This is the central hub for our playing card guides at ClassicDecks. Use this page to explore collector’s guides by brand, compare major deck types, and find practical help for choosing the right deck.
Start Here: Core Playing Card Guides
- Best Playing Card Brands: Complete Comparison Guide
- Best Playing Cards for Game Night
- Playing Card Finishes & Stocks: Complete Guide
- Plastic vs Paper Playing Cards
- Bridge Size vs Poker Size Playing Cards
- Jumbo Index vs Standard Index Playing Cards
How to Play Card Games
- How to Play Pinochle – Learn four-player partnership Pinochle, including the deck, bidding, melds, trump, trick-taking, and scoring.
- How to Play Euchre – Learn four-player partnership Euchre, including the 24-card deck, Right and Left Bowers, choosing trump, going alone, trick-taking, and scoring.
- How to Play Canasta – Learn four-player Classic Canasta, including the 108-card deck, melds, wild cards, the discard pile, canastas, going out, and scoring.
- How to Play Bridge – Learn Contract Bridge, including the deal, auction, contract, declarer and dummy, trump and notrump play, tricks, and scoring.
- How to Play Spades – Learn four-player partnership Spades, including bidding, Nil, breaking spades, following suit, overtricks, and scoring.
- How to Play Hearts – Learn four-player Hearts, including passing, the 2 of Clubs opening lead, breaking hearts, the Queen of Spades, and shooting the moon.
- How to Play Rummy – Learn the deal, sets and runs, drawing, discarding, going out, and scoring.
Brand Collector’s Guides
- Aristocrat Collector’s Guide
- Arrco Collector’s Guide
- Bee Collector’s Guide
- Bicycle Collector’s Guide
- Congress Collector’s Guide
- Copag Collector’s Guide
- Gemaco Collector’s Guide
- Grimaud Collector’s Guide
- Hoyle Collector’s Guide
- KEM Collector’s Guide
- Maverick Collector’s Guide
- Modiano Collector’s Guide
- Piatnik Collector’s Guide
- Squeezers Collector’s Guide
- Tally-Ho Collector’s Guide
Comparison & Decision Guides
Best Decks & Buying Guides
Shop by Type While You Read
- Plastic Playing Cards
- Poker Night Playing Cards
- Bridge Playing Cards
- Canasta Playing Cards
- Hearts Playing Cards
- Spades Playing Cards
- Pinochle & Euchre Playing Cards
- Four Color Playing Cards
Not Sure Where to Start?
If you are choosing cards for poker, start with Best Playing Cards for Poker. If you are deciding between materials, start with Plastic vs Paper Playing Cards. If you want the best-known premium plastic comparison, start with KEM vs Copag vs Modiano. If you want a historical starting point, pick the brand guide that matches the brand you care about most.