Rules and how-to-play guides

Clear rules for the games families play, written to match how they play on Spark AI Games. Read a guide, then play free on your phone, tablet or computer.

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  How to play CallbreakCallbreak (also called Call Break or Lakdi) is the four-player trick-taking card game played across Nepal and North India.Read the guide →
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  Marriage card game rulesMarriage is the Nepali 21-card rummy, played with three decks and loved at Dashain and Tihar.Read the guide →
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  Teen Patti hand rankings and rulesTeen Patti ("three cards") is India’s favourite card game, especially at Diwali.Read the guide →
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  How to play Dhumbal (Jhyap)Dhumbal, also called Jhyap, is a fast Nepali card game.Read the guide →
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  How to play RummyRummy is about turning a messy hand into neat groups.Read the guide →
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  How to play SolitaireSolitaire is the card game you play on your own.Read the guide →
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  How to play HeartsHearts is a four-player trick-taking card game where points are bad.Read the guide →
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  How to play SpadesSpades is a four-player partnership card game.Read the guide →
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  How to play Texas Hold’em pokerTexas Hold’em is the world’s most popular poker game.Read the guide →
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  How to play BlackjackBlackjack, also called 21, is a card game against the dealer.Read the guide →

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  How to play carromCarrom is a flick-and-pocket board game played across South Asia.Read the guide →
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  How to play chessChess is a two-player strategy game on an 8 by 8 board.Read the guide →
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  How to play checkersCheckers (also called draughts) is played on the dark squares of an 8 by 8 board.Read the guide →
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  How to play LudoLudo is the classic race board game for 2 to 4 players.Read the guide →
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  How to play MancalaMancala is one of the oldest board games in the world.Read the guide →
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  How to play Reversi (Othello)Reversi, often sold as Othello, is a two-player game of flipping discs on an 8 by 8 board.Read the guide →
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  How to play Snakes and LaddersSnakes and Ladders is the classic dice race for 2 to 4 players.Read the guide →
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  How to play four in a rowFour in a row (the game many people know as Connect Four) is a quick two-player strategy game.Read the guide →
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  How to play Tic Tac ToeTic Tac Toe (noughts and crosses) is the classic pen-and-paper game for two.Read the guide →
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  How to play tile-matching solitaireTile-matching solitaire (often called mahjong solitaire) is a calm puzzle for one player.Read the guide →
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  How to play dominoesDominoes is played with a set of tiles marked with spots called pips.Read the guide →

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  How to play 8-ball pool8-ball is the most played pool game in the world.Read the guide →
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  Bowling rules and scoringTen-pin bowling is simple to play and a little tricky to score.Read the guide →
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  Pickleball rules for beginnersPickleball mixes tennis, badminton and table tennis on a small court.Read the guide →
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  Tennis rules and scoringTennis scoring sounds strange at first, but it is easy once you see it laid out.Read the guide →
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  Table tennis rulesTable tennis (ping pong) is fast, but its rules are short.Read the guide →
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  Golf rules and scoring termsGolf is simple at heart: get the ball from the tee into the hole in as few strokes as you can.Read the guide →
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  Archery rules and scoringTarget archery is about putting arrows as close to the middle of the target as you can.Read the guide →