If you were raised in a card-playing family

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Anonymous wrote:Canasta

All the time. Wasn’t til fairly recently that I realized that several of our rules were “house rules” and not commonly used by everyone who plays.

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Whist and Golf

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Rummy was the big one at our house. Liars Poker, Shucky Dern (polite Christian name for Oh Hell), Spoons during family get together, and of course, War.

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King’s corner
Rummy/Gin/Rummy 500
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Castles

Now, we play 5 Crowns too

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Anonymous wrote:Rook

OP here. Yes! My grandmother loved this one and I have a set in my basement.

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i wasn't raised in such a family, but can offer advice & wisdom gained through the years: Don't play for money with anyone named Ace.

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Spades, bid whist

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My family played 500. I played a lot of Spit, Speed, and Spoons at before and after school care with my friends as a child.

My husband grew up playing Euchre, and it's juuuust different enough from 500 that he mixes the two up and we find ourselves playing a weird hybrid version with our kids.

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I grew up watching many games of Skip Bo played around my grandmother's table, and eventually was allowed to join in too.

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Anonymous wrote:Guys, may I make this suggestion: Google the instructions for any game you remember, pick it back up and pass it on!
It really is like riding a bike and the enjoyment and great memories are worth it!!!!

I’m going to make an effort to bring back a few of the ones mentioned here, nothing as fun as a game of cards!!!

Shut yo mouf

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Pinochle

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Spades, Hearts and Cribbage

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Cards are for old farts.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My family members (parents & sibs) were all competitive bridge players (world-ranked), which was cool, but I was never able to get into it. During my childhood, my parents regularly traveled around the world to tournaments. Now that my dad has passed away, my mom no longer plays. My brothers (in their fifties) will occasionally play in a tournament.

As for me, I enjoy gin rummy, which I played with my kids when they were growing up. I also enjoy poker.

How cutthroat is the average competitive international bridge competition?

If you're interested in learning more, read At The Table by Bob Hamman. Great autobiography by one of the world's best bridge players.

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Anonymous wrote:Cribbage is my jam. Hearts is fun too.

Card game buddies! I also love an obscure gambling game my grandmother (and consequently all my cousins) played called 31. (Yes thirty-one, not blackjack.)