Card game rules

There are winners and losers in every game. This is always present, regardless of how many participants a game has or whether it’s taking place online or in a traditional casino. Every player needs to follow the rules of the game. Card game rules were developed over the centuries by avid players from various eras. Although every game has its own rules, in many aspects they are quite similar. Be it a game of chance, commercial game or a family card game, you’ll find that the following features almost always appear:

  1. Draw. This is used to determine game partners, places at the table and the dealer. There are several ways of doing it, but two are used most often. Either each participant draws a card from the deck or cards are mixed in random order face down on the table and every player has to pick one. The player with the highest card becomes the dealer or other actions are taken as agreed by participants before the draw.
  2. Shuffle. Any player can shuffle the deck, but normally this is done by the winner of the last hand. While shuffling, the dealer should be able to see just the backs of the cards. Before shuffling, players must make sure that the deck is full. If an error is found after the cards are dealt, players can decide whether or not to deal the cards once again.
  3. Cut. The deck is divided into two by taking roughly the top half off the deck and placing the remaining portion of the cards on top of the part that has been cut off. You cannot cut less than 5 cards.
  4. Deal. Cards must be dealt clockwise, starting from the player who sits on the left of the dealer. Normally, during the first round, each player is dealt one card. If by accident one of the cards dealt out turns face-up, participants must decide whether it’s kept by the player or replaced.
  5. Trumps. A card game can have no more than one trump during any one hand. In case trumps have been announced incorrectly, players may reshuffle the deck after the first player makes his move.

Now that you know some basic card game rules, it’s easy to start playing. Card games are beneficial to intellectual developement, especially in children. Playing cards helps to improve reasoning, attention, logical thinking, patience and reaction. In addition, playing a card game with your friends is fun…all you have to do is learn the rules and enjoy.