20 Family-Friendly Card Games That Are Easy to Learn

Source: Good Housekeeping
Category: Lifestyle
Originally Published: 2025-12-03
Curated: 2025-12-03 16:24

Best for: Small groups, big groups, and mixed ages can all play UNO, though head's up that it can feel a little (or a lot) combative.

What to know: This is my family's fave, and we've played it with all ages from little kids to Grandma. For kids under 7, it's best to have them partner with a big kid or relative because some strategy is involved.

"I love Uno. It's a test of friendship," said my eldest child, because once you begin to suspect what cards your opponents are holding, you can help them or work against them.

General play: This is a shedding game where the goal is to get rid of all cards. You have to remember to say "Uno" when you're down to your last one, alerting the others that you're close to winning—and giving them the opportunity to thwart you.

Uno has been around long enough that there are many versions for families ready to take the play to a new level. "We play Uno and the most popular variation in our house is ," a parent told us. That's a two-sided deck, also under $10. Everyone starts playing on the light side, but if someone plays a FLIP card, everyone must turn their cards over and play off the dark side.

"We enjoy ," another parent said. "For some reason, a heartless machine spitting out cards at random is endlessly hilarious." 2 to 10 players, ages 7+

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