#01
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
Chant the five words as cards flip, and slap the pile when the card matches the word.
Letter guide · T
T includes Texas Hold’em, Thirty-One, and the Chinese partnership game Tractor, along with a group of modern games whose titles start with “The”—The Crew, The Mind, The Game, and The Resistance.
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#01
Chant the five words as cards flip, and slap the pile when the card matches the word.
#02
The most popular poker variant: two private cards, five shared ones, and four betting rounds.
#03
Everyone knows the secret word except the chameleon, who must blend in while players give one-word clues.
#04
A cooperative trick-taking campaign where specific players must win specific cards, with very limited communication.
#05
A two-player trick game where winning too many tricks loses points, and odd-numbered cards bend the rules.
#06
Cooperatively play cards 2–99 onto rising and falling piles, hinting without naming numbers.
#07
A climbing game with a social ladder of seats; lower ranks pay tribute cards to the top every round.
#08
A cooperative living card game where heroes quest through Middle-earth scenarios, playable fully solo.
#09
Cooperate to play numbered cards in ascending order without discussing your hands.
#10
Resistance members go on missions while hidden spies try to sabotage them; discussion and voting decide who goes.
#11
The Arthurian version of The Resistance: Merlin knows the traitors but must avoid being found by the assassin.
#12
Draw and discard to collect a hand worth as close to 31 in one suit as possible, then knock.
Also called Scat or Blitz.
Open rules reference#13
Collect sets of cards, and when certain cards appear, throw squishy burritos at other players.
#14
Partners shed poker-like combinations in a climbing game with bids and special cards.
#15
Guess the same names over three rounds: first with any words, then with one word, then by miming.
#16
A Chinese partnership point-trick game with changing trump ranks and tractors of consecutive pairs.
Also called Sheng Ji. Uses two decks.
Open rules reference#17
An Italian trick game where the three is the highest card and you must follow suit with points in mind.
Uses a 40-card pack.
Open rules reference#18
A South American bluffing trick game where players can raise the stakes mid-hand with a shouted challenge.
Uses a 40-card Spanish pack; regional rules vary.
Open rules referenceTaco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza · The Chameleon · The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine · The Game
Texas Hold'em · Thirty-One · Tractor · Tressette
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza · Texas Hold'em · The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine · The Fox in the Forest
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza · Texas Hold'em · The Chameleon · The Great Dalmuti
Editorial notes
We index by the published title. The Crew, The Mind, and The Resistance are sold with “The” as part of their names, so they appear here rather than under C, M, or R.
Only when cards carry the central play. A board game that merely uses event cards is not automatically treated as a card game.
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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Big-group, hidden-role, and fast slap games that work for six or more people.
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Classic solitaire with a standard deck, plus modern solo card games and co-op campaigns.
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Simple card games you can learn in about five minutes, sorted by deck and group size.
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Card games kids, parents, and grandparents can all play together—from Go Fish to Sushi Go!.
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Traditional games played with ordinary cards—trick-taking, rummy, fishing, shedding, and solitaire.
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Games built for exactly three—Skat, Dou Dizhu, Ninety-Nine—plus easy and strategic picks that shine at three.
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