3 Player Card Games to Play Online
Three players is an awkward number for many card games, so it helps to know which ones work. These 14 games all support exactly three seats, from Oh Hell and Cheat to Crazy Eights and Go Fish.
Bots fill any seat that is not taken, so a group of two friends can still have a three-player game.
Where to start
- A bidding game: Oh Hell.
- A bluffing game: Cheat.
- An easy game for mixed ages: Crazy Eights or Go Fish.
All 14 3 player card games
Blackjack
Beat the dealer to 21 with chips on the line. Up to five seats.
1–5 playersPlayCanasta
Classic Canasta: meld sets with wild cards, build canastas and go out. Four players in partnerships, or two.
2–4 playersPlayCheat
Play cards face-down and claim the rank. Bluff - or call out a liar!
3–6 playersPlayCrazy Eights
Match suit or rank, eights are wild. First to empty their hand wins.
2–6 playersPlayCribbage
Peg your way around the board to 121: play to 15 and 31, then count hands and crib.
2–3 playersPlayDurak
Attack, defend and pile on. The last player left holding cards is the fool.
2–6 playersPlayGo Fish
Ask for ranks, fish from the pond and collect the most books of four.
2–6 playersPlayMemory
Flip two cards per turn, remember where they are and collect the most matching pairs.
2–4 playersPlayOh Hell!
Bid exactly how many tricks you will take; hands grow then shrink.
3–6 playersPlayOld Maid
Draw blind from your neighbour, pair up and don't get stuck with the odd queen.
2–6 playersPlayRainbow Rush
Match colour or symbol, play action cards and wilds. First to empty their hand wins.
2–8 playersPlayRummy 500
Meld sets and runs, take deep into the discard pile, and race to 500 points.
2–4 playersPlaySnap
Play cards in turn and shout Snap when two in a row match.
2–4 playersPlayTexas Hold'em
No-limit poker: two hole cards, five community cards, best five-card hand wins the pot.
2–6 playersPlay
Compare the games
| Game | Players | Type | Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackjack | 1–5 | Table game | Rounds: 10 rounds or 20 rounds or 50 rounds |
| Canasta | 2–4 | Table game | Play to: 5000 or 3000 or 1500 |
| Cheat | 3–6 | Table game | — |
| Crazy Eights | 2–6 | Table game | Drawing: Draw until playable or Draw one card |
| Cribbage | 2–3 | Table game | — |
| Durak | 2–6 | Table game | — |
| Go Fish | 2–6 | Table game | — |
| Memory | 2–4 | Table game | Cards: 24 cards or 36 cards or 52 cards |
| Oh Hell! | 3–6 | Table game | Max cards: 7 or 5 or 10 or 13 |
| Old Maid | 2–6 | Table game | — |
| Rainbow Rush | 2–8 | Table game | Stack draw cards: Off or On |
| Rummy 500 | 2–4 | Table game | — |
| Snap | 2–4 | Table game | — |
| Texas Hold'em | 2–6 | Table game | Hands: 10 hands or 20 hands or 50 hands |