Summary of Games 5+ Players
- What card game to play for 5 people?
- What games can five people play?
- What card game is played with 5 cards?
- How to play spades with 5 people?
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Great 5-person card games using a standard deck include trick-taking games like Oh Hell!, party games like President/Palace, and complex partnership games like Sheepshead, while modern options are Sushi Go!, The Crew, or Love Letter, offering everything from simple fun to deep strategy. You can also adapt games like Spades or play rummy variations.
Traditional Deck Games (Standard 52-Card Deck)
President
(or Palace/Asshole):
A climbing game where players try to get rid of cards, moving up a social hierarchy
.
Oh Hell! (or Wizard/Bidding Spades): A trick-taking game where players bid exactly how many tricks they think they’ll take.
Sheepshead: A complex partnership game popular in the Midwest, excellent for 5 players.
Hearts: Can be played with 5 by dealing 10 cards and setting two aside, or having players sit out rounds.
Egyptian Ratscrew: A fast-paced, slap-based game for quick reactions.
Kemps (or Signal): A partnership game requiring secret signals between teammates.
Rummy Variations: Games like 10-Card Rummy can be adapted by dealing 6 cards each.
This video explains how to play the traditional card game of Spades:
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Gather Together Games
YouTube • Nov 22, 2022
Modern Card Games (Often Require Specific Decks)
Sushi Go!: A fast, drafting game about collecting delicious sushi dishes.
The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine: A cooperative trick-taking game with unique missions.
Love Letter: A micro-game of deduction and luck, often with themed versions like Infinity Gauntlet.
Point Salad: A light game about collecting vegetable cards to score points.
Forest Shuffle / Parks / Meadow: Beautifully themed games with card-driven gameplay.
This video provides a review of the game Deckscape in Wonderland:
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Don’t Be Board
YouTube • Feb 9, 2025
Tips for 5 Players
Partnerships: For games like Sheepshead, players form temporary alliances.
Rotation: Some games like Hearts involve rotating players or sitting out a hand.
Table Size: Be mindful that some games, like Glory to Rome, need a decent table for 5 players.
5-player card game using traditional deck of cards? – BoardGameGeek
@Scott Firestone IV. Mar 15, 2006. This is one of my favorites using a regular deck. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1116. Tip. …
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The Best 5-Person Card Games for All Ages – wikiHow
What’s a good card game for 5 people? Game expert Triple S Games recommends card games like Crazy Eights, Egyptian Rat Slap, and C…
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Casual, easy to learn card game for 4-5 players – BoardGameGeek
+1 for Sushi Go! , Point Salad , Love Letter , Port Royal , The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine – all of these work great with 5. …
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