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The term card game refers to any game using playing cards, either traditional or specialized.

Other games using cards include trading card games and combination games with use cards in addition to other playing equipment.

Trick-taking games:

Matching games: (also referred to as the Rummy family)

Gambling games:

Solitaire or Patience games:

(see a guide to Solitaire/Terminology)

Shedding games: (also referred to as the Stops family)

  • Uno
  • Macau
  • Mao
  • Crazy Eights
  • Fan Tan
  • Michigan Rummy
  • President (Asshole; The Great Dalmuti)
  • Old Maid
  • Shichi Narabe
  • Bullshit (aka Cheat / I Doubt It)

Accumulating games:

Special decks:

See also: Board game

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