juego de cartas

Definitions of juego de cartas
  1. noun
    a game played with playing cards
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    bacará
    a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine
    blackjack, veintiuna
    a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
    bridge
    any of various card games based on whist for four players
    poker
    any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
    rummy
    a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
    solitario
    a card game played by one person
    whist
    a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six
    subasta
    a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge
    canasta
    a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
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    juego
    a contest with rules to determine a winner
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