Usually when we talk about card games we refer to table card games such as poker, baccarat, blackjack, roulette and so on which are multiplayer games. Card games, even when they are shown in movies are displayed as a social activity taking place in card rooms and casinos.
But, what about when you want to play a card game yet do not want to be bothered with any kind of company? This is when this list will come into effect.
Top 12 Single Player Card Games
1. Solitaire
Solitaire or Patience as it is also called is the most well-known single player card game in existence. The name itself is suggestive of its single player nature. You must have seen bored or beleaguered colleagues at the office getting on the computer and playing a game or two of solitaire to pass the time. You can play Solitaire with up to 2 players.
Solitaire is played using the two cardinal principles – card sorting and card manipulation.
The rule of the game is that the dealer will give you transfer cards and you will have to arrange them in proper order according to size or suit.
Solitaire is a single card game but it has multiple types. These include Canfield-Solitaire and Chain Solitaire to name a few.
2. Devil’s Grip
Devil’s Grip is yet another form of the single player solitaire. It is a stacking game that has 2 decks of cards without any aces (making 96 cards in all). Three rows of eight cards each are dealt out with the faces up. The rest of the cards are set aside as a stock pile.
To win the game you need to stack the cards based on the suit and into piles of particular value. For example, the topmost row will have eight piles having 2,5,8 and Jack. Accordingly the next row (middle row) will have piles of 3,6,9 and Queen. The formula will be valid for the bottom pile as well.
3. Canfield — solitaire
Canfield-Solitaire is an American variant of solitaire where 13 cards are rejected face to face. Only the top card can be used. You have to build a pile of the same grade to win.
4. March Same Rank
This single player card game is for the adrenaline junkies. In this fast-paced game, you have to take away all your cards in front of the other players in order to get the greatest score.
Play all your cards first and get rid of them and you win!
5. Chain solitaire
Chain solitaire is a highly challenging single player card game. Here, you need to comply with the rules of regular solitaire while making chains in descending order with red or black cards.
6. Napoleon at St. Helena
This is a game invented by Napoleon Bonaparte himself. When he was not thinking of strategies to conquer the entirety of Europe, Napoleon kept himself busy with this two-floor card game.
The aim of the game is to get the Aces in the foundation and keep finding ways to build a pile of Aces from King, removing only one card at a time.
7. Klondike
Very popular in North America, Klondike is the standard 52 deck card game for single players. The aim of this game is to create piles of assorted suits from Ace upto King.
With the transfer of all the cards, 7 piles are placed from left to right with a face down card that is the last one in the pile.
8. Beleaguered Castle
This is a unique single player card game. Here the atmosphere is heavy with the dead bodies of animals entering the castle using catapults. There are poisonous wells and the dead lie in their pool of blood in the river. Inside, the residents play a game of solitaire.
9. Spider Solitaire
The cards have a spider imprinted on them. The aim is to make card piles in the descending order from King to Ace.
10. Seahaven towers
Here, you need to fill the empty tablecloths with card piles that belong only with the kings of the suits.
11. Pyramid
To win in this game, you must make a card pile shaped like a pyramid with 28 cards. There have to be 7 rows and the rest of the cards must be in proper piles.
12. Monte Carlo Solitaire
Also called Weddings or Good Neighbours, this card game aims at getting cards of the same value to be rid of the game. When the cards match in the left, right, up, down and diagonal format, they must be discarded.
Conclusion
Choose the single player card game that will alleviate your boredom and loneliness from the list above and get down to a game or two.
F.A.Q.s
What type of card games can you play by yourself?
Card games that you can play by yourself include solitaire, spider solitaire, Klondike, FreeCell, Emperor and so on.
What is a 1 person card game?
A 1 person card game is that which allows one person to play with a 52 card deck by themselves and enjoy a challenge.
What is the most commonly played card game?
The most commonly played card game is solitaire.
Can you play rummy by yourself?
The Solitaire Gin Rummy is the version of rummy that you can play by yourself.