6 Player Card Games to Play Online
A six-seat table is a party, and these 10 games all seat six: Crazy Eights and Rainbow Rush for fast shedding, Cheat for bluffing, Bhabhi for penalty cards, Durak for attack and defence, President for climbing the ranks, Oh Hell for exact bids, and a six-handed game of Texas Hold'em.
The hardest part of a big card night is getting enough people in the same place, so any seat nobody takes is filled by a bot at easy, medium or hard. Share a room code with whoever is around and the game can start straight away.
Where to start
- Easiest to teach a mixed crowd: Crazy Eights, Go Fish or Old Maid.
- Bluffing across a long table: Cheat.
- Exact bidding with a full table: Oh Hell.
All 10 6 player card games
Bhabhi
Get away by shedding cards; don't get stuck holding the last hand!
3–6 playersPlayCheat
Play cards face-down and claim the rank. Bluff - or call out a liar!
3–6 playersPlayCrazy Eights
Match suit or rank, eights are wild. First to empty their hand wins.
2–6 playersPlayDurak
Attack, defend and pile on. The last player left holding cards is the fool.
2–6 playersPlayGo Fish
Ask for ranks, fish from the pond and collect the most books of four.
2–6 playersPlayOh Hell!
Bid exactly how many tricks you will take; hands grow then shrink.
3–6 playersPlayOld Maid
Draw blind from your neighbour, pair up and don't get stuck with the odd queen.
2–6 playersPlayPresident
Climb the ladder: beat the last play with the same number of higher cards. 2s are highest.
4–6 playersPlayRainbow Rush
Match colour or symbol, play action cards and wilds. First to empty their hand wins.
2–8 playersPlayTexas Hold'em
No-limit poker: two hole cards, five community cards, best five-card hand wins the pot.
2–6 playersPlay
Compare the games
| Game | Players | Type | Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhabhi | 3–6 | Table game | — |
| Cheat | 3–6 | Table game | — |
| Crazy Eights | 2–6 | Table game | Drawing: Draw until playable or Draw one card |
| Durak | 2–6 | Table game | — |
| Go Fish | 2–6 | Table game | — |
| Oh Hell! | 3–6 | Table game | Max cards: 7 or 5 or 10 or 13 |
| Old Maid | 2–6 | Table game | — |
| President | 4–6 | Table game | — |
| Rainbow Rush | 2–8 | Table game | Stack draw cards: Off or On |
| Texas Hold'em | 2–6 | Table game | Hands: 10 hands or 20 hands or 50 hands |