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card game

card game

43 1.1
A game played with playing cards, for example poker, that often needs skill or luck
  • noun
  • /kɑrd ɡeɪm/
translation icon : juego de cartas
  • We've had some great card game parties at Jenny.
  • play card games
  • board games, card games

That's, that's, you know, that's a card game, right?

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Examples

  • But favorite card game is Go Fish.

  • We played a card game with my brother.

  • If you guys are into card games, think you should really try this game.

  • How was your card game?

  • Do you like card games?

  • We'll play card games, have some fun!

  • I played card games with my Nan growing up because she loved card games and she taught me and Joe so many.

  • Old Maid is the only card game I don't like.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • A simple card game might show what progress he's made in mental math.

    Academic text (2002)
  • I invited my friends over to enjoy a fun card game of Poker last night.

Synonyms

poker
vscard game
396 3.0

A card game where players bet on who has the best hand

is the general class that covers many families and rules
poker game
vscard game
53 2.7

A card game where players bet on having the best cards

is the broader category that includes these betting variants
casino
vscard game
52 4.9

A card game where players take face up cards from the table using cards from their hand

is the general label covering various capture and noncapture activities
blackjack
vscard game
44 4.4

A card game where players try to get a hand value close to 21 without going over

is the broader label for any playing activity using cards
solitaire
vscard game
  • US
15 4.8

A card game for one person where you try to put cards in order

is the general type which also covers multiplayer and betting versions
baccarat
vscard game
9 9.5

A casino card game where players bet on the hand closest to nine

is the wider class of play that includes casino betting forms
cards
vscard game
5 1.0

Games you play with a set of playing cards

is the single, general term for one such playing activity
gin rummy
vscard game
  • US
5 3.4

A card game where players make sets and runs and end when leftover cards total under ten points

is a general term not tied to this exact end rule
old maid
vscard game
1 5.5

A simple card game or the player who loses by holding an unmatched card

is the broad category that covers many specific winning or losing goals
cassino
vscard game
1 9.9

A card game where players match cards in hand with cards on the table to take them and score

is the overarching term that includes many capture style rules
draw poker
vscard game
1 4.2

A type of poker where players discard some cards and get new ones to improve their hand

is the general category that contains this draw mechanism variant
rummy game
vscard game
3.2

A card game where players make sets or runs of matching cards

is the overall type that includes these matching rule sets

How Strategic

bridge
34 6.7
poker
396 3.0
rummy
11 4.1
card game
43 1.1
Go Fish
6 3.0

Surface Forms

card game singular
card games plural

Morphology

card + game

The meaning 'a game played with a set of playing cards' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'card' (a playing card) with 'game' (a recreational contest). This regular noun–noun compound follows common compositional patterns in English (and many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Card game comes from the simple idea of card and game: imagine people sitting around a table holding a small deck and playing with the cards. So it means 'a game played with a set of playing cards'.