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Rules source library
These are the publisher, governing-body, and established reference pages used to check our reviewed guides. The box or digital instructions for your exact edition always take priority.
Board Games
Backgammon
Agree on use of the doubling cube and match scoring before play.
Backgammon rules and basics ↗Board Games
Battleship
Search by the title and match the box or edition shown in your set.
Hasbro Consumer Care instructions ↗Board Games
Carcassonne
Use the rulebook for the base game and only the expansions in play.
Official Carcassonne product page ↗Board Games
Catan
Choose the base game or the exact expansion being played.
Official CATAN game rules ↗Board Games
Checkers
Checkers variants differ by country, particularly captures and king movement.
WCDF rules and information ↗Board Games
Chess
Tournament rules are more detailed than most casual play requires.
FIDE Laws of Chess ↗Board Games
Clue
Search by the title and match the box or edition shown in your set.
Hasbro Consumer Care instructions ↗Board Games
Connect Four
Search by the title and match the box or edition shown in your set.
Hasbro Consumer Care instructions ↗Card Games
Go Fish
This source uses books of four and adjusts the opening hand by player count.
Bicycle Cards Go Fish rules ↗Checked September 20, 2026
Card Games
Hearts
This source covers the familiar penalty-point game, including the queen of spades and shooting the moon.
Bicycle Cards Hearts rules ↗Checked September 20, 2026
Party Games
Jenga
Search by the title and match the box or edition shown in your set.
Hasbro Consumer Care instructions ↗Video Games
Minecraft
Menus and features can differ between Java and Bedrock editions.
Official Minecraft beginner guide ↗Board Games
Monopoly
Search by the title and match the box or edition shown in your set.
Hasbro Consumer Care instructions ↗Card Games
Rummy
Rummy has many variants; this source matches the draw-one, discard-one version covered here.
Bicycle Cards Rummy rules ↗Checked September 20, 2026
Board Games
Scrabble
Search by the title and match the box or edition shown in your set.
Hasbro Consumer Care instructions ↗Card Games
Spades
Scoring customs vary, so confirm nil bids, overtricks, and the winning target before dealing.
Bicycle Cards Spades rules ↗Checked September 20, 2026
Board Games
Ticket to Ride
Confirm the map and edition because routes and special rules vary.
Official Ticket to Ride game page ↗Card Games
Uno
Use the product number on your Uno box to confirm the matching edition.
Mattel instruction-sheet library ↗Board Games
Yahtzee
Search by the title and match the box or edition shown in your set.
Hasbro Consumer Care instructions ↗Games without one universal publisher
Traditional games can have several legitimate rule sets. Our Mancala guide therefore names the exact variant it teaches—Kalah—instead of presenting every mancala-family game as identical. The guide for your physical set remains the authority for its starting count and capture rules.