Card Games, History, Rules and Tips

Baccarat

• Baccarat Game - Rules, history, tips and resources.
• Baccarat Instructions - Introduction to the game with rules and tips for playing.
• Baccarat Progressive System - Official site includes galleries, an introduction to the game, and contact information. [Requires Flash]
• Baccarat Student - Offers rules, strategies, tips for playing the card game, systems, and glossary.
• Baccarat System - Provides system, rules and tips for the game.
• Baccarat System - Software based system suitable for the beginner to the advanced players.
• Baccarat42.com - Playing tips, game strategies and rules.
• Gambling Baccarat - Baccarat rules, systems and strategies. Also history and variations of the game.
• Succeed Now - Provides a system to help players increase their chances of winning.

Blackjack

• Ace-Ten.com - Information about the casino game of blackjack, including articles, discussions, tips, strategies, and interactive resources.
• Advantage Player - Message board and reference library available to everyone, with other features accessible to subscribers only.
• AOL Games - Blackjack - Offers free online blackjack games and tournaments.
• BJ Math - Explores the mathematics of blackjack.
• Blackjack 4 You - Rules, tips, strategies and jokes.
• Blackjack at Home - History, rules, tips, and links.
• Blackjack Center - Free guide to playing and winning at blackjack. Learn card counting, basic strategy and betting systems.
• Blackjack Info - Provides free basic strategy charts for any set of rules. Also explains rules of casino blackjack.
• Blackjack King - Strategy, rules, payout charts, table layout and related articles.
• Blackjack Man - Strategy, advice and an interactive shockwave simulation of the world's favorite casino card game.
• Blackjack Review Network - Message boards, chatrooms, rules and conditions, archives, free links and a full product catalog.
• Blackjack Without Tears - Explains card counting, clumpling, shuffle tracking and betting systems. Forum, message board and course.
• Blackjack-Info.net - Providing rules, strategies, downloads, table guide and odds for the game.
• Fat Tony's Blackjack - Rules, odds, tips and strategy advice.
• John Marchel Enterprises - Provides services, products and blackjack gambling tips for the novice and the experienced player.
• Online Blackjack Strategy - Game strategies and advice on specific casinos.
• Precision 21 - Complete advanced blackjack methodology.
• Rec.gambling.blackjack FAQ - Frequently asked questions from the usenet newsgroup.
• Strategic Blackjack - Strategy and advice for playing under the rules of specific online casinos.
• WaterRock - Advanced strategy tools for blackjack games. Featuring free online seminar and computer game.
• White Knight Blackjack - Free strategy, card counting and casino information. Advanced coaching is available.

Bridge

• Bridge Combinatorics - Features combinatorics and probability analysis for bridge hands.
• The Bridge on the Philately - Proposes stamp collections themed on the card game. Presents a history of the game.
• BridgeHands - Presents an encyclopedia with conventions and play, laws, rules, regulations. Includes reviews, newsletter and web hosting.
• Card-Table Talk - Presents scenes from on-line games and spoof reviews of films for bridge content.
• Competitive Bridge - Offers advice for advancing players on dupplicate tournament play and all aspects of the game. Includes a forum and sells a CD ROM.
• Double Dummy Corner - Provide a repository of problems and examples of incorrect analysis by prominent writers.
• FastTrack - Presents a wireless handheld for the scoring of duplicate events. In Pretoria, South Africa.
• For Bridge Players - Proposes bidding polls and play contests, quizzes, puzzles. Presents articles, humor, lesson material, calculators and utilities.
• Museum of Contract Bridge Theory - Proposes an introduction to the game, explanation of bidding systems and play techniques.
• Pitbulls - Provides information about an Alberta team, their systems and result, a forum and technical articles.
• Poorbridge.com - Presents stories of poorly played bridge in England.
• Prism Signals - An eleven chapter e-book featuring dynamic defensive problems solved by new signals. Full text available online, or download in text or zip formats.
• Wikipedia on Bridge - Presents the history and rules of the game.

Canasta

• About Canasta - A how to play guide for beginners.
• Albany Canasta - Rules for a complex variant.
• BoardGameGeek - Features a forum, user ratings, and summary of game rules and pictures.
• Canasta - Features rules and tips.
• Canasta - Rules and scoring for the five-handed version.
• Canasta Story - Details the history of the game.
• Canasta Strategy - Provides a look at game strategy, including melding, team play, and "freezing the pile."
• Crazy Canasta - Rules for a 7-deck variation.
• Yahoo! Groups Canasta - Community message board for players.

