#card_game__cards__card a game played with playing cards
supertype: game.activity a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"
part: discard shuffle card_cut doubling.raise deal.distribution lead.turn revoke card_call
subtype: all_fours__allfour__high-low-jack card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game
subtype: cinch a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps
subtype: auction_pitch__auctionpitch__pitch an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
subtype: seven-up__sevenup__old_sledge__oldsledge a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game
subtype: baccarat__chemin_de_fer a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cars that total closest to nine
subtype: blackjack__twentyone__vingt-et-un a card game in which the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21
subtype: bridge.card_game any of various card games based on whist for four players
subtype: bridge_whist the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit
subtype: auction_bridge__auctionbridge__auction a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
subtype: contract_bridge__contract a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
subtype: casino__cassino a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand
subtype: royal_casino__royalcasino a form of casino in which face cards have extra point values
subtype: spade_casino__spadecasino a form of casino in which spades have the value of one point
subtype: cribbage__crib a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib
subtype: ecarte a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high
subtype: euchre__five_hundred a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand
subtype: sevens__fantan__parliament a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
subtype: faro a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box
subtype: Go_fish a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards
subtype: three-card_monte__monte__four-card_monte a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of the will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
subtype: Michigan.card_game__michigan__Chicago__Newmarket__boodle__stops__stop a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card
subtype: old_maid__oldmaid a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid')
subtype: pinochle__pinocle__penuchle__bezique a card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
subtype: piquet a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards
subtype: poker_game__pokergame__poker any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
subtype: draw_poker__draw poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
subtype: high-low poker in which the high and low hands split the pot
subtype: penny_ante_poker__penny_ante__pennyante poker played for small stakes
subtype: straight_poker poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards
subtype: strip_poker__strippoker poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing
subtype: stud_poker__stud poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt
subtype: rouge_et_noir__trente-et-quarante a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number
subtype: rummy__rum a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
subtype: gin_rummy__ginrummy__gin__knock_rummy__knockrummy a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
subtype: canasta__basket_rummy__meld a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank
subtype: bolivia a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded
subtype: samba a form of canasta using three decks and six jokers
subtype: patience__solitaire a card game played by one person
subtype: canfield a form of solitaire that involves gambling
subtype: Russian_bank__crapette solitaire with two players using separate packs
subtype: short_whist__whist__longwhist a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
subtype: dummy_whist a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up
subtype: hearts__Black_Maria a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades
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