Thirteen Cabins
Posted by SoulFire77 on Sun, 28 Jun 2026
Does anyone here like card games?
I have created an original card game called Thirteen Cabins. It is played with a standard deck of cards. It's theme is based on the "killer at summer camp" trope most commonly identified with the "Friday the 13th" movie series, but has existed since, at least, The Hardy Boys novels.
Theme aside, Thirteen Cabins is one of the most unique card games that can be played without using a special deck (i.e. Magic the Gathering, Pokemon, etc). It uses a standard deck. It utilizes all 52 cards AND both jokers. It requires luck, skill, and memory across two rounds of play per game. According to all of my extensive research, Thirteen Cabins is the ONLY two player card game known to exist that can be played by one player (solitaire-style) without changing the rules OR the layout of the game.
My daughter, who helped me develop the game, has been assisting me with creating an app that will allow others to learn and play Thirteen Cabins. It is a (not-so-simple) HTML code that plays directly in your browser. Eventually, I hope it will be available on my website for download (free).
I would like to recruit a few "beta testers" for the game when we have it ready. Even if you dislike the app - it should, at the very least, teach you a unique card game that you can play with any old deck of cards.
If you are interested, please comment below or email me at: soulfire77@protonmail.com
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