A trick-taking game with some ideas coming from bridge. 500 is a social game and is easy to learn. 

Day/Location:  Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at Valley Community Center. A second group meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at various members' homes.

Day/Location:  One group meets the 4th Monday of the month in members' homes.  A 4-week session of Bridge lessons is offered for anyone interested in learning Bridge or wants a refresher course, and new group(s) will be formed for regular play on 2nd or 3rd Mondays of the month.

Bunco

An addictive dice game played with 8 or 12 players divided into groups of 4. Players roll 3 dice in a series of 6 rounds trying to score more points in a round than the opposing team.

Day/Location:  Meets the 4th Tuesday of the month at Valley Community Center. Lunch is optional at 11:30 AM at Fire Creek, WDM.

Canasta

A popular game that uses wild cards, making the game high-scoring and unpredictable. Many of us played this game in our youth.

Day/Location:  Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday at Valley West Food Court.

Dominoes

A game played with rectangular tiles. Addictive game which is easy to learn. 

Day/Location:  Meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at the Valley Community Center.

Hand + Foot

A popular variation from the Rummy type game of Canasta. Easy to learn game. It has been described as an easier form of Canasta, especially for beginners.

Day/Location:  Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month at Valley Community Center. Another opportunity to play is on 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Fridays of the month at Valley West Food Court.  Bring two decks of cards.

Mahjong

A classic Chinese tile game played by four players at a time. The object of the game is to collect a predetermined combination of tiles. Mahjong is a game of skill and luck, but overall, this group is just a fun way to start off the week!  Players learn as they play, with a very supportive group of fellow players. There is an American Mahjong group that meets twice per week.

Day/Location:  American Mahjong meets every Monday and Thursday at the Valley Community Center.

Pinochle

A card game where different combinations of cards (or melds) are made as well as winning cards during the round to earn points. Fun to play and has a lot of strategy.  Takes only a few minutes to learn.

Day/Location:  TBD

Rummikub

A group of rummy games played with tiles as opposed to cards. This tile game is a cross between cards and dominos. Easy to learn and easy to play.

Day/Location:  Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at Valley West Food Court, WDM.