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Abandon All Artichokes
A small “deck-wrecking” game: start with a hand full of artichokes and use vegetables to clear them out.
deck-buildingfamily
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Card games that start with A
A covers a wide spread: quick patience games such as Accordion and Aces Up, the English trick classic All Fours, modern duels like Air, Land & Sea, and big cooperative card games such as Arkham Horror and Aeon’s End.
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Accordion
A one-player patience: deal cards in a line and collapse matching neighbors until, ideally, one pile remains.
solitairepatience
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Aces Up
Deal four piles, discard lower cards of a suit, and try to finish with only the four aces on the table.
solitairepatience
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game database#04
Aeon's End
A cooperative deck-builder where you never shuffle, so the order of your discards becomes part of the plan against a boss.
cooperativedeck-building
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rules reference#05
Agram
A Nigerian trick game for a short 35-card pack where only the last trick decides the hand.
trick-takinglast trick
Uses a reduced pack; regional rules vary.
Open rules referenceA
game database#06
Air, Land & Sea
Two players fight over three theaters with a tiny deck, deciding when to press and when to withdraw for fewer losses.
duelarea control
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rules reference#07
All Fours
The old English ancestor of Pitch: score for high, low, jack, and game while following trump-led tricks.
trick-takingclassic
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publisher#08
Altered
A collectible game where heroes and their followers race along two paths, with unique cards that can be altered in the app.
dueldeck construction
The official site is now an archive; check availability before buying.
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game database#09
Android: Netrunner
An asymmetric duel of a hacker against a megacorporation, with bluffing over face-down servers and hidden agendas.
asymmetricbluffing
Official production ended; the community group NISEI continues the game.
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game database#10
Anomia
Flip cards until two symbols match, then race to name an example of your opponent’s category before they name yours.
partyreal-time
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game database#11
Apples to Apples
Match a noun card to the judge’s adjective and make the best case for your choice.
partyjudging
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publisher#12
Arboretum
Build colorful tree paths while keeping the right cards in hand to earn scoring rights.
set collectionhand management
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game database#13
Archaeology: The Card Game
Dig for treasure, trade at the market, and decide when to risk exploring the pyramid before sandstorms hit.
set collectionpush-your-luck
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game database#14
Arctic Scavengers
A post-apocalyptic deck-builder where you skirmish each round for the best salvage and the largest tribe.
deck-buildingtake-that
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publisher#15
Arkham Horror: The Card Game
A cooperative, story-driven living card game where investigators build decks and play through linked horror scenarios.
cooperativecampaign
Four players need extra core content.
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game database#16
Ascension: Deckbuilding Game
Buy heroes and constructs from a constantly changing center row, or spend power to defeat monsters for honor.
deck-buildingfantasy
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20 minutes or less
Abandon All Artichokes · Accordion · Aces Up · Agram
Use a standard deck
Accordion · Aces Up · Agram · All Fours
Good with exactly two
Abandon All Artichokes · Aeon's End · Agram · Air, Land & Sea
Bigger groups (6+)
Agram · Anomia · Apples to Apples
Editorial notes
What the A list includes—and what it doesn’t.
Are board games with cards included?
Only when cards carry the central play. A board game that merely uses event cards is not automatically treated as a card game.
Is the list complete?
It is deliberately curated, not a claim to every historical or regional title. We add games when the basic facts and a useful source can be checked.
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Card games for parties
Big-group, hidden-role, and fast slap games that work for six or more people.
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Card games for one player
Classic solitaire with a standard deck, plus modern solo card games and co-op campaigns.
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Easy card games
Simple card games you can learn in about five minutes, sorted by deck and group size.
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