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Settle the rules before the rematch. Clear, step-by-step instructions for familiar favorites and games you haven’t tried yet, written so anyone at the table can pick them up in a hand or two.

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Trick-taking

Agram

A quick West African trick-taker where only the last trick counts.

  • 2–5 players
  • 10–15 min
  • Easy
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Poker

Guts

Two or three cards, in or out, match the pot if you lose.

  • 2–10 players
  • 15–30 min
  • Easy
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Trick-taking

Oh Hell!

Bid exactly the tricks you’ll take, no more and no less.

  • 3–7 players
  • 30–60 min
  • Medium
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Trick-taking

Spar

A Ghanaian trick-taker where the last trick decides.

  • 2–7 players
  • 10–20 min
  • Easy
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