Letter guide · T

Card games that start with 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.

18 checked entries Named rule sources No copied rule text

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18 T card games, compared

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18 games found
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#01

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza

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Chant the five words as cards flip, and slap the pile when the card matches the word.

2–8 players 10–15 minDedicated deck
slappingparty
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#02

Texas Hold'em

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The most popular poker variant: two private cards, five shared ones, and four betting rounds.

2–10 players 30–120 minStandard deck
pokergambling
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#03

The Chameleon

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Everyone knows the secret word except the chameleon, who must blend in while players give one-word clues.

3–8 players 15 minDedicated deck
partyhidden roles
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#04

The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine

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A cooperative trick-taking campaign where specific players must win specific cards, with very limited communication.

2–5 players 20 minDedicated deck
cooperativetrick-taking
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#05

The Fox in the Forest

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A two-player trick game where winning too many tricks loses points, and odd-numbered cards bend the rules.

2 players 30 minDedicated deck
trick-takingtwo-player
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#06

The Game

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Cooperatively play cards 2–99 onto rising and falling piles, hinting without naming numbers.

1–5 players 20 minDedicated deck
cooperativehand management
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#07

The Great Dalmuti

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A climbing game with a social ladder of seats; lower ranks pay tribute cards to the top every round.

4–8 players 20–30 minDedicated deck
climbingparty
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#08

The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game

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A cooperative living card game where heroes quest through Middle-earth scenarios, playable fully solo.

1–4 players 30–60 minDedicated deck
solocooperativecampaign
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#09

The Mind

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Cooperate to play numbered cards in ascending order without discussing your hands.

2–4 players 20 minSpecialty deck
cooperativetiming
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#10

The Resistance

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Resistance members go on missions while hidden spies try to sabotage them; discussion and voting decide who goes.

5–10 players 30 minDedicated deck
hidden rolesparty
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#11

The Resistance: Avalon

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The Arthurian version of The Resistance: Merlin knows the traitors but must avoid being found by the assassin.

5–10 players 30 minDedicated deck
hidden rolesparty
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#12

Thirty-One

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Draw and discard to collect a hand worth as close to 31 in one suit as possible, then knock.

2–9 players 15–20 minStandard deck
draw-and-discardgambling

Also called Scat or Blitz.

Open rules reference
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#13

Throw Throw Burrito

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Collect sets of cards, and when certain cards appear, throw squishy burritos at other players.

2–6 players 15 minDedicated deck
partyreal-time
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#14

Tichu

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Partners shed poker-like combinations in a climbing game with bids and special cards.

4 players 45–90 minSpecialty deck
climbingpartnership
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#15

Time's Up!

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Guess the same names over three rounds: first with any words, then with one word, then by miming.

4–18 players 30–60 minDedicated deck
partyteam
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#16

Tractor

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A Chinese partnership point-trick game with changing trump ranks and tractors of consecutive pairs.

4 players 45–90 minStandard deck
trick-takingpartnership

Also called Sheng Ji. Uses two decks.

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#17

Tressette

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An Italian trick game where the three is the highest card and you must follow suit with points in mind.

2–4 players 20–30 minStandard deck
trick-takingpoints

Uses a 40-card pack.

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#18

Truco

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A South American bluffing trick game where players can raise the stakes mid-hand with a shouted challenge.

2–6 players 20–40 minStandard deck
bluffingtrick-taking

Uses a 40-card Spanish pack; regional rules vary.

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Quick picks by situation

20 minutes or less

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza · The Chameleon · The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine · The Game

Use a standard deck

Texas Hold'em · Thirty-One · Tractor · Tressette

Good with exactly two

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza · Texas Hold'em · The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine · The Fox in the Forest

Bigger groups (6+)

Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza · Texas Hold'em · The Chameleon · The Great Dalmuti

Editorial notes

What the T list includes—and what it doesn’t.

Why are “The …” games under T?

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.

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.