Most Popular Card Games

These are the ten most popular card games on the site right now, ranked by how many people are reading the rules. If you are not sure what to play next, this is a good place to start.

The ranking is based on unique visitors to each game's rules page over the last 90 days. The list is rebuilt every night, last on September 10, 2026. Arrows show movement against the 90-day period that ended 30 days ago.

Relative popularity

The bars show how many people read each game's rules, measured against the most read game.

The ten most popular card gamesBar chart of relative popularity, where the most popular game is 100 percent.President100%2477%Klondike75%Casino75%Remi74%Stress72%War70%Pyramid Solitaire67%Ligretto63%500 Rummy62%

Top 10 movement

The chart shows how the top 10 positions have changed week by week.

Top 10 movement week by weekLine chart with one line per game, where a low position is at the top. Positions outside the top 10 are drawn on the bottom row.1510President24KlondikeCasinoRemiStressWarPyramid SolitaireLigretto500 Rummy7 weeks agonow

Rising fastest

The games with the biggest growth in readers compared with the previous period.

Norway against the rest of the world

Visitors from Norway and from everywhere else do not always read the same rules. This is the top five for each group.

President (alias Scum, Bum, Bum and President or President and Slave)

Empty your hand first and take the top title. Twos beat every other card, and the bum hands over their best two.

3-8 players
20-40 minutes
10+ years
SheddingClimbing 17 August 2026

24 (alias Twenty-Four)

Use four numbers and basic math to make 24. A good way to practice mental math and logical thinking.

2-6 players
15-30 minutes
8+ years
Family 17 July 2026

Klondike (alias Solitaire, Patience, Canfield or Windows Solitaire)

The world's most widely known solitaire. Move all 52 cards to foundations, sorted by suit from Ace to King.

1 player
5-15 minutes
8+ years
Solitaire 17 August 2026

Casino (alias Cassino, Kasino or Nordic Casino)

Fish cards off the table, set up builds you can collect later and chase the ten of diamonds and the aces.

2-4 players
25-45 minutes
10+ years
Fishing 18 August 2026

Remi (alias Liverpool Rummy or Contract Rummy)

Seven rounds, each with its own contract of sets and runs. Buy the cards others throw away and keep your score low.

3-5 players
45-90 minutes
10+ years
Set CollectionFamily 28 July 2026

Stress (alias James Bond or Atlantis)

Swap cards with the four in the middle until every pile holds four of a kind, then shout Stress before anyone else.

2-4 players
5-15 minutes
6+ years
Set CollectionFamily 27 July 2026

War (alias Bataille, Guerra or Battle)

Flip cards, highest wins. When cards match, it triggers a war for all the cards on the table. Simple enough for all ages.

2-4 players
5-30 minutes
4+ years
Family 28 March 2026

Pyramid Solitaire (alias Pyramid, Pile of Twenty-Eight or Tower of Twenty-Eight)

Pair up cards that add to 13 and take the pyramid apart. Kings need no partner at all.

1 player
5-15 minutes
8+ years
Solitaire 28 July 2026

Ligretto (alias Racing Demon, Nerts, Nertz, Pounce, Peanuts, Squeal or Scrooge)

A real-time card game where everyone plays at once. Be first to empty your pile and shout Ligretto.

2-6 players
20-30 minutes
8+ years
SheddingFamily 29 July 2026

500 Rummy (alias 500, Rummy 500, 500 Rum or Pinochle Rummy)

Lay down groups and sequences, dig into the discard pile for the card you need, and pass 500 points first.

2-8 players
30-60 minutes
8+ years
Set CollectionFamily 18 August 2026

Last updated: September 10, 2026