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[Easy] Recommended Playing Card Games Kids Can Enjoy Too
We’ve put together a list of recommended card games for when you want to play casually with a group or deepen bonds with everyone gathered at home.
From classics to games with slightly more complex rules, there’s a fairly wide lineup.
Some can even be played solo, so you can compete with friends for the fastest clear time.
Precisely because smartphones and PC games are the mainstream now, these analog games can really heat things up.
Take your time and check them out!
[Easy] Recommended Playing Card Games Kids Can Enjoy (1–10)
High & Low
High & Low is a two-player card game where you guess whether a number is higher or lower.
The rules are simple, so even children can play easily! Remove the jokers and deal the cards to each player, then place them face down as a draw pile.
Taking turns as the dealer, you guess whether your own face-down card is stronger or weaker than your opponent’s face-up card.
In terms of card strength, Ace is the weakest and King is the strongest.
It’s a game that can get very exciting when played as a family, so be sure to give it a try!
Blackjack
Blackjack is a card game with very engaging strategy and is fun to play with kids.
Using a deck with the jokers removed, each player first draws one card face down from the stock.
Then each draws another card face up from the stock.
Secretly check your face-down card so your opponent can’t see it, and try to get the total of your cards as close to 21 as possible to win.
Remember that jacks, queens, and kings count as 10, and aces can be used as either 1 or 11!
Pig’s tail
This is a simple card game—great for kids—where you lay the cards in a circle like a pig’s tail and flip them over in turn.
Decide the order, then each player flips any card from the circle and places it in the center.
If you flip a card with the same suit as the previous player’s card, you must take all the cards in the center! The cards you collect can also be used as your hand.
The player with the fewest cards in hand wins.
You can also try a variation where matching numbers, not just matching suits, require you to collect the pile.
Give it a try!
Splash
Dobon is a game similar to the UNO card game.
Using a standard 52-card deck with the jokers removed, deal five cards face down to each player.
Stack the remaining cards face down in the center as the draw pile.
Flip the top card of the draw pile face up and place it next to the pile as the first discard—then the game begins! Players take turns playing a card that matches the suit or number of the top discard.
The first player to run out of cards wins.
A key to the game is using special “power cards” and making a “Dobon,” where you can play multiple cards at once, to hinder other players.
Give it a try!
tycoon
Daifugō is a classic playing card game! It’s a great one to enjoy with a group.
You play stronger cards than the previous player, and the first person to run out of cards wins.
First, learn the card rankings and give it a try! The Joker is the strongest card in Daifugō, so having one gives you a big advantage.
You can play single cards or multiple cards at once.
If you can’t play, you can pass, so feel free to jump in.
With many local rules, Daifugō is a game with real depth.
Doubt
Since the rules are simple, I imagine almost everyone has played it at least once.
“Doubt” (a.k.a.
BS) is a card game best enjoyed with several players.
Remove the jokers and deal the 52 cards as hands.
In turn, each player places one card face down in the center while saying the next rank aloud—A, 2, 3, and so on.
The thrill of the game is that when you don’t have the required rank in your hand, you can lie and play a different rank! If you think another player has lied about the card they played, you can call “Doubt.” If the lie is exposed, the player who lied must take all the cards in the pile.
It’s a heart-pounding game where you try to catch lies—or keep your own lies going.
Ikkyu-san
Let me introduce a playing-card game called Ikkyu-san that even small children can easily enjoy.
First, shuffle the deck well and lay the cards face down in a circle.
Decide the order with rock-paper-scissors, then take turns flipping cards until a 1, 9, or 3 appears.
The moment one of those numbers comes up, quickly place your hand in the center.
The slowest person has to take all the cards, so it’s pretty exciting! Be careful not to slap by mistake—if you do, you also have to take the cards.
Keep playing until all the laid-out cards are gone; the person with the most cards loses.
You only need one deck of cards, so it’s perfect for time at home.