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Blitz2-10 playersFree to play, $25 to host Blitz is a popular card game also known as Scat or 31. With a hand of only 3 cards, players try to get 31 points in one suit, or "rap" if they think at least one other player has fewer points. The player with the fewest points loses a token. But a player must be cautious about rapping, for if they have the worst hand, they lose two tokens. See for the complete game rules and to download the game. |
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Contract Whist2-8 playersFree to play, $25 to host Contract Whist is a trump and trick-taking card game, played in 13 hands. Each hand, each player bids on (makes a contract for) how many tricks they will try to take, based on their cards and the assigned trump suit for that hand. Each hand, the players receive one less card than the previous hand. See for the complete game rules and to download the game. |
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Dots and Boxes2 playersFree to play, $15 to host Dots and Boxes is a two-player strategy game (also known as "Pen the Pig"). The object of Dots and Boxes is to complete the most boxes, as the players take turns connecting adjacent dots. If a player completes a box, they get an extra turn. See for the complete game rules and to download the game.Would you like to customize this game or learn to write other multiplayer games? Complete instructions for writing this Dots and Boxes game and several other multiplayer games are provided in our Do-It-Yourself Multiplayer Java Games book. |
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Double Solitaire2 playersFree to play, $15 to host Double Solitaire is a two-player fast-paced card game. The object of this double solitaire game, also known as "Spit", is to get rid of all your cards, playing as fast as you can to the two discard piles, while your opponent is also playing as fast as they can onto the same two discard piles. Discards must be played in sequence, either up or down, regardless of suit. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins. See for the complete game rules and to download the game.Would you like to customize this game or learn to write other multiplayer games? Complete instructions for writing this Double Solitaire game and several other multiplayer games are provided in our Do-It-Yourself Multiplayer Java Games book. |
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Perfrance3 playersFree to play, $25 to host Perfrance is a trump and trick-taking card game, played with only 7s through aces. Each player is dealt ten cards, leaving two cards as the "blind." Players bid to name trump and may get the option of taking the blind cards. The player who names trump must win at least six tricks to avoid going set and losing points. The other players must either fold before playing a card, or get at least two tricks to avoid going set and losing points. See for the complete game rules and to download the game. |
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Snakes2 playersFree to play, $10 to host Snakes is a two-player animated video game. The object of the game is to outlive your opponent's snake. Guide your snake to eat as many apples as it can--making it grow longer--so it may more easily block the other snake. See for the complete game rules and to download the game.Would you like to customize this game or learn to write other multiplayer games? Complete instructions for writing this Snakes game and several other multiplayer games are provided in our Do-It-Yourself Multiplayer Java Games book. |
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Word Hunt1 - any number of playersFree to play, $15 to host Word Hunt is a timed word game. Each player receives the same 5 x 5 grid of letters. The object of the game is to find as many words as possible in three minutes. After three minutes, each player receives points for any words they found that their opponents did not find. Longer words are worth more points. See for the complete game rules and to download the game.Would you like to customize this game or learn to write other multiplayer games? Complete instructions for writing this Word Hunt game and several other multiplayer games are provided in our Do-It-Yourself Multiplayer Java Games book. |
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