Print & Play

Game rules: how to play the classics

Setup, turn by turn rules, scoring and variants for classic card, board and dice games. Public-domain games come with a printable board or score sheet.

26 games
Board gameFree

Backgammon rules: how to play backgammon

Public domain · printable included

2 players5–60 min
Card gameFree

Blackjack rules: how to play Blackjack at home

Public domain · printable included

2–8 players10–30 min
Card gameFree

Canasta rules: how to play Canasta

Public domain · printable included

2–6 players60–120 minAge 13+
Card gameFree

Cheat card game rules: how to play Cheat (BS, I Doubt It)

Public domain · printable included

2–10 players10–30 min
Card gameFree

Crazy Eights rules: how to play Crazy Eights

Public domain · printable included

2–8 players10–20 minAge 4+
Card gameFree

Cribbage rules: how to play Cribbage

Public domain · printable included

2–4 players15–30 minAge 10+
Card gameFree

Egyptian Ratscrew rules: how to play Egyptian Rat Screw

Public domain · printable included

2–8 players10–30 minAge 8+
Card gameFree

Euchre rules: how to play Euchre

Public domain · printable included

4 players20–40 minAge 10+
Card gameFree

Gin Rummy rules: how to play Gin Rummy

Public domain · printable included

2 players20–40 minAge 8+
Card gameFree

Go Fish rules: how to play Go Fish

Public domain · printable included

2–6 players10–20 minAge 4+
Card gameFree

Golf card game rules: how to play Golf

Public domain · printable included

2–8 players20–45 minAge 8+
Card gameFree

Hearts rules: how to play Hearts

Public domain · printable included

3–6 players30–60 minAge 13+
Card gameFree

Kings Cup rules: how to play King's Cup

Public domain · printable included

3–10 players20–60 minAge 18+
Card gameFree

Klondike Solitaire rules: how to play Solitaire

Public domain · printable included

1 player10–15 minAge 8+
Card gameFree

Old Maid rules: how to play Old Maid

Public domain · printable included

2–8 players5–15 minAge 4+
Card gameFree

President card game rules: how to play President

Public domain · printable included

3–8 players15–45 min
Card gameFree

Rummy rules: how to play Rummy

Public domain · printable included

2–6 players20–45 min
Card gameFree

Skip-Bo rules: how to play Skip-Bo

2–6 players20–45 minAge 7+
Card gameFree

Slapjack rules: how to play Slapjack

Public domain · printable included

2–8 players5–15 minAge 4+
Card gameFree

Spades rules: how to play Spades

Public domain · printable included

2–4 players30–90 minAge 13+
Card gameFree

Speed card game rules: how to play Speed

Public domain · printable included

2 players5–15 minAge 5+
Card gameFree

Spoons card game rules: how to play Spoons

Public domain · printable included

3–13 players10–20 minAge 4+
Card gameFree

Thirty-One card game rules: how to play 31 (Scat, Blitz)

Public domain · printable included

2–9 players15–30 minAge 13+
Card gameFree

UNO rules: how to play UNO

2–10 players15–45 minAge 7+
Card gameFree

War card game rules: how to play War

Public domain · printable included

2–4 players10–40 minAge 3+
Card gameFree

Whist rules: how to play classic Whist

Public domain · printable included

4 players30–60 min

Questions

Are these the official rules?

For traditional games (rummy, checkers, dominoes) there are no official rules, only common ones; we describe the most widely played version and list the variants. For published games we summarise the publisher's rulebook and link to it.

Can I print the game itself?

When the game is in the public domain (checkers, chess, dots and boxes, battleship) we provide a printable board or sheet. Trademarked games get a rules page only.