Home›Matching and Shedding Card Games›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the specific place where a game was actually first played. Wikipedia notes "rugby football started at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England," a single school whose name the sport still carries. This dimension shows which places have given the world their own distinctive games.Origin RegionFAQsComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Origin RegionFilter Results42 entriesSportAllCard Game (42)Children's Game (1)Gambling Game (1)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (29)Single-Player (4)Small Group (3-6 Players) (25)Team-Based (Two Teams) (6)Two-Player (14)Origin YearAll1701 (1)1717 (1)1760 (1)1792 (1)1819 (1)1831 (1)1851 (1)1857 (1)1860 (1)1889 (1)1890 (1)1891 (1)1898 (1)1904 (1)1909 (2)1930 (1)1935 (1)1939 (1)1940 (1)1958 (8)1971 (1)1975 (1)1983 (1)1988 (1)1995 (1)2002 (1)2009 (1)2019 (1)Derived FromAllCanasta (2)Conquian (1)Crazy Eights (1)Gin Rummy (1)Klondike (Solitaire) (1)Rummy (4)Playing Time BandAll30 to 90 Minutes (2)Under 30 Minutes (2)Skill or LuckAllLuck (1)Mixed (5)Skill (1)Age SuitabilityAllChildren (1)Family (2)Admission YearAll1707 (2)1952 (1)Area (sq km)All22,072 (1)23,547 (1)41,291 (1)41,865 (1)43,094 (1)49,035 (1)80,231 (1)83,879 (1)93,030 (1)100,472 (1)102,600 (1)130,375 (1)132,049 (1)132,932 (1)176,215 (1)242,500 (1)283,561 (1)302,069 (1)312,696 (1)331,338 (1)338,455 (1)347,681 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)385,207 (1)450,295 (1)505,983 (1)632,702.3 (1)756,102 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,287,263 (1)7,688,287 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)10,186,000 (1)17,075,400 (1)17,840,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)Country CountAll12 (1)23 (1)44 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (9)One-Party (2)Republic (21)Highest Elevation (m)All1345 (1)5642 (1)6190 (1)6967 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (25)Lower-Middle (2)Upper-Middle (7)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1000 (1)1492 (1)1523 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1801 (1)1816 (1)1818 (1)1820 (1)1821 (2)1822 (1)1825 (1)1832 (1)1848 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1901 (1)1905 (1)1917 (1)1918 (2)1945 (2)1946 (1)1947 (2)1948 (1)1949 (2)1991 (1)1993 (1)LandlockedAllNo (30)Yes (4)PopulationAll2,349,816 (1)3,499,451 (1)5,405,368 (1)5,439,842 (1)5,627,400 (1)5,652,881 (1)6,001,008 (1)7,097,329 (1)9,154,242 (1)9,219,113 (1)9,267,000 (1)9,489,000 (1)10,147,200 (1)10,610,485 (1)17,483,326 (1)18,130,208 (1)19,629,588 (1)27,801,023 (1)37,314,000 (1)41,417,056 (1)46,735,004 (1)49,752,000 (1)51,106,229 (1)56,490,048 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)84,748,016 (1)103,439,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)340,587,000 (1)434,254,119 (1)592,296,233 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 42ArgentinaOrigin Region1 entryAustraliaOrigin Region1 entryAustriaOrigin Region1 entryBrazilOrigin Region1 entryCanadaOrigin Region2 entriesChileOrigin Region1 entryChinaOrigin Region4 entriesDenmarkOrigin Region2 entriesEcuadorOrigin Region1 entryEnglandOrigin Region4 entriesEuropeOrigin Region2 entriesFinlandOrigin Region3 entriesFranceOrigin Region4 entriesGermanyOrigin Region5 entriesGreat BritainOrigin Region2 entriesGreeceOrigin Region2 entriesHungaryOrigin Region1 entryIndiaOrigin Region1 entryIsraelOrigin Region2 entriesItalyOrigin Region2 entriesJapanOrigin Region3 entriesJiangsuOrigin Region1 entryLorraineOrigin Region1 entryMexicoOrigin Region2 entriesNetherlandsOrigin Region2 entriesNicaraguaOrigin Region1 entryNorth AmericaOrigin Region3 entriesNorwayOrigin Region1 entryPhilippinesOrigin Region2 entriesPolandOrigin Region1 entryRussiaOrigin Region1 entryScotlandOrigin Region1 entrySlovakiaOrigin Region2 entriesSouth AmericaOrigin Region1 entrySouth KoreaOrigin Region2 entriesSpainOrigin Region1 entrySwedenOrigin Region2 entriesSwitzerlandOrigin Region1 entryUnited KingdomOrigin Region4 entriesUnited StatesOrigin Region14 entriesUruguayOrigin Region1 entryVietnamOrigin Region1 entryFAQsHow 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.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.