Miscellaneous
Card Games
15 popular card games from around the world with origin country, player count, complexity level, game type, and description.
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Game↕ | Origin Country↕ | Players↕ | Complexity↕ | Game Type↕ | Description↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poker | United States | 2-10 | High | Gambling / Bluffing | Family of comparing card games where players wager on hand strength; Texas Hold'em is the most popular variant |
| Blackjack | France | 1-7 | Medium | Casino / Comparing | Casino banking game where players try to reach 21 without exceeding it; also known as Twenty-One |
| Bridge | England | 4 | Very High | Trick-taking / Partnership | Complex trick-taking partnership game with bidding; one of the most widely played card games worldwide |
| Rummy | Mexico | 2-6 | Medium | Matching / Melding | Group of matching card games where players form sets and runs; basis for many regional variants |
| Solitaire | France | 1 | Low | Patience / Solo | Single-player card game popularized globally by Microsoft Windows; hundreds of variants exist |
| UNO | United States | 2-10 | Low | Shedding / Party | Color and number matching game created in 1971 by Merle Robbins; sold over 150 million copies |
| Hearts | Spain | 4 | Medium | Trick-avoidance | Trick-avoidance game where players try not to win hearts or the Queen of Spades; included in Windows |
| Spades | United States | 4 | Medium | Trick-taking / Partnership | Partnership trick-taking game where spades are always trump; originated in the 1930s in the Midwest |
| Go Fish | United States | 2-6 | Low | Matching / Children's | Simple matching game where players ask opponents for specific cards to form pairs; popular with children |
| War | France | 2 | Low | Comparing / Children's | Simple card game of pure chance where players compare top cards; no decisions required |
| Crazy Eights | United States | 2-7 | Low | Shedding | Shedding game where eights are wild; inspired UNO and many similar commercial card games |
| Gin Rummy | United States | 2 | Medium | Matching / Melding | Two-player rummy variant created around 1909; became hugely popular in Hollywood in the 1940s |
| Canasta | Uruguay | 4 | Medium | Matching / Melding | Rummy-type game using two decks and wild cards; became a worldwide craze in the 1950s |
| Parcheesi | India | 2-4 | Low | Race / Board-card hybrid | Cross-and-circle board game adapted from the Indian game Pachisi; one of the oldest games in history |
| Teen Patti | India | 3-6 | Medium | Gambling / Comparing | South Asian card game similar to three-card poker; immensely popular during Diwali and family gatherings |
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