Spite & Malice is the classic two-player race card game. Build shared piles up from Ace to Queen, play off your goal pile one card at a time, and be the first to empty all twenty — while keeping an eye on what your rival needs and making sure they never get it.
Play online with a friend
Host a game, send the code or an invite link, and play from your own phones. No accounts needed.
Face the computer
Pick an opponent at Easy, Normal, or Hard.
Pass-and-play
Share one device, with each hand hidden while the other player takes over.
Kings are wild
Play one as any card to keep a pile going — or to block one.
Tap, double-tap, or drag
Lift a card to see every pile it can go on, or double-tap to send it straight to the only one that fits.
Suggest when you're stuck
A tap lifts the best card and lights the pile it belongs on.
House rules
Turn on "Must play Aces and 2s" to keep anyone from sitting on a low card.
The rules, in one page
Read how to play before your first deal, or any time mid-game.
Works offline
Install it as an app and play the computer or pass and play anywhere — no signal needed.
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The classic race card game — empty your goal pile first, against the computer or a friend in person or online.
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