There are a number of card games, many of them used for gambling from antiquity and variations of the games can be found all over the world. Nowadays, with the rise of on-line gaming, many of the newer versions of the old types of card games can now be played on-line as can many old favorites. There are many different kinds of card games, and the types vary in the way in which the game is won. Here are some popular examples.

• Card games where the object is to win tricks

In these kinds of card games there are several rounds of play and each player chooses and plays one card, and when all are played the various values are compared to each other and one player wins the trick. Examples of trick-taking games are Bridge and Whist

• Card games where the object is to compare overall hand values

In these card games a series of cards are dealt to the players by particular rules. The winner of the game is the player who has the highest scoring hand as the games finishes. Examples of comparing card games are poker and blackjack

• Card Games where the object is to accumulate matching cards

Players in matching card games are dealt cards and then play by drawing and discard to accumulate matching groups of cards before other players. Examples are the old game Rummy and the once very popular Canasta played with two decks. These are “melding” games where matching sets are “melds”