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This page lists some sources for computer versions of multi-player card games, in which one human player plays against one or more computer opponents. Further programs for specific card games will be found on the pages for those games. Solitaire computer programs are not listed here but on the Solitaire page.

• Randy Rasa's House of Cards is a good source of information for card games software in general.
• Thanos Card Games has freeware programs for a wide range of unusual card games.
• Hoyle® Card Games for Windows XP or Mac OS X includes a selection of card game programs: Skat, French Tarot, Pitch, Euchre, Pinochle, Hearts, Spades, Bridge, Spite and Malice, 500 Rum, Gin Rummy, Cribbage, Canasta, Crazy Eights, Pelmanism (Memory Match), Old Maid, Go Fish, War, Poker, Tuxedo (a version of Casino with 40 cards) and Space Race (similar to Mille Bornes), plus a collection of 50 Solitaire games.
• With DreamQuest Software's Championship Card Games series you can play against computer opponents. Available for PC-Windows, Palm, Pocket PC and cell phones (Spades, Hearts, Cribbage, Euchre, 500, Gin Rummy).
• MeggieSoft Games has a range of shareware two-player card games which may be played against a computer opponent, or an online opponent. The games include: Rummy 500, Gin Rummy, Canasta, Cribbage, Pinochle & Bezique, Euchre & Écarté, German Whist and Piquet.
• Games Galore - shareware games including WhistFun (Bid Whist), Solo Spades, BagEm (Rummy/Canasta), RummyFun, Bezique, EasyWhist (German Whist), Crazy Eights, Agony, comet.
• Special K Software - available at www.specialksoftware.com - has software for Bridge, Euchre, 500 and many games of the Rummy family.
• DKM Software offers CardSharp, which plays Hearts, Spades, Bela / Clobyosh, Oh Hell and Whist. As well as a free web version there is a shareware desktop version for Windows.
• Download.com has a large collection of card game programs for Windows.
• Arthur Crump maintains the Unique Games shareware site and also Blackgames.net, which offer a range of computer card games, many of which are not available elsewhere.
• Randy Rasa's Domino-Games.com site has a comprehensive listing of domino game software.
• GameZone has a range of card game software for sale.
• Alberosa specialises in Italian Rummy games: Ramino, Scala Quaranta and Burraco.
• Computer Games World offers several computer card games for download from its Products page.

Here are some sources of card game software for handheld computers:

• The Handango web site provides a useful directory of card game software (as well as other software) for various hand held computers.
• The Ultimate Card Games package for the Game Boy Advance by Telegames includes Hearts, Spades, Bridge, Euchre, Cribbage, Canasta, Gin Rummy, Go Fish, Crazy Eights, Poker, Blackjack and a selection of Solitaire and Video Poker games.
• Seahorse Software produce Crazy Eights, Euchre and Rummy software for the Palm OS, as well as a range of Solitaire games.

The following sites offer selections of freeware and shareware Windows card games for download:

• CardGames4Free
• Software Feast has a range of card game software packages for download.
• Computer-Games.Us
• Fun Games Plaza
• Free Downloadable Software FDS
• WinPCgames has a small selection of card game software for download.