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Player count sorts games by how many people are actually needed on each side. Wikipedia describes association football as "played between two teams of 11 players," a fixed number written directly into the Laws of the Game. This dimension groups games that require the same number of players.

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1000 CE 1
Defining Characteristic
Play 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. 1
Small Group (3-6 Players)
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500 (card game)

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Aluette

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Apples (card game)

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Auction bridge

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Bavarian Tarock

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Bid whist

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Bridge

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Chlust

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Dreeg

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Euchre

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Frog (American card game)

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Gaigel

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German Schafkopf

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Hearts

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Lorum (card game)

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Minchiate

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Mistigri (card game)

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Ninety-nine (trick-taking card game)

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Oh hell

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Pinochle

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Polignac (card game)

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Polskpas

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Put (card game)

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Rage (trick-taking card game)

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Ramsen (card game)

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Russian Schnapsen

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Schafkopf

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Sheepshead

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Solo 66

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Solo whist

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Spades

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Tapp Tarock

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Top Trumps

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Tressette

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Trex (card game)

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Truc

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Truco

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Tute

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Wallachen

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Whist

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Wizard (card game)

Small Group (3-6 Players)

Zole

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Zwikken

Small Group (3-6 Players)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Trick-taking game
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  • Trick-taking game, History section
    The 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 sentence
    Play 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why 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.