Capitalism

• President (Game) - Encyclopedia entry describing the game in detail including rule variations.
• Realbeer.com - A description of the game and how to play.
• Rules of Card Games: President - Contains a history of the game and detailed rule set.

 

Cribbage

• Cribbage - History and information.
• Cribbage - Game overview, rules and tips. Also offers boards, cards, software and online gaming information.
• Cribbage - Rules for five card and six card versions, as well as the related game of Noddy.
• Cribbage Corner - Resource for beginners and seasoned peggers alike. Rules, strategy, variants, etiquette, books, computer games and history.
• Cribbage Forum - Features articles on strategy and tactics and a monthly quiz.
• Germantown Peggers - Explains terms, rules, strategy and variations.
• Lowball Cribbage - Variation where the first player to 121 points is the loser.

Hand and Foot

• Hand & Foot - Compilation of different regional rules for the game.
• Hand and Foot - Rules for the game.

Hearts

• About Hearts - Explains the object of the game, how to play, and scoring.
• Hearts - Rules and game variations.
• Hearts - Books, software, links and online play information.
• Hearts - Gives rules, information, variations, and links.
• Hearts and Other Trick-Taking Games - Evolution of the game and rules for a large number of variations.
• Hearts Game Rules - Information on game-play, rules, and dealing.
• The Jack of Diamonds Variation - Detailed explanation and tips for a game variation popular with many online players.
• Mark's Hearts Tips - Guidelines and strategies for beginners to advanced players, from how to play to playing dirty.
• Microsoft Hearts Strategy - Rules and pointers for the beginner. Has wider application than just Microsoft version.
• Rules for The Game of Hearts - Information on how to play, deal and keep score.
• Tournament of Players - Community for online players, including a message board and chat.

Landlords

• President (Game) - Encyclopedia entry describing the game in detail including rule variations.
• Realbeer.com - A description of the game and how to play.
• Rules of Card Games: President - Contains a history of the game and detailed rule set.

Mao

• The Game of Mao - Rules to the game as played on Catalina Island.
• Mao - Rules to several game varients.
• Mao - Introduction to a game where it against the rules to explain the rules.
• Mao Links - Information and links to sites dealing with variations of Mao.
• Mao Prime - Generic rules for a variation where the starting set of rules are made up by the players.
• Mao: The Game - Includes advanced rules and points of order.
• Unofficial Mao Home Page - Rules for a certain Mao variant.

Poker

• All Vegas Poker - Reviews and trip reports from every poker room in Las Vegas. Also poker tournament news.
• Bluff Magazine - Includes articles, forums, odds calculator, and archives.
• Card Games: Poker - A collection of annotated links and rules for several variants.
• Card Player - Industry publication also featuring casino games and sports. Article archives, casino links, instructional books and tapes.
• Cardschat.com - Poker forum plus articles and reviews of online card rooms.
• CoachPoker - Poker coach services provided by Derek Mithaug. Coaching philosophy and testimonials online.
• FoldorRaise.com - Allows users to play various starting hand and post flop scenarios then compare against expert opinions.
• Gambling Poker - Rules for over thirty games, including common casino varieties and uncommon home games.
• Gambling-Academy - Poker training videos, beginner and advanced articles, and a member's only forum.
• The Hendon Mob - Group of four UK-based pro players offering tips, a forum, a gallery and competitions.
• Home Poker - Resource on non-casino games including the basics and a glossary.
• Launchpoker - News, tips, forum, and poker celebrity profiles.
• Live Action Poker - Forums, interviews, "tips from the pros", streaming video and radio.
• Mike's Poker - Learn the rules for over one hundred variants, indexed by title and amount of players.
• Play Winning Poker - Strategy articles, news and a variety of instructional resources for both casino and online play.
• Pocket Aces - Archive of over one hundred fifty of Maryann Guberman's columns from Casino Gaming.
• The Poker Forum - Articles, tournament information, rules, forums, book reviews, trip reports, and television schedules.
• Poker Forums - General discussion forum with sections related to strategy, new players, and bragging about big wins.
• Poker Junkie Forum - Community for online poker players.
• Poker Pro - Membership site of an association providing advanced poker strategy and research for the professional players.
• The Poker Project - Online poker room directory, where the players themselves provide reviews of each site. Also, poker rules, poker books, and strategies.
• Poker Tips - Strategy articles as well as cardroom reviews and other online playing information.
• Poker Top 10 - Lists on topics such as online rooms, rules and players.
• Poker TV Network - Streaming TV show about the world of poker. Complete archives online.
• Poker UK - Guide to basics, etiquette and UK casinos offering poker.
• Poker.com - Coverage of live poker tournaments, professional player profiles, articles, and daily blog.
• Poker-Images - Poker photo library. Classic poker pictures as well as photographs from the latest tournaments.
• PokerInEurope.com - Message board and coverage of European clubs and tournaments.
• Poker.net - Articles, rules, cardroom directories and online tournament information.
• PokerPages - Searchable database of cardrooms, daily-updated tournament results, player profiles, tips and articles.
• Pokersyte - Games rules, strategies, and tips from "Bullet Bob" Maxwell.
• Pokerworks - Stories from both sides of the green felt, as well as Bellagio Casino tournament information.
• Professional-Poker.com - Online poker room news. Updated regularly. Also professional player profiles and interviews.
• Rakeback Monitor - Provides reviews about rakeback sites that refund money to online poker players. News, rakeback comparisons, discussion forum.
• Rec.gambling.poker FAQ - Answers to frequently asked questions from the usenet newsgroup.
• RecPoker.com - Web-based newsreader for the rec.gambling.poker newsgroup.
• Serious Poker - Resources, links, articles and Dan Kimberg's dictionary.
• TeachingPoker.com - Teaches several types of poker games by using full color example hands. Also, history of poker.
• Two Plus Two Publishing - Moderated discussion forum hosted by David Sklansky, Mason Malmuth and Ray Zee. Also sells their books.
• Ultimate Poker Challenge - Website for the nationally syndicated poker tournament. TV schedule, player profiles, and blog.
• United Poker Forum - Moderated discussion forum hosted by authors Mike Caro and Roy Cooke.
• Woman Poker Player - Magazine targetted to female players. Includes subscription information, forums, and media kit.
• Womens Poker Club - A private social club for women poker players with sponsored women only tournaments, peer mentoring, and poker forum. Also includes articles and testimonials.
• World Series of Poker - Official website for the World Series of Poker. Summary of events, tournament schedules, news and history.
• World Series of Poker Retrospective - University of Nevada, Las Vegas look at the history of the game's oldest tournament.

Rummy

• Bonanza - Rules for this Michigan Rummy based game, similar to Tripoley.
• Michigan Rummy - Game rules.
• Rummy - Rules of a variety of game variations.
• Rummy - Rules, books, and software for different game variations.

Solitaire

• BVS Solitaire Collection - Provides introduction and rules for a several original solitaire variations.
• Card Games: Competitive Patience - Rules for four variations of multi-player patience (solitaire) and links for one-player games.
• dogMelon - Provides rules, descriptions, and graphical examples of multiple solitaire games.
• Semicolon Software - Features articles about winning at multiple solitaire variations.
• Solitaire Central - Rules, descriptions, and pictures of patience games. Also offers web-based game software.
• Solitaire Laboratory - Features solutions and descriptions for Freecell, Giza, Pyramid Puzzlements, and Fourteen Out.
• Solitaire Strategy by ChessandPoker.com - Nine-step decision making process that guides a player to the correct play. Also presents specific strategies for Klondike.
• United States Playing Card Company: Solitaire Games - Features rules and instructions for multiple variations.

Tripoley

• BoardGameGeek - Features a forum, user ratings, and summary of game rules, pictures, and lists.
• Cadaco Toys - Official site. Includes pictures, and descriptions of multiple Tripoley-based games.
• Three In One - Tripoley rules and variations. Features pictures of the game, its components, and descriptions for each of the 3 stages of the game.
• Tripoley Rules - Rules, variations and pictures of Tripoley boxes from different years.

Trick Capturing

• Exact Bidding Games - Overview of rules of: Oh Hell, Ninety-Nine, La Podrida, Israeli Whist and Romanian Whist.
• GrandPrix Tournaments - Official home to The World Series of Hearts, The World Series of Spades and The World Series of Euchre. Also contains tips, tricks and strategies.
• GrandPrixTourneys - Whist, Euchre, Hearts and Spades tournaments, with an annual national championship of each respective game.
• Hay's Rule Book - Rules for trick taking games: Hearts, Spades, Pinochle, Double Pinochle, Euchre and Five Hundred.
• Last Trick Games - Overview of four games: Chicago, Toepen, Bieten and Agurk/Cucumber.
• Le Jeu de Tarot - French game: rules, strategy tips [in French and English]
• The 45s Card Game - Rules and variations of the bidding/trick-based game 45s.
• SharksInc.com - Community of whist and pinochle players.
• Trick-capturing on Wikipedia - Encyclopedia description of this family of games.