Home›Trick-Taking Card Games›All Trick-Taking Card GamesBrowse ByAll Trick-Taking Card GamesReference and ClassificationVerifiedCard games in which players play cards in turn to win discrete tricks, the largest traditional card-game family, covering Bezique, Bridge, Euchre, Hearts, Pinochle, Piquet, Sheepshead, Skat, Spades, Whist and Tarot Card Games, the last placed here because historical tarot card games (tarocchi) are trick-taking games at their core, fortune-telling tarot being a much later and separate use of the deck. Belongs here: any card game whose central mechanic is winning tricks. Does not belong here: card games without a trick-taking mechanic, grouped under the other card-game families below.FactsAll Trick-Taking Card GamesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Essays About This Entity (2 essays)Frequently Asked QuestionsFactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1000 CE 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedPlay of a hand centers on a series of finite rounds or units of play, called tricks, which are each evaluated to determine a winner or taker of that trick. 1All Trick-Taking Card GamesFilter Results81 entriesSportAllAce-ten card game (1)Card game, trick taking (1)Card game, trick taking and bidding (1)Card game, trick-avoidance, member of the Whist group (1)Plain-trick card game (1)Trick-and-meld card game (1)Trick-taking card game (6)Trick-taking card game with a permanent trump suit (1)Derived FromAllBezique (1)Piquet (1)Whist (2)Origin RegionAllEngland (1)France (2)Germany (1)Northern Italy (1)United States (3)United States (Wisconsin) (1)Origin YearAll1420 (1)1426 (1)1535 (1)1650 (1)1784 (1)1796 (1)1801 (1)1810 (1)1844 (2)1847 (1)1852 (1)1880 (1)1894 (1)1904 (1)1925 (1)1930 (2)1967 (1)1978 (1)1981 (1)1983 (1)1984 (1)2002 (1)2009 (1)2014 (1)2017 (1)2019 (1)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (9)Small Group (3-6 Players) (43)Team-Based (Two Teams) (9)Two-Player (12)BrowseCompareSelect all 811001 (card game)Trick-Taking Card Games500 (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesAlsósTrick-Taking Card GamesAluetteTrick-Taking Card GamesApples (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesAuction bridgeTrick-Taking Card GamesBavarian TarockTrick-Taking Card GamesBestia (game)Trick-Taking Card GamesBêteTrick-Taking Card GamesBeziqueTrick-Taking Card GamesBid whistTrick-Taking Card GamesBoston (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesBridgeTrick-Taking Card GamesChlustTrick-Taking Card GamesCinch (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesCourt pieceTrick-Taking Card GamesCucumber (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesDavoserjazzTrick-Taking Card GamesDreegTrick-Taking Card GamesDuplicate bridgeTrick-Taking Card GamesÉcartéTrick-Taking Card GamesEuchreTrick-Taking Card GamesForty-fivesTrick-Taking Card GamesFrog (American card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesGaigelTrick-Taking Card GamesGerman SchafkopfTrick-Taking Card GamesGerman whistTrick-Taking Card GamesHeartsTrick-Taking Card GamesJassTrick-Taking Card GamesJulepeTrick-Taking Card GamesKaiser (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesKarnöffelTrick-Taking Card GamesKlaberjassTrick-Taking Card GamesKlammernTrick-Taking Card GamesKönigrufenTrick-Taking Card GamesLorum (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesMagic: The Gathering ConspiracyTrick-Taking Card GamesMinchiateTrick-Taking Card GamesMinnesota whistTrick-Taking Card GamesMistigri (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesNapoleon (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesNinety-nine (trick-taking card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesOfficers' SkatTrick-Taking Card GamesOh hellTrick-Taking Card GamesPinochleTrick-Taking Card GamesPiquetTrick-Taking Card GamesPitch (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesPolignac (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesPolskpasTrick-Taking Card GamesPut (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesRage (trick-taking card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesRamsen (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesRussian SchnapsenTrick-Taking Card GamesSchafkopfTrick-Taking Card GamesSheepsheadTrick-Taking Card GamesSixty-six (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesSkatTrick-Taking Card GamesSolo 66Trick-Taking Card GamesSolo whistTrick-Taking Card GamesSpadesTrick-Taking Card GamesSpeculation (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesSwiss TarotTrick-Taking Card GamesTapp TarockTrick-Taking Card GamesTarocco PiemonteseTrick-Taking Card GamesTarot Card GamesTrick-Taking Card GamesTattelnTrick-Taking Card GamesTop TrumpsTrick-Taking Card GamesTressetteTrick-Taking Card GamesTrex (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesTrucTrick-Taking Card GamesTrucoTrick-Taking Card GamesTuteTrick-Taking Card GamesTwenty-eight (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesUnstable (Magic: The Gathering)Trick-Taking Card GamesWallachenTrick-Taking Card GamesWar of the SparkTrick-Taking Card GamesWhistTrick-Taking Card GamesWizard (card game)Trick-Taking Card GamesXactikaTrick-Taking Card GamesZoleTrick-Taking Card GamesZwikkenTrick-Taking Card GamesSources1. Wikipedia: Trick-taking gametier 2WikipediaTrick-taking game, History sectionThe earliest card games were trick-taking games, as evidenced by the rank-and-suit structure, originating from ancient China and spreading westwards during the early part of the second millennium.Trick-taking game, History section, trick definition sentencePlay of a hand centers on a series of finite rounds or units of play, called tricks (or, in some settings, books), which are each evaluated to determine a winner or taker of that trick.View the SourceComments (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.Essays About This Entity (2 essays)One Card Mechanic, Three Different FatesThe subcategory this lens essay discusses.Read the EssayAccording to Hoyle, and Other Facts Behind the Trick-Taking FamilyThe subcategory this lens essay discusses.Read the EssayFrequently Asked QuestionsWhy are tarot card games grouped under Trick-Taking Card Games?Historical tarot card games, or tarocchi, are trick-taking games at their core; fortune-telling tarot is a separate, later use of the deck.Trick-Taking Card Games is the largest traditional card-game family, covering games such as Bezique, Bridge, Euchre, Hearts and Skat, in which players play cards in turn to win discrete tricks. Historical tarot card games, known as tarocchi, are trick-taking games at their core, and are placed here for that reason; fortune-telling tarot is a much later and separate use of the same deck.