Best Cards Games

Dobble (also called Spot It!) is a card game where you race other players to claim cards by spotting symbols.

Dobble (also called Spot It!) is a card game where you race other players to claim cards by spotting symbols. Each of the colourful cards has eight symbols, one of which always matches a symbol of another card.

Ice Cool, and the follow-up Ice Cool 2, is an action game where you flick plastic Penguins around cardboard school rooms to collect points and avoid the Catcher.

Ice Cool, and the follow-up Ice Cool 2, is an action game where you flick plastic Penguins around cardboard school rooms to collect points and avoid the Catcher. Like a cross between Subbuteo and Cluedo, you slide, jump and barrel your penguin through each door to collect fish.

Ticket to Ride is a railway-themed strategy board game where players compete to earn the most points by collecting cards, placing trains and completing journeys.

Ticket to Ride is a railway-themed strategy board game where players compete to earn the most points by collecting cards, placing trains and completing journeys. It is an easy-to-learn game that can be gently competitive and has become a popular classic.

Santorini is a strategy game where you place buildings on a Greek island in an effort to get your character to the top.

Santorini is a strategy game where you place buildings on a Greek island in an effort to get your character to the top. This creates a chess-like three-dimensional competitive puzzle that changes as each player adds pieces to the village.

Splendor is a trading-up strategy game where you play a global trader during the European Renaissance.

Splendor is a trading-up strategy game where you play a global trader during the European Renaissance. Nobles once content with large castles and fur robes, now seek dark sapphires and glittering diamonds.

Sushi Go! is a sushi-themed card game where you collect combinations of cards to complete sushi dishes and score points.

Sushi Go! is a sushi-themed card game where you collect combinations of cards to complete sushi dishes and score points. The different dishes require a varying number of cards and related scores based on the complexity of the recipe.

Wavelength is a communication guessing game where you try and read your teammate's minds.

Wavelength is a communication guessing game where you try and read your teammate's minds. Unlike other guessing games the answers aren't right or wrong but on a sliding scale that changes each round.

Last Defense! is a game about saving a city from alien invasion in just twenty minutes.

Last Defense! is a game about saving a city from alien invasion in just twenty minutes. You play by rolling dice and moving to stop the invading monsters, free Scientists from the rubble and discover Tools.

Colt Express is a traversal game where you move a bandit along an express train in the Old West to collect the most loot.

Colt Express is a traversal game where you move a bandit along an express train in the Old West to collect the most loot. Each player pre-selects moves, attacks and pick-ups that then play out together.

Escape: The Curse of the Temple is a cooperative traversal game where teams try and escape an ancient temple before it collapses.

Escape: The Curse of the Temple is a cooperative traversal game where teams try and escape an ancient temple before it collapses. You repeatedly roll dice to move from room to room, adding new tiles to the catacombs as you go.

Bang! is a card game set in the Wild West where you take on different missions with a range of characters.

Bang! is a card game set in the Wild West where you take on different missions with a range of characters. You try and keep your target secret while building your weapon and defence cards.

MicroMacro: Crime City is a puzzle brain game where you solve crimes by discovering clues hidden in black and white pictures.

MicroMacro: Crime City is a puzzle brain game where you solve crimes by discovering clues hidden in black and white pictures. You solve a series of cases that relate to different large pictures you lay out on the table between all the players.

Team 3 is a cooperative puzzle game where three players work to build structures from Tetris-style pieces.

Team 3 is a cooperative puzzle game where three players work to build structures from Tetris-style pieces. The target build is on a card that only the Architect player can see, and this player can't speak.

Saboteur is a path-laying strategy game where the cards are your resource in a team effort to get the dwarves to their gold.

Saboteur is a path-laying strategy game where the cards are your resource in a team effort to get the dwarves to their gold. However, one player is a secret traitor who must try and foil the dwarves without them realising it.

The Mind is a cooperative sequence card game with a telepathic twist.

The Mind is a cooperative sequence card game with a telepathic twist. Each card has a single number on it.

Codenames is a team communication game where you play two competing spy networks.

Codenames is a team communication game where you play two competing spy networks. One player in each team gives clues to help them find the cards that are their agents without hitting the assassin.

Cockroach Poker Royal is a bluffing, push-your-luck card game where you try and avoid ending up with a set of four matching animal cards.

Cockroach Poker Royal is a bluffing, push-your-luck card game where you try and avoid ending up with a set of four matching animal cards. You pass cards to other players and tell them what it is, they guess if you are telling the truth and have to keep the card if they get it wrong.

Coup is a communication game where you fight to become the only player left with political influence.

Coup is a communication game where you fight to become the only player left with political influence. You play by taking on the roles of five different powerful (uniquely skilled) government officials to become the last politician standing.

Exploding Kittens is a push-your-luck card game like Russian Roulette but with adorable kittens rather than bullets.

Exploding Kittens is a push-your-luck card game like Russian Roulette but with adorable kittens rather than bullets. You take turns drawing cards until you get the Exploding Kitten card and lose.

Rhino Hero is an action game where players use cards to build a vertical tower.

Rhino Hero is an action game where players use cards to build a vertical tower. The aim is to place all your cards without knocking the tower down.

The Crew: The Quest For Planet Nine is a cooperative trick-making card game.

The Crew: The Quest For Planet Nine is a cooperative trick-making card game. You play as a set of astronauts completing missions in a space adventure.

Flamme Rouge is a quick and tactical bike racing game.

Flamme Rouge is a quick and tactical bike racing game. You control a team of two riders around the puzzle piece track to get to the finish first.

Noggin is a communication trivia game where you compete to give the fastest correct answers to word puzzles.

Noggin is a communication trivia game where you compete to give the fastest correct answers to word puzzles. You play by laying cards and shouting out answers.

Sheriff of Nottingham is a stealth communication game about bringing goods into Nottingham to sell for profit.

Sheriff of Nottingham is a stealth communication game about bringing goods into Nottingham to sell for profit. Smugglers decide what to bring in their pouch and whether to declare it.

Dixit is a communication game where you guess which Picture cards are related to someone's clue.

Dixit is a communication game where you guess which Picture cards are related to someone's clue. Each round you each pick a card to match the Storyteller player's clue and then try and guess which one was the Storyteller's.

Uno is a sequencing game where you race to get rid of your cards.

Uno is a sequencing game where you race to get rid of your cards. You play by adding cards of the same number or colour to a shared pile.

Bohnanza is a trading card game where you plant and harvest bean cards to earn coins.

Bohnanza is a trading card game where you plant and harvest bean cards to earn coins. The twist is that you can't reorder the cards in your hand and because you have to plant the first card in your hand each go, trading isn't just about what you swap but where it is in your sequence of cards.

Catan is a strategy game set on an uninhabited island where you accumulate, spend and trade resources to build the biggest kingdom.

Catan is a strategy game set on an uninhabited island where you accumulate, spend and trade resources to build the biggest kingdom. Players must compete for space, resources and ultimately for ten victory points to be crowned the winner.