Fifteen-Two, Fifteen-Four, Pair's Six...

[slowfox]

P and I have been playing Cribbage, which is a good game, and probably more fun than Rummy - at least for us at the moment.

Our book of card games also has rules for Two-handed Hearts, which was entertaining (playing the rule that the Queen of Spades hits you for 13pts).

Aside from Cribbage, Rummy, Hearts and a few versions of patience, we've not tried any of the other games described.

I do remember getting very into Auction Pinochle whilst at Uni, but you need four players for that one, and sadly P & I simply number two (Mali can't really be trusted to join in).

So, any other 2-player card games that you lot recommend?

Comments

[aome]

War? Go Fish? Multiple solitaire? (Excuse the paradox. :P) You each have your own solitaire hand laid out in front of you, as usual, but the aces are all put in the center, in a common pool, which means you and P may be each trying to beat the other to put down your cards there. Does that make sense?

There was some sort of two-person game my father taught me as a child, called, "Partoot" but I have no recollection of how to play. Rats.

How about a checkerboard?

[slowfox]

P already routinely beats me at chess (although I tend to win at draughts (which is what we call 'checkers')).

Multiple Solitaire sounds rather good - does that mean that you need two decks of cards to play it, though?

[aome]

Yes, two decks - that you can tell apart, so you can separate the piles afterwards. (C'mon, cards are cheap - go get a second deck. Splurge!) :D

[slowfox]

LOL - I have two decks (probably more), but at least two complementary (as opposed to identical) decks. We may well give this one a go - it does sound as though it could be fun (if not a little competitive!!!).

[aome]

Yes, it can get competitive. And, btw, because I'm not sure if it was clear - you don't put all the aces in the center at the outset; just, as you come to the aces in the normal course of play, you put them into the common pool. And then the battle begins. ;) (You can do this with any number of players, btw.)