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== Card exchange games ==
Card exchange games form another large category in which players exchange a card or cards from their hands with table cards or with other players with the aim, typically, of collecting specific cards or card combinations. Games of the [[rummy]] family are the best known.

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===Draw and discard group ===
In these games players draw a card from [[stock (cards)|stock]], make a move if possible or desired, and then discard a card to a [[discard pile]]. Almost all the games of this group are in the rummy family, but [[Golf (card game)|Golf]] is a non-rummy example.<ref>[https://www.pagat.com/draw/ ''Draw and Discard Games''] at [[pagat.com]]. Retrieved 29 December 2023.</ref>

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=== Commerce group ===
As the name might suggest, players exchange hand cards with a common pool of cards on the table. Examples include [[Schwimmen]], [[Kemps (card game)|Kemps]], [[James Bond (card game)|James Bond]] and Whisky Poker. They originated in the old European games of [[Thirty-One (card game)|Thirty-One]] and [[Commerce (card game)|Commerce]].

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=== Cuckoo group ===
A very old [[round game]] played in different forms in different countries. Players are dealt just one card and may try and swap it with a neighbor to avoid having the lowest card or, sometimes, certain penalty cards. The old French game is [[Coucou]] and its later English cousin is [[Ranter Go Round]], also called Chase the Ace and Screw Your Neighbour.

A family of such games played with special cards includes Italian [[Cucù]], Scandinavian [[Gnav]], Austrian [[Hexenspiel]] and German [[Vogelspiel]].

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=== Quartet group ===
Games involving collecting sets of cards, the best known of which is [[Happy Families]]. Highly successful is its German equivalent, Quartett, which may be played with a [[Skat pack]], but is much more commonly played with proprietary packs.

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=== Card passing group ===
Games involving passing cards to your neighbors. The classic game is [[Old Maid (card game)|Old Maid]] which may, however, be derived from German [[Black Peter (card game)|Black Peter]] and related to the French game of [[Vieux Garçon]]. [[Pig (card game)|Pig]], with its variations of [[Donkey (card game)|Donkey]] and [[Spoons (card game)|Spoons]], is also popular.