Game rules

How to play every game on the site: the setup, what happens on a turn, scoring and how a game ends. Whether you are learning a game for the first time or need a refresher, start here.

  • Idiot

    Get rid of every card. The last one still holding cards is the Idiot.

    2–4 players · Cards
  • Spades

    Bid your tricks with a partner. Spades are always trump.

    4 players, computer fills empty seats · Cards
  • Uno

    Match the color or the number and empty your hand first.

    2–6 players · Cards
  • Go Fish

    Ask for ranks and collect books of four.

    2–4 players · Cards
  • Yahtzee

    Five dice, three rolls, thirteen boxes to fill.

    1–4 players · Dice
  • Connect 4

    Drop discs and line up four before your opponent does.

    2 players · Board
  • Triangles

    Join the dots and close more triangles than your opponent.

    2 players · Board
  • Tic-Tac-Toe

    Three in a row on a three-by-three grid.

    2 players · Board
  • Solitaire

    Klondike, draw one or three. Build each suit from ace to king.

    1 player · Cards
  • Spit

    A race to empty your stacks onto the two center piles.

    2 players, against the computer · Cards
  • Farkle

    Push your luck with six dice. First to 10,000.

    1 player · Dice
  • Sudoku

    Fill the grid so every row, column and box holds 1 to 9.

    1 player · Puzzle
  • Minesweeper

    Clear the field using the numbers. Three board sizes.

    1 player · Puzzle

Getting started

  1. 1

    Choose a game

    Pick one that interests you. If you are new, start with an easier one such as Go Fish, Uno or Tic-Tac-Toe.

  2. 2

    Read the rules

    Take a few minutes to understand the goal, the setup and what happens on a turn.

  3. 3

    Start playing

    The best way to learn is to play. Every game has a computer opponent you can practice against.

Want to improve your game?

Once you know the rules, the strategy guides cover the decisions that win games.

Strategy guides