List of card games by number of cards

This list arranges card games by the number of cards used.

Only games played with traditional European playing cards are listed. Those played with cards from other regions are not included, nor are proprietary card games since each game comes with a bespoke pack (separate lists in "See also" section).

Where two or more packs are listed, games may be predominantly played with just one pack as indicated at the relevant article. The composition is indicated in brackets thus: (suits x cards) e.g. (4 x AKQJT) means 4 suits each containing the Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten. The key to suits is: F = French-suited cards, G = German-suited cards, I = Italian-suited cards, Sp = Spanish-suited cards and Sw = Swiss-suited cards.

Games for dedicated packs should be added here: List of dedicated deck card games.

Games played with classic packs

Games played with 16 cards French (4 x AQJT) packs: Baśka Kop

Games played with 18 cards French (4 x AKQJ + 2 Jokers): Liar’s Table

Games played with 20 cards French (4 x AKQJT) or German (4 x AKOUT) packs: Bauernfangen (G) Bauernschnapsen (G) Dreierschnapsen (G) Short Schafkopf (G) Schnapsen (F or G)

Games played with 24 cards German packs (4 x AKOUT9): Bierkopf German Solo (modern Hombre) Mucken with a shortened pack Short Schafkopf Sixty-Six

Games played with 28 cards French packs (4 x AKQJT97): Skærvindsel

Games played with 32 cards French (4 x AKQJT987) or German (4 x AKOUT987) packs:

Games played with 33 cards German (William Tell or Double German) packs (4 x AKOUT987 plus Weli): Bieten Perlaggen Watten

Games played with 36 cards Games played with 36 cards may be of considerable antiquity as the standard German card pack reduced to 32 cards during the 19th century (see Dummett 1980). Several of these games are attempts to play the Tarot game of Grosstarock with standard French- or German-suited cards.

French (4 x AKQJT9876), German (4 x AKOUT9876) or Swiss (4x AKOUB9876) packs:

Games played with 40 cards Italian (4 x RCF765432A), Spanish packs (4 x A3RCF76542) or shortened Tarock (Sküs XXI-IIII + I KQCJT KQCJA) packs: Bestia (I) Briscola (I) Lansquenet (I) L'Hombre (Sp) Mus (Sp) Primero (I or Sp) Quadrille (Sp) Scopa (I) Sette e mezzo (I) Tressette (I) Zwanzigerrufen (T)

Games played with 42 cards Shortened Tarock pack (Skiz XXI-I KQCJT KQCJA): Hungarian Tarock

Games played with 48 cards French (AKQJ98765432) or Swiss (KOUB98765432) packs of 48 cards: Kaiserspiel (S) Knüffeln (F) Styrivolt (F)

Games played with 48 cards (2 x 24) French or German pack (2 packs each of 4 x AKOUT7): Binokel (G) Doppelkopf (F or G) Gaigel (G) Penuchle (Pinochle) (F)

Games played with 52 cards French-suited packs (4 x AKQJT98765432):

Games played with 54 cards Shortened Tarot/Tarock packs (Sküs XXI-I KQCVT987 KQCV1234): Cego Dreierles Dreiertarock Husarln Illustrated Tarock Königrufen Kosakeln Neunzehnerrufen Point Tarock Strohmandeln Tapp Tarock

Games played with 58 cards French (Zwicker) packs (4 x AKQJT98765432 + 6 Jokers) Zwicker

Games played with 62 cards 78-card Swiss 1JJ Tarot pack minus the 1-4 of Swords and Batons and 7-10 of Cups and Coins: Troggu 62-card Tarocco Bolognese pack Tarocchini

Games played with 66 cards 78-card French-suited tarot pack minus the 3 lowest cards of each suit: Droggn

Games played with 78 cards Tarot/Tarock pack (Fool 21–1 KQCJT98765432A KQCJA23456789T): Danish Tarok French Tarot Großtarock Scarto Troccas

Games played with 97 cards Minchiate pack (40 trumps, Fool and 4 suits of 14 cards): Minchiate

Games played with 104 cards French packs (2 packs of 4 x AKQJT98765432): Spite and Malice

Games played with 108 cards French pack (Canasta): 2 packs of 52 cards and 4 Jokers: Canasta

Games played with 110 cards French packs (2 packs of 4 x AKQJT98765432 + 6 Jokers): Rommé

Games played with 312 cards (6 packs of 52 cards) Baccara Blackjack

List of card games by number of cards

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