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Go Fish
The object of Go Fish is to collect as many four-of-the-same-rank card combinations, known as "books," as possible. Each player is dealt five cards (seven if there are two players) and play begins with the player to the left of the dealer. During a turn, a player must request cards of a specific rank from another player, but only if she has at least one card of that rank in her hand. That player must give any requested cards to her, or say "go fish" if he does not have any. A player told to "go fish" must draw one card from the deck and may continue if she draws the rank she was looking for. Otherwise, play resumes with the player to her left. Play continues in this fashion until players form "books," which are discarded face down. The game continues until a player runs out of cards and the player with the most "books" at the end wins.
War
War is an accumulation game during which two players try to "win" all of the opponent's cards. Each player is dealt half the deck (26 cards) face down in a "packet." Play begins with each player exposing the top card of their packet face up. The player with the higher ranking card (ace being high and deuce being low) takes both cards and places them on the bottom of her packet. In a tie, players put place three cards face down and a fourth card face up. The higher ranking face-up card wins all the other cards. Play resumes until one player wins all of her opponent's cards.
Basic Rummy
In Basic Rummy, players attempt to form "sets" (three or more of the same ranking card) or "runs" (three or more cards of the same suit in consecutive order, such as jack, queen, king). Each player is dealt seven cards and the remaining deck is placed in the middle. One card from the deck is placed face up adjacent to the deck, known as the "discard pile." Players alternate taking turns by either drawing a card from the deck or discard pile and the playing any sets or runs they have face up. At the end of a turn, the player place a card from his hand into the discard pile. Play resumes until a player uses all of his cards from his hand. Cards are scored by their respective number, 10 for face cards and one for aces. Players with cards in their hands when play ends must subtract them from their total. The player with the highest score wins.
Uno
The object of Uno is to get rid of your cards as quickly as possible. Each player is dealt seven cards and the remaining deck is placed in the middle. One card from the deck is placed face up adjacent to the deck. Players alternate taking turns (starting with the youngest) by placing any cards they have that match the face up card on top of it. Cards must either match the face up card's color or number. If a player cannot discard a card she must draw a card from the deck and her turn is over. "Wild cards" can be played regardless of the face up card and count as any color. A player with one card must announce "Uno!" and must draw two cards if he does not and is caught by another player. Play ends when a player uses all of her cards in her hand. Points are scored for that player depending on the cards remaining in all opponent's hands. Games continue until a set amount of points, such as 500, is reached.