 |
|
04-10-2020, 02:02 PM
|
#1
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 5,317
|
Card Games for 2 people
DH and I are enjoying playing cards for an hour or so each day (we also play Scrabble). We usually play Poker, Gin Rummy or Spades. Any other suggested fun card games for 2 people? Thanks!
|
|
|
 |
Join the #1 Early Retirement and Financial Independence Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
Are you planning to be financially independent as early as possible so you can live life on your own terms? Discuss successful investing strategies, asset allocation models, tax strategies and other related topics in our online forum community. Our members range from young folks just starting their journey to financial independence, military retirees and even multimillionaires. No matter where you fit in you'll find that Early-Retirement.org is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with our members, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create a retirement blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:14 PM
|
#2
|
|
Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Severn
Posts: 947
|
Have you tried spit? Or Kings around the corner?
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:17 PM
|
#3
|
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,974
|
Cribbage never gets old, IMO.
__________________
Tick tick tick tock goes the clock on the wall as we're dancing the evening away -- Tick Tock Polka
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:20 PM
|
#4
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 5,317
|
Thanks, never heard of Spit or Kings around the corner, will look them up. Do you have to have a Cribbage Board to play Cribbage?
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:26 PM
|
#5
|
|
Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: solomons
Posts: 851
|
Strip poker, kill two birds with one stone��
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:29 PM
|
#6
|
|
Administrator
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 40,714
|
 Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr._Graybeard
Cribbage never gets old, IMO.
|
My favorite card game. 
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:29 PM
|
#7
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 5,317
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by f35phixer
Strip poker, kill two birds with one stone��
|
We usually play cards on our front porch so strip poker would add some spice to the neighborhood. 
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:35 PM
|
#8
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 5,317
|
DH remembered a card game from years ago--Mille Bornes--so we just ordered that game on eBay.
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:40 PM
|
#9
|
|
Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 483
|
Not cards but Yahtzee, Checkers and Backgammon are great for two. Also cribbage and Hearts (card games). We also used to play two handed Euchre or 500 where two of the hands are down/blind and you just turn the top card. Another game called Golf (google rules) which we have played with two. When all else fails there is go fish/old maid. We also wanted to do puzzles but they are really hard to find now. Be happy together
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:42 PM
|
#10
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 6,180
|
In addition to various board games, DW got a game "Phase 10". Though it has specialized cards, they can map to 2 decks of playing cards so one could use 2 decks with its rules.
We also play Sequence.
Our favorite non-card game (though it could also be played with cards) is Rummikub.
__________________
FIREd date: June 26, 2018 - "This Happy Feeling, Going Round and Round!" (GQ)
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:49 PM
|
#11
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 7,941
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by harllee
Thanks, never heard of Spit or Kings around the corner, will look them up. Do you have to have a Cribbage Board to play Cribbage?
|
It might be a little tedious but the board is just used to keep score, so you could use tickmarks in groups of 5.
__________________
"One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute." William Feather
----------------------------------
ER'd Oct. 2010 at 53. Life is good.
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 02:56 PM
|
#12
|
|
Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: solomons
Posts: 851
|
On my way to chapel hill 
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 03:10 PM
|
#13
|
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Coronado
Posts: 3,706
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by harllee
Do you have to have a Cribbage Board to play Cribbage?
|
Bet you could find a phone app that would substitute for a board.
Project Gutenberg also has a free edition of Hoyle's Games.
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 06:31 PM
|
#14
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 5,317
|
I am afraid you will be disappointed. We are a couple of old geezers.
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 08:18 PM
|
#16
|
|
Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 862
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr._Graybeard
Cribbage never gets old, IMO.
|
yeah cribbage is really fun if you are playing something with a traditional card deck. Definitely no need for the board, it is just a scorekeeping method.
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 08:44 PM
|
#17
|
|
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,350
|
Cribbage, of course. I liked playing Crazy 8's as a kid. Also King's Corner. You need a special set of cards but Uno can be fun.
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2020, 09:42 PM
|
#18
|
|
Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Severn
Posts: 947
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by harllee
DH remembered a card game from years ago--Mille Bornes--so we just ordered that game on eBay.
|
WOW. Have not played that in years. Use to play that all the times as kids. We have a set.
|
|
|
|
|
04-11-2020, 01:15 AM
|
#19
|
|
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 4,663
|
I second the recommendation for Rmmikub. Not a card game, but great for two. We also like Mexican Train.
My mom and I used to play Honeymoon Bridge.
|
|
|
|
|
04-11-2020, 06:34 AM
|
#20
|
|
Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Tucson
Posts: 804
|
My wife and i are big game players (not all are card games); Keepers, cribbage, backgammon, dominoes, Sequence. These are great for two people.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Threads
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
» Quick Links
|
|
|
Linear Mode
