage mobile app on your Android or Apple iOS device, you may be interested in knowing that there are more than 50 of them available. And that’s just the ones that received enough affable reviews...

Close-Up: Active Cribbage gaming clubs across Canada. Do you consider yourself to be an amazing Cribbage player? Are you and your partner so in-sync that you always seem to win your home games against friends and family? Are you ready to spread your wings and compete against other players in your community and beyond?...

What is the best Cribbage hand, and just how rare is it? Everyone knows the best poker hand is the Royal Flush, the best blackjack hand a natural two-card 21 (A+10), and the best thing ever to come from SquareSoft labs was Final Fantasy X. [Okay, that last part might be a matter of...

How DIY lovers can build your own Cribbage Board. Do you absolutely love the game of Cribbage? Did you break or misplace your board, and need a new one fast? Maybe you just want a simple woodworking project to tweak your building skills. Whatever the reason, building a cribbage board couldn’t be easier. The...

If you think winning Cribbage is hard, try purposely losing! Cribbage is a fantastic game. Here in Canada, we almost always play Doubles Cribbage, with partnerships between four players. It not only makes the games more entertaining, it adds an additional element of linked strategy that creates a more interesting gaming atmosphere for the...

Euchre 3D: Top rated Euchre mobile app for Android and iOS. There are at least 3 dozen ranked Euchre card game apps on Google Play, and even more in the Apple iTunes Store. Some have been downloaded by over a million users, gaining popularity ratings of anywhere from 0 to 4.8 stars. The one...