A card game is any game using playing cards, either traditional or specialized. A participant in such a game is a card player.
Other games using cards include trading card games and combination games which use cards in addition to other playing equipment.
Trick-taking games
Matching games
These are also referred to as the Rummy family.
Gambling games
Solitaire or Patience games
(see a guide to solitaire terminology)
Shedding games
These are also referred to as the Stops family.Accumulating games
Games with special decks
Cooperative games
Inductive games
Multi-genre games
Trading card games
See also: Board game
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