Free Online Trick-Taking Card Games
Trick-taking games represent one of the deepest traditions in card and tabletop play, requiring players to read opponents, track remaining trumps, follow suit, and calculate risk on every ply. APE9 brings together 9 celebrated trick-taking titles, spanning transatlantic partnership standards like Spades, Euchre, Whist, and Bid Whist, alongside international masteries like Hearts, Oh Hell, and the South Asian trump staple Callbreak.
Whether you are aiming to dodge penalty points in Hearts, hit an exact auction contract in Bid Whist, or coordinate tactical cross-ruffs with your partner in Spades, every table supports customized bot difficulty (Easy, Medium, Hard) and low-latency multiplayer rooms with instant invite links.
Where to start
- Classic trick-taking with clean, straightforward rules: Whist and Hearts are the ideal starting point.
- Auction bidding and contract precision: Master your calls in Spades, Callbreak, Oh Hell, or Bid Whist.
- Fast-paced team strategy with a stripped deck: Euchre delivers intense five-trick hands using only 24 cards.
All 9 trick-taking card games
Bid Whist
Partnership whist with bidding, a kitty, uptown/downtown and no-trump.
4 playersPlayCallbreak
Classic South Asian trick-taking: call your tricks, spades are trump, must follow and beat.
4 playersPlayEuchre
Partnership trick-taking with a 24-card deck, bowers and a turned-up trump.
4 playersPlayHazari
Partition 13 cards into 3-3-3-4 sets; win comparison tricks to reach 1,000 points!
4 playersPlayHearts
Avoid hearts and the Queen of Spades; low score wins.
4 playersPlayOh Hell!
Bid exactly how many tricks you will take; hands grow then shrink.
3–6 playersPlaySpades
Partnership trick-taking: bid your tricks, spades are trump.
4 playersPlayTwenty-Nine
Classic South Asian 32-card trick game with concealed trumps, high-value Jacks and Nines, and 29 total points.
4 playersPlayWhist
Classic partnership trick-taking; the last card dealt names trump.
4 playersPlay
Compare the games
| Game | Players | Type | Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Whist | 4 | Table game | Play to: 7 or 5 or 11 |
| Callbreak | 4 | Table game | Rounds: 5 or 1 or 3 |
| Euchre | 4 | Table game | Play to: 10 or 5 or 7; Going alone: Allowed or Off |
| Hazari | 4 | Table game | Target Score: 1000 or 500 or 360 |
| Hearts | 4 | Table game | Play to: 100 or 50 |
| Oh Hell! | 3–6 | Table game | Max cards: 7 or 5 or 10 or 13 |
| Spades | 4 | Table game | Play to: 250 or 500 |
| Twenty-Nine | 4 | Table game | Target Points: 6 or 4 or 10 |
| Whist | 4 | Table game | Play to: 5 or 7 or 3 |