card-games

Shuffled deck pastimes

Card games are games played with a deck of cards, ranging from simple children's games to complex strategy games like poker and bridge.

The compound typically appears as an adjective or category label: card-game rules, the card-game section of the store.

The activity itself is usually just card games or playing cards.

classic

poker

Hearth implement for coals

solitaire · hearts · spades · canasta · gin · euchre · pinochle · whist · cribbage · baccarat

mechanics

shuffle

Randomize by mixing

  • dealAgreement or distribution
  • drawCreate with pencil
  • discardDeliberately throw out

trick · trump · bid · meld · hand · cut · pass · joker · suit · rank

gambling

betting

Staking money on outcomes

  • stakesPosts or wagers
  • potVessel for cooking
  • antePre-deal poker payment

chips · bluff · fold · raise · call · dealer · casino · wager · odds · jackpot

social

gathering

Collection of people meeting

table talk · house rules · family night · icebreaker · rounds · rotation · clockwise · score pad · host · guests

cultural

skat

German three-player trick-taking

seep

strategy

probability

Quantified chance of occurrence

risk · reading opponents · position · tempo · timing · optimal play · metagame · signaling · finesse · endgame

Opposites
game equipment type

card-gamesboard games

Structured tabletop play

dice games · tile games · video games · sports · outdoor games

physical vs. digital play

card-gamesvideo games

Interactive electronic entertainment

computer games · mobile games · console games · arcade games · online gaming

sedentary vs. physical activity

card-gamessports

Competitive physical activities

athletics · outdoor games · active play · team sports · playground games

Family

card, cards, carded, carding, game, games, gaming, gamed, gamer

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G