List Of Card Games For Two People

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List Of Card Games For Two People

• Playing cards have always been associated with a
  huge gathering of people or for special occasions
  but have you wondered if you could play cards
  with just your best friend?
• Yes you can and there are many interesting card
  games made for 2 players. The list below has a
  few all- time favourite 2 player card games and
  their gameplay.

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1. Klaberjass or Bela

• This is a card game which is popular in Germany
  and follows a basic trick-and-draw format, the
  game heads the family of games called
  jack-nines primarily because these two cards
  jack and nine are the trump cards in this type
  of game play.
• Requirements  A deck of 52 playing cards(32
  required to play) and 2 players

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• Rules of Klaberjass or BelaEach player receives
  6 cards in batches of 3, in addition to this a
  card is drawn from the undealt cards to set
  precedent which is the trump suit.
• Each player now has the opportunity to make more
  points than the other by making a bet, if neither
  plays wants to make the bet there is a pass
  round, if the second round is also passed that
  bet or card is aborted and the next card is drawn
  from the deck of undealt cards.

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• This continues till you reach 500 points after
  melding your cards at the end of every round, the
  points are assigned to the cards as such trump
  suit- J20, 914, 1010, A11, K4, Q3, 80, 70
  and for the other suits A11, 1010, K4, Q3,
  J2, 90, 80, 70.

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2. Pate Pe Pata

• This has been an all time favorite pastime for
  ages among indian households and the name of the
  game directly translates to card over card,
  once you read how the game is played its sure to
  bring back memories and it might be called
  something else for you but the level of fun one
  has while playing remains the same.

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• Requirements  A deck of 52 playing cards and 2
  players
• Rules of Pate Pe Pata  The deck of cards are
  evenly distributed among both the players face
  down, the players keep placing cards face up at a
  rapid speed and if your card matches the card
  its been played over all the cards are yours and
  this is repeated till either one player wins all
  the cards or the other runs out of cards to play.

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3. Indian Rummy

• No list of cards games would be complete without
  mentioning an all time favorite around the world
  and thats Indian Rummy!
• Every occasion has called for a fun round of
  rummy and sometimes you dont need an occasion to
  play your favorite game, just you and your best
  friend!
• Requirements  A deck of 52 playing cards

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• Rules of Indian Rummy The cards are shuffled
  well and the dealer then deals 13 cards each to
  the opponent and himself.
• The remaining cards are kept in the middle and
  one card is then overturned and proceeds to be
  the joker for the rest of that round.
• There are many ways to play Indian Rummy but the
  most preferred way to play is the classic way
  where the objective is to form melds before your
  opponent.

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• The melds can be made in sequence of A23 or 10JQK
  or 555 and there has to be one pure meld for
  example 4567 and all of these melds have to
  follow suit, except for the one with the same
  number set (777).
• The last card which is not part of any meld is
  selected to close the game. There is a lot
  of skill involved in this game and you cant lose
  concentration for even a second if you want to
  win!

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4. Bezique

• A super fun and interesting game which requires
  both players to be alert throughout the duration
  of the entire game.
• Its origins date back to 19th century France and
  has been around for so many years for a reason,
  follow the rules carefully and gear up for some
  super fun rounds of Bezique.
• Requirements 2 decks of cards with
  A,K,Q,J,10,9,8,7

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• Rules- The dealing is unique you need to deal 3
  cards to the opponent then 3 to self and 2 cards
  to opponent and 2 cards to self and 3 cards to
  the opponent again and 3 to self.
• Once the dealing is done the remaining cards are
  kept in the middle of the table, one card is
  turned over and this is the and if you turn over
  a 7 the dealer is awarded 10 points.

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• There is no obligation to follow the trump suit
  in the initial rounds, the player who wins the
  trick keeps the card aside. The melds are made in
  regular sequences and points are awarded
  accordingly with the trump suit melds having
  higher preference.
• The winner of the final trick draws the final
  card from the talon and then the final round is
  played where the trump suit matters and the value
  of the card played also matters.

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5. 52 pick up

• Welcome to the game you can play only one time
  with someone who has not played the game ever
  before!
• Wondering what makes this game so unique? Its
  the super fun and extremely rare nature of this
  game that makes it so unique!
• Requirements Any number of cards, a player who
  has never played before!

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• Rules of 52 Pick Up  The player who has not
  played the game ever before goes first, they must
  sit in the corner of the room, the other player
  then proceeds to shuffle the cards well and once
  this is done the other player must close his eyes
  and count to ten, while the countdown reaches 10
  throw all the cards all around the room and run
  for your life.
• It is for this reason this game can be played
  only one time with a player who has never played
  this game before or with really young kids just
  for its shear fun and low key nature.

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• Enjoyed our list? Hope you have fun playing these
  games and let us know if weve missed out your
  favorites and well include them in our second
  edition!
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