About Play Cards
Play Cards is a collection of 43 classic card and dice games, rebuilt for the browser: fast, free, and with no downloads, accounts or paywalls. Open a game and you're dealing cards within a second, on your phone, tablet or desktop.
The catalog covers the whole family tree: solitaires from Klondike and Spider to FreeCell; trick-taking games like Hearts, Spades, Euchre and Skat; rummies from Gin Rummy to Canasta; shedding games like Crazy Eights and President; plus dice classics Yahtzee and Farkle. The full grid is on the homepage, and every game has a detailed page in the rulebook.
What we care about
- Correct rules. Every game follows one documented, widely played rule set, including the fiddly edge cases, and the rulebook states exactly what the game enforces.
- Fair AI. Computer opponents only ever see what a player in their seat could see. They win by playing well, not by peeking.
- Respect for your time. Instant loading, autosave on every move, undo where the rules allow it, and both click and drag for every card.
- Privacy by default. No account, no profile. Saves and statistics live in your own browser.
Frequently asked questions
Is it really free?
Yes: every game is free to play, with no sign-up, no downloads and no paywalls. The site is supported by two unobtrusive ads beside the board on large screens.
Do the games work on mobile?
Yes. Everything is built for touch as well as mouse: drag cards, or just tap them and they play themselves to the right spot. The layout adapts from phones to widescreen desktops.
Will my game survive a refresh?
Yes. Your game in progress, preferences and statistics are stored in your browser (localStorage), so you can close the tab and pick up exactly where you left off. Nothing is sent to a server and there is no account to lose.
Who are the computer opponents?
Every multiplayer game is played against built-in AI opponents: Emma across the two-player games, and rotating casts of named opponents at the four-player tables. They play to win, but they never cheat: the AI sees only the information a human player in that seat would see.
Which rules do the games follow?
Each game follows one clearly documented, widely played rule set, including the edge cases. The rulebook page for every game spells out the exact rules the game enforces, so you never have to guess what a move will do.
Can I play in other languages?
The most-searched games have guides in German, Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese, Vietnamese and Traditional Chinese. Use the language switcher in the header. The game controls themselves are in English for now.
I found a bug. What should I do?
Please tell us via the contact form! Include which game, what happened and what you expected. Bug reports go straight to the people building the site.
Can you add my favorite game?
Very possibly. New games ship regularly, and requests genuinely influence the order. Send the name (and the variant you play) through the contact form.
Contact
Found a bug, or is there a game you'd love to see next? We'd genuinely like to hear it: use the contact form to report bugs, request games or just say hello. Every message is read.