About Card Games

What are Card Games?

Card games are any games that are played with a standard 52 card deck, multiple decks, or a subset of this deck. They include the four standard suits (Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, Spades) and include Aces, 2-10, Jacks, Queens, and Kings. Varying card games give each number and suit different ranks.

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Playing card games date back centuries, and there are likely thousands of games and variation of games out there. Games range by number of players 1+ where you can play as teams or individuals. Card games can also vastly range in difficulty, as they can be extremely simple or complex.

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Types of Card Games

Card Games generally fit within one of these categories of games:

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• Trick-taking Games

• Shedding Games

• Building Games

• Solitaire Games

• Casino Games

• Party/Camp Games