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Rules of Popular Card Games

There are far too many games and variations to be able to include them all in one database. This is a selection of some of the most popular and interesting card games from around the world. We welcome contributions from other people; to make a contribution please see our contribution guidelines. All contributions will be credited.

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General Rules -- (applicable to most card games, unless otherwise stated)

Gambling card games

Baccarat
Blackjack -- single-deck, casino style
Faro
Go-Stop -- Korean gambling game with wha-tu flower cards
Let It Ride!
Mini Baccarat
Oicho Kabu -- Japanese gambling game with kabufuda cards
Poker -- general rules of poker games
- Five-Card Stud
- Texas Hold'em
Sutda -- Korean gambling game with wha-tu flower cards
Teen Patti -- popular Indian gambling game

Social card games

Ancient card games

Most of the game rules in this chapter have been compiled by using references from CARDSHARK Online; PAGAT.com; USPC's Official Rules of Card Games; and A Dictionary of Card Games, by David Parlett.