card game

noun

plural card games
: a game that uses a deck of cards

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Three years later, there’s some kind of activity going on inside Vine Street Brewing’s 150-year-old building almost every day of the week, from running club meet-ups to card game nights. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 Bi is taking inspiration from the Vietnamese card game tiến lên, with each look representing a certain playing card suit. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 The Panthers broke a seven-year playoff drought last season and reawakened their fanbase by winning the NFC South and taking the Los Angeles Rams to the wire in a wild-card game at Bank of America Stadium. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Blue laws in Arkansas included bans on card games, hunting, horse racing and other activities on Sundays. — Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for card game

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of card game was in 1611

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“Card game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/card%20game. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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