Letter guide · P

Card games that start with P

P is packed with traditional games—Poker, Pinochle, President, Pitch, Pyramid, and Piquet—as well as Pokémon, Phase 10, and modern drafting games like Point Salad and Parade.

20 checked entries Named rule sources No copied rule text

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20 P card games, compared

Use the filters to separate quick fillers from longer strategy games, or standard-deck classics from games that need their own cards.

20 games found

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#01

Palace

rules reference

Get rid of your hand and then your face-up and face-down table cards, playing equal or higher—with special twos and tens.

2–6 players 15–30 minStandard deck

sheddingfamily

Also known by a ruder name; house rules vary.

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#02

Palm Island

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A whole game held in one hand: rotate and flip cards to grow a village, no table required.

1–2 players 10–15 minDedicated deck

soloengine-building

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#03

Paperback

game database

A deck-building word game where your cards are letters: spell words to buy better letters and wild cards.

1–5 players 45 minDedicated deck

deck-buildingword

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#04

Parade

game database

Add a card to the parade and take cards that match it or are lower than its value—while avoiding majorities.

2–6 players 30–45 minDedicated deck

set collectionpush-your-luck

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#05

Pedro

rules reference

An All Fours partnership game with bidding, where two fives—the pedros—are among the most valuable cards.

4 players 30–45 minStandard deck

trick-takingpartnership

Close relative of Cinch; pagat covers both on one page.

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#06

Penguin Party

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Build a shared penguin pyramid; each new card needs matching support, and leftover cards cost points.

2–6 players 15 minDedicated deck

familyfiller

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#07

Pepper

rules reference

A Midwestern Euchre relative with bidding on six tricks, popular in Iowa.

4 players 30–45 minStandard deck

trick-takingpartnership

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#08

Phase 10

publisher

Complete a different run-or-set objective in each phase before opponents advance.

2–6 players 45–90 minSpecialty deck

rummyset collection

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#09

Pinochle

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An American melding and trick game with a doubled pack: score meld first, then win counters in tricks.

2–4 players 45–60 minStandard deck

meldingtrick-taking

Needs a 48-card pinochle deck.

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#10

Piquet

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A classic two-player game with declarations for point, sequence, and set before tricks are played.

2 players 30–45 minStandard deck

trick-takingtwo-player

Uses a 32-card pack.

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#11

Pit

game database

Shout and trade sets of commodities simultaneously, cornering the market on wheat, corn, or barley.

3–8 players 15–30 minDedicated deck

tradingreal-time

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#12

Pitch

rules reference

Bid for the right to name trump, then win points for high, low, jack, and game.

2–7 players 20–40 minStandard deck

trick-takingbidding

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#13

Point Salad

game database

Each card is either a vegetable or a scoring rule; draft wisely to build a salad that fits your recipes.

2–6 players 15–30 minDedicated deck

draftingset collection

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#14

Pokémon Trading Card Game

official rules

Power up Pokémon with energy, evolve them, and knock out opposing Pokémon to take prize cards.

2 players 20–30 minCollectible / constructed

dueldeck construction

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#15

Poker

rules reference

Combine betting decisions with ranked card hands across many distinct variants.

2–10 players 30–180 minStandard deck

vyingbetting

Player count and duration depend heavily on the poker variant and stakes format.

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#16

Port Royal

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Flip harbor cards to trade, hire, or complete expeditions—but two ships of the same color end your turn.

2–5 players 20–50 minDedicated deck

push-your-luckengine-building

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#17

President

rules reference

A climbing game with a social ladder: the winner becomes president and the loser trades away their best cards.

4–7 players 15–30 minStandard deck

climbingshedding

Has many names and house rules.

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#18

Punto

game database

Place numbered cards on a grid, covering lower cards, to get four (or five) of your color in a row.

2–4 players 15 minDedicated deck

abstractfamily

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#19

Push

game database

Draw cards into shared columns and decide when to stop before a duplicate or a die roll ruins the haul.

2–6 players 20 minDedicated deck

push-your-luckfamily

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#20

Pyramid

rules reference

Pair cards that add up to 13 to dismantle a pyramid of 28 cards; kings leave on their own.

1 players 5–10 minStandard deck

solitairepatience

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Quick picks by situation

20 minutes or less

Palm Island · Penguin Party · Punto · Push

Use a standard deck

Palace · Pedro · Pepper · Pinochle

Good with exactly two

Palace · Palm Island · Paperback · Parade

Bigger groups (6+)

Palace · Parade · Penguin Party · Phase 10

Editorial notes

What the P 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.

Lists by situation

Card games by situation

58 games

Card games for parties

Big-group, hidden-role, and fast slap games that work for six or more people.

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35 games

Card games for one player

Classic solitaire with a standard deck, plus modern solo card games and co-op campaigns.

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112 games

Easy card games

Simple card games you can learn in about five minutes, sorted by deck and group size.

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112 games

Family card games

Card games kids, parents, and grandparents can all play together—from Go Fish to Sushi Go!.

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128 games

Classic card games

Traditional games played with ordinary cards—trick-taking, rummy, fishing, shedding, and solitaire.

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216 games

Card games for 3 players

Games built for exactly three—Skat, Dou Dizhu, Ninety-Nine—plus easy and strategic picks that shine at three.

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