Gone are the days of family-friendly rounds of UNO, where your only backlash against a skip card was playing a wild plus four and changing the color to yellow. Now the game aisle is filled with the best card games for adults to play over a glass — or three — of Pinot Grigio.
Trick taking games are one of the most common types of card games, and classics like Hearts and Spades are good examples. 40+ Great Card Games For All Occasions. Social and Family Games. This category is somewhat arbitrary in that some of the card games in the other categories can also be enjoyed socially. Trick-Taking Games. Non Trick-Taking Games. Solitaire Games. Sep 05, 2016 Like its name says this game is a combination between two of the most known games: Solitaire (known like the old Windows game) and Poker (probably, the most popular cards game). Trick taking games are one of the most common types of card games, and classics like Hearts and Spades are good examples. Magic: the Gathering is the all mighty Card Father. Without this game being created, most or even all of these games on the this list would not have ever been created. Magic is the first and greatest of them all. The game has a balanced amount of complexity and simplicity, as well as worlds to explore and a huge story.
Cards Against Humanity sparked the revolution in cruder, slightly-offensive, and NSFW games when it hit the market in 2011. Naturally, the adult-version of Apples to Apples quickly became a best-seller as a game both college students and their parents would enjoy playing — although not necessarily together in one room. As a result, the offerings of obscene, and typically rude, card games on the market continued to expand.
Now the marketplace is flooded with adult card games, and choosing between them is actually a difficult feat. With themes ranging from irreverent comics to memes, there are a plethora of (at times) inappropriate card games designed to meet every friend group's interest. Thankfully, Amazon reviewers leave tons of feedback on their purchases to give an indication of which games will keep you laughing all night and which games you'll never want to play again.
With that in mind, I compiled the best card games for adults currently on Amazon. Keep scrolling for some of the most popular card games for adults, below.