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Card games

beggar-thy-neighbor

noun

a card game in which one player tries to win all the cards of the other player. The British word is beggar-my-neighbour.

blackjack

noun

a card game in which players try to collect cards that add up to no more than 21. Blackjack is usually played for money in casinos.

bridge

noun

a card game, for four players who make two teams

canasta

noun

a card game played with two decks of cards

contract bridge

noun

a form of the card game bridge in which the highest bidder can score no more than the number of points that they said they would score at the start of play

cribbage

noun

a card game in which players record the score by putting small pegs in holes in a wooden board

gin rummy

noun

a card game for two people in which players try to collect sets of cards

patience

noun

the card game solitaire

poker

noun

a card game in which players try to win money

pontoon

noun

the game of blackjack

rummy

noun

a card game in which each player tries to collect three or more cards in a series, or three or more cards of the same value

snap

noun

a simple card game in which players put down cards in piles and try to be the first to shout “snap” when there are two cards that are the same

solitaire

noun

a card game for one person

strip poker

noun

a card game in which a player who loses must take off some of their clothes

stud

noun

a type of poker (=card game)

whist

noun

a card game for two pairs of players

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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