Card Games
Rummy is our main game, but most Indian families know a handful of other card games too. These guides explain the rules of the ones people ask about most, in plain language, with the common house-rule variations noted along the way.
Everything on Silk Rummy is free and for fun. There is no money involved anywhere on this site, and every game here can be played at home with a single deck (or a few decks) and a sheet of paper for the scores.
Indian Rummy (13 Card)
The classic game of sequences and sets with a wild joker. Play a free game against the computer in your browser, or learn the rules step by step.
Callbreak
Call your tricks, spades are always trumps. Play a free game of Callbreak against three computer players, right in your browser.
29, Court Piece, Mendikot & Donkey
Four more Indian favourites you can play in your browser against computer players, with a computer partner in the team games.
Rules guides
Callbreak
Bid how many tricks you will win, with spades always trumps. Five rounds, simple scoring.
Trick-taking · 3–7 playersKachuful (Judgement)
Bid the exact number of tricks. The trump suit changes every round.
Three cards · points onlyTeen Patti
Hand rankings and how a round works, for friendly play at home with chips or points.
Rummy · 3 decks21 Card Rummy
Tunnela, dublee, marriage and value cards explained, plus the main local variations.
Rummy · 2 playersGin Rummy
The two-player rummy classic: knocking, going gin, undercuts and scoring to 100.
SoloKlondike Solitaire
The patience game most people simply call “solitaire”. Setup, legal moves and tips.
ArticleCard Games for Family Night
Which game to pick for kids, grandparents, two players or a big group.
Which game should I pick?
- Four players who like tactics: Callbreak.
- A bigger group, any age: Kachuful works from three to seven players.
- Just two of you: Gin Rummy, or a quick game of 13 card rummy.
- Playing alone: Klondike solitaire or our free rummy game.
- Rummy fans wanting a longer game: 21 card rummy.
Keeping score on paper? Our printable score sheet works for any of these games. For rummy hands, the points calculator does the counting for you.