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Matching and Shedding Card Games

Card games won by matching sets or by being first to empty one's hand, covering Canasta, Gin Rummy, Go Fish, Klondike (Solitaire), Rummy, Uno and War. Belongs here: rummy-family set-matching games, shedding games, and simple matching games for any player count including one. Does not belong here: card games centered on winning tricks, grouped under Trick-Taking Card Games, or on wagering against a bank or other players, grouped under Casino and Scoring Card Games.

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How is Matching and Shedding Card Games different from Casino and Scoring Card Games?

The dividing line is matching or shedding play, as in Rummy and Uno, versus wagering or vying play, as in Blackjack and Poker.

Matching and Shedding Card Games covers card games won by matching sets or by being first to empty one's hand, such as Canasta, Gin Rummy, Klondike, Rummy, Uno and War. Casino and Scoring Card Games instead covers games centered on wagering against a bank or other players, such as Blackjack and Poker, so the dividing line is set-matching or shedding play versus wagering or vying play.