Rule books for the kitchen table

Settle the argument, then get back to the game.

Plain-English rules for mahjong, cribbage, rummy, spades and euchre. Every page names the rule book it follows and marks where house rules differ.

— counted by hand, then checked by script

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Mahjong

American (NMJL-style) and Chinese / Hong Kong play, setup, tile counts and scoring.

Card Games

Cribbage, the rummy family, spades, euchre and the best two-player games.

Most-read rules

  1. 01American Mahjong RulesRules
  2. 02How to Play CribbageRules
  3. 03Cribbage Scoring ChartChart
  4. 04Hand and Foot RulesRules
  5. 05How to Play SpadesRules
  6. 06Euchre RulesRules
  7. 07How Many Tiles Are in a Mahjong Set? 136, 144, 152 and 166 ExplainedChart