The dealer for the round will select the card suit that trumps all other cards for the round.įor example, the dealer might select hearts as trump, so that any time hearts are played, the player who played hearts wins that trick.Įach player will play a card into the middle and the highest card rank wins the trick for that round. How to deal: Each player gets 16 cards each, four at a time, with the remaining cards facedown in the middle. Objective: Also known as 3-5-8, this game requires that you win the exact number of tricks during the game based on where you are sitting in reference to the dealer (the dealer needs 8, left of the dealer needs 5, and right of the dealer needs 3 tricks). You’ll be breaking out your playing cards in no time! 1.
In this post, we go over how to play some of the most popular three-player card games. With three players, you can find a variety of games requiring different levels of strategy, but all resulting in a lot of fun. While the object of the games may differ, all the games in this post need the same number of players: just three. Fortunately, you can play many multiplayer card games with a standard 52-card deck. Playing a single player card game like Solitaire is always fun, but sometimes you want to play with family or friends.