Strategy Card Games Online
These 6 games reward planning and reading your opponents more than raw luck: counting points, tracking what has been played, and choosing when to take a risk.
They range from the two-player duel of Gin Rummy to the long game of Texas Hold'em and the bidding of Oh Hell, so you can pick the kind of thinking you want to do.
Where to start
- Counting and melds for two: Gin Rummy.
- Chips and psychology: Texas Hold'em.
- Precise bidding: Oh Hell.
All 6 strategy card games
Bid Whist
Partnership whist with bidding, a kitty, uptown/downtown and no-trump.
4 playersPlayCribbage
Peg your way around the board to 121: play to 15 and 31, then count hands and crib.
2–3 playersPlayGin Rummy
Two-player rummy: draw, discard, and knock when your unmatched cards total 10 or less.
2 playersPlayOh Hell!
Bid exactly how many tricks you will take; hands grow then shrink.
3–6 playersPlayPresident
Climb the ladder: beat the last play with the same number of higher cards. 2s are highest.
4–6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Whist | 4 | Table game | Play to: 7 or 5 or 11 |
| Cribbage | 2–3 | Table game | — |
| Gin Rummy | 2 | Table game | Play to: 100 points or Single hand; Big Gin: Off or On |
| Oh Hell! | 3–6 | Table game | Max cards: 7 or 5 or 10 or 13 |
| President | 4–6 | Table game | — |
| Texas Hold'em | 2–6 | Table game | Hands: 10 hands or 20 hands or 50 hands |