I'm looking to create a card game using HTML5 Canvas and JavaScript, and I want to know what Canvas tools could make my life easier.

I've found CreateJS and taken some notes on it:

• Suite of libraries/tools for simplifying complex interactions with HTML5/CSS/JS
  • EaselJS - Abstraction layer on top of HTML5 Canvas
  • SoundJS - Abstraction layer for HTML5 Audio
  • TweenJS - Library for animating HTML5 and CSS properties (cool easing demo)
  • PreloadJS - Library for preloading assets (JS, images, sounds, data, etc.)
• Documentation seems thorough
• Lots of demos; no Getting Started Guide/Tutorial to be found
• Free and open-source (sponsored by Adobe and Microsoft)

What other tools/engines would be useful for making card games for the browser?

Bonus points for tools/frameworks that would help me outside of HTML5 Canvas. I'm using Node.js on the backend, and planning on using Socket.IO/Express/MongoDB, since that's what I know.

Note: I've collected some notes on game engines/tools (including the CreateJS notes above) in this Google Doc. Feel free to add your points to this doc.

Maybe you want to check this list, but seems like you are missing a couple of sprite based canvas libraries:

• GameJS
• Doodle-js

Also I can recommend jaws, because I have used in an online casino game (bingo) with good results. They described as:

Easy and robust game state system to switch between menus, play, high score lists and settings