2 Player Card Games to Play Online
Head-to-head duels are where card game strategy shines. These 15 two-player games range from the tactical knocking of Gin Rummy and board-pegging of Cribbage to the lightning reflexes of Speed and War.
Create an instant private room to challenge a friend anywhere in the world, or jump straight into a game with responsive bots across easy, medium, and hard skill levels.
Where to start
- Deep tactical thinking: Gin Rummy or Cribbage.
- Instant fun with zero setup: War or Snap.
- Real-time card-shedding race: Speed.
All 15 2 player card games
Blackjack
Beat the dealer to 21 with chips on the line. Up to five seats.
1–5 playersPlayCanasta
Classic Canasta: meld sets with wild cards, build canastas and go out. Four players in partnerships, or two.
2–4 playersPlayCrazy Eights
Match suit or rank, eights are wild. First to empty their hand wins.
2–6 playersPlayCribbage
Peg your way around the board to 121: play to 15 and 31, then count hands and crib.
2–3 playersPlayDurak
Attack, defend and pile on. The last player left holding cards is the fool.
2–6 playersPlayGin Rummy
Two-player rummy: draw, discard, and knock when your unmatched cards total 10 or less.
2 playersPlayGo Fish
Ask for ranks, fish from the pond and collect the most books of four.
2–6 playersPlayMemory
Flip two cards per turn, remember where they are and collect the most matching pairs.
2–4 playersPlayOld Maid
Draw blind from your neighbour, pair up and don't get stuck with the odd queen.
2–6 playersPlayRainbow Rush
Match colour or symbol, play action cards and wilds. First to empty their hand wins.
2–8 playersPlayRummy 500
Meld sets and runs, take deep into the discard pile, and race to 500 points.
2–4 playersPlaySnap
Play cards in turn and shout Snap when two in a row match.
2–4 playersPlaySpeed
A real-time race: play cards one rank up or down onto the centre piles and empty your hand first.
2 playersPlayTexas Hold'em
No-limit poker: two hole cards, five community cards, best five-card hand wins the pot.
2–6 playersPlayWar
Flip cards; the higher card takes both. Ties start a war!
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Compare the games
| Game | Players | Type | Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackjack | 1–5 | Table game | Rounds: 10 rounds or 20 rounds or 50 rounds |
| Canasta | 2–4 | Table game | Play to: 5000 or 3000 or 1500 |
| Crazy Eights | 2–6 | Table game | Drawing: Draw until playable or Draw one card |
| Cribbage | 2–3 | Table game | — |
| Durak | 2–6 | Table game | — |
| Gin Rummy | 2 | Table game | Play to: 100 points or Single hand; Big Gin: Off or On |
| Go Fish | 2–6 | Table game | — |
| Memory | 2–4 | Table game | Cards: 24 cards or 36 cards or 52 cards |
| Old Maid | 2–6 | Table game | — |
| Rainbow Rush | 2–8 | Table game | Stack draw cards: Off or On |
| Rummy 500 | 2–4 | Table game | — |
| Snap | 2–4 | Table game | — |
| Speed | 2 | Table game | — |
| Texas Hold'em | 2–6 | Table game | Hands: 10 hands or 20 hands or 50 hands |
| War | 2 | Table game | — |