Rules and tips
How to play
Clear rules for every game in our apps: classic card games, backgammon, draughts and puzzles. Each page follows the rules exactly as they are played in the game.
Cardiva
Card games
Six classic card games, all in Cardiva. Play them against smart bots, even offline, or with friends in a private room.
- Pişti Capture the pile by matching the top card. A Jack always takes.
- Batak Bid your tricks, name trump and make your contract.
- Pis Yedili Empty your hand first, and watch out for the sevens.
- Hearts Avoid hearts and the Queen of spades, or take them all.
- Crazy Eights Match suit or rank. Eights are wild.
- Solitaire Klondike: build every suit from Ace to King.
Tavla & Dama
Backgammon and draughts
Three backgammon games and eight kinds of draughts, all in Tavla & Dama. Play against bots, a friend on the same device, or a friend online.
- Tavla Classic backgammon, with Turkish or international rules.
- Tapa No hitting: pin your opponent's checkers instead.
- Gul Bara No hitting, one checker blocks, and doubles chain up to 6-6.
- Dama Turkish draughts: forward and sideways, on every square.
- Checkers English checkers on the dark squares. Black starts.
- International Draughts 10×10 board, flying kings, take the most.
- Russian Draughts Flying kings, and crowning in the middle of a capture.
- Brazilian Draughts International rules on an 8×8 board.
- Italian Draughts Men cannot take kings, and captures follow a strict order.
- Spanish Draughts Flying kings, forward-only men, take the most.
- Pool Checkers Flying kings and backward captures. Black starts.
Arroway
Puzzle
A directional puzzle game with 250 levels.