Play

• lead

  The playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy".

• ruff

  (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit.

• trick

  (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high...

Shuffle

• shuffle

  The act of mixing cards haphazardly.

• reshuffle

  Shuffling again; "the gambler demanded a reshuffle".

Also contains

• bridge

  Any of various card games based on whist for four players.

• poker

  Any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand.

• all fours

  Card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game.

• solitaire

  A card game played by one person.

• casino

  A card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the han...

• rummy

  A card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their...

• whist

  A card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each...

• cribbage

  A card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards...

• deal

  The act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise".

• cut

  The division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before...

• baccarat

  A card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the...

• beggar-my-neighbor

  A card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's...

• blackjack

  A gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those...

• double

  Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff".

• trump

  (card games) the suit that has been declared to rank above all other suits for the duration...

• revoke

  The mistake of not following suit when able to do so.

• ecarte

  A card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high.

• euchre

  A card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must...

• fantan

  A card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as...

• faro

  A card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing...

• Go Fish

  A card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for...

• monte

  A gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that...

• Michigan

  A gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of...

• Napoleon

  A card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes.

• old maid

  A card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match...

• pinochle

  A card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards);...

• piquet

  A card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards.

• pisha paysha

  (Yiddish) a card game for two players one of whom is usually a child; the deck is place...

• rouge et noir

  A card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color...

• shoe

  (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time.

• call

  A demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call".

• book

  A collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game.

• discard

  (cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit.