Almost anyone who’s ever played Canadian Salad will tell you it’s one of the most entertaining card games of all time. A compendium game with anti-trick catching rules and variable penalty points, there are quite a few ways to play it these days. Canadian Salad history isn’t too well known, but one thing is for … Read more
Canadian Salad is one of those games that really draws players in. It’s so popular that it’s played in many regions all over the world; often with its own region-specific title (i.e. Wisconsin Scramble). Like so many games do, variant rules have spread to make the game more challenging, more entertaining, more accommodating, etc. Note … Read more
Canadian Salad is an amalgamation of anti-trick-catching games all rolled into one, and played over six rounds. In each round, players have a new set of tasks, or rather, tricks/cards to avoid catching. This game is quite popular in Canada (if the name didn’t give it away). It’s also played in other regions of the … Read more
King Pedro is a popular Canadian card game that’s derived from an American game known simply as Pedro; the word Pedro meaning Five. By its original rules, the 5 of trump is worth the most scoring points (five). In most Americanized variants, the trump 5 is the Right Pedro, and the 5 of the same … Read more
In our first dissemination of this popular card game, we discussed the standard rules of King Pedro, as it’s most commonly played in Canada. We followed that up with Ukrainian-Canadian King Pedro rules, as members of those communities often play it with a varied dealing, points and scoring system. This time, we’ll be detailing other … Read more
Previously, we published the rules of Canadian King Pedro. As promised, we’re also dedicating an entire page to the game as it’s played within Ukrainian-Canadian communities. The rules are quite different, as you’ll see. Some players prefer this version, as it’s a bit more challenging. Instead of utilizing a kitty, taken by the winning bidder, … Read more
King Pedro (“pee-drō”) is a rather unique card game played in many countries all over the world—and known by about as many names. Here in Canada, we know it as “King Pedro”, although it can be played by two common sets of rules. There’s the standard Canadian King Pedro game, and the Ukrainian-Canadian version. Today, … Read more
Hola is a card game popularized by Ukrainian-Canadian communities, often played in many parts of Western Canada. Its history is rather unique, mostly because there’s only so much information we know about its origins. Hola is certainly not your typical card game. Like many other trick-catching games, it requires players to skillfully capture tricks to … Read more
There’s more than one way to play the popular Canadian card game of Hola. In fact, there are several commonly applied variations to the rules. You can switch up everything from the number of players, to the amount of wild cards, to the way points are scored and, in some cases, taken away. Common Hola … Read more
Hola! No, I’m not reverting to the Spanish language. “Hola” is the name of a popular Ukranian-Canadian card game played throughout western Canada. Its name comes from either Slavic or Ukrainian descent, meaning “nakedness” (Slavic), or “naked” (Ukrainian). Designed for 2 players (or 4, with partners), Hola rules call for a standard deck of 52 … Read more