Classic Party Games for Seniors

Dice

Math-Salamanders.com – Free printable math games using dice. The site is intended for children; however, most of the games would work just as well with adults. The games are a fun way to improve math skills and memory. http://www.math-salamanders.com/math-games-using-dice.html

Printable Paper - Free printable score sheets for Uno, dice, card, and domino games. Scroll down the page to find printable score sheets for many games you can play using the contents of this kit. http://www.printablepaper.net/category/score_sheets

The history of dice, dice varients, and dice probability – a concise description of the history of dice and dice gaming. Also a short explanation of the different variations of dice used in gaming. The article briefly discusses the way dice work physically and mathematically. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice

Rules for the most popular dice games –

• Bunko at http://www.worldbunco.com/rules1.html • Farkle at http://www.ehow.com/list_6936606_official-rules-playing-farkel.html • Yahtzee at http://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Family_Game_Night_Book_- _Sorry,_Clue,_Scrabble,_Yahtzee_Rule_Book.pdf See page 13 of the family Game Night Booklet. • List of popular dice games found on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dice_games

Dominoes

Domino Basics - The history of domino games, basic domino rules of play, and domino factoids from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_games

Dominoe-games.com – everything you need to know to play basic and advanced domino games. Includes information on domino game rule variations. http://www.domino-games.com/

Rules for popular domino games

• Block Dominoes at http://www.domino-games.com/domino-rules/block-dominoes-rules.html • Draw Dominoes at http://www.domino-games.com/domino-rules/draw-dominoes-rules.html • Chickenfoot at http://www.domino-games.com/domino-rules/chickenfoot-rules.html

Find a local or international Domino Club at http://www.domino-games.com/domino-clubs.html

Cards

Hoyle Gaming - Find a card game to play based on age or number of players. Each card game description includes rules for the game. http://www.hoylegaming.com/rules/

Pagat.com – Card games and rules (including variations) from around the world. http://www.pagat.com/

Basic card game information – A brief history of card games and list of gaming categories. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_games

International Playing-Card Society – A history of playing-cards. http://www.i-p-c-s.org/history.html

Rules for popular card games

• Solitaire at http://www.solitairecentral.com/rules/ (Look over the section Rules for Popular Solitaire Games) • War at http://www.pagat.com/war/war.html • Gin Rummy at http://www.pagat.com/rummy/ginrummy.html • 21 (Blackjack) at http://www.pagat.com/banking/blackjack.html • Poker at http://www.pagat.com/poker/rules/ • Bridge at The Bridge World magazine http://www.bridgeworld.com/default.asp?d=intro_to_bridge&f=introtobridgemainpa ge.html • Rules for Canasta and Kings Corners are included with the games in this kit.