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==== Plain-trick games ====
Many common Anglo-American games fall into the category of [[plain-trick games]]. The usual objective is to take the most tricks, but variations taking all tricks, making as few tricks (or penalty cards) as possible or taking an exact number of tricks. [[Contract bridge|Bridge]], [[Whist]] and [[Spades (card game)|Spades]] are popular examples. [[Hearts (card game)|Hearts]], [[Black Lady]] and [[Black Maria (card game)|Black Maria]] are examples of reverse games in which the aim is to avoid certain cards. Plain-trick games may be divided into the following 11 groups:<ref name=pagatTTG/>

{{anchor|Whist group|No trump group|Last trick group|Put group|Trump group|Ombre group|Boston group|Auction Whist group|Preference group|Exact bidding group|Multi-trick group}}
* '''Whist group.''' A standard [[Whist pack]] is used with cards ranking in their [[natural order (cards)|natural order]] and four players playing in partnerships of two. Usually a trump suit is nominated through turning a card or bidding and the aim is to win as many tricks as possible.
* '''No trump games'''. As above but there is no trump suit.
* '''Put group'''. In [[Put (card game)|Put]], tricks are won by the highest card regardless of suit. [[Trey (playing card)|Treys]] are usually highest.
* '''Last trick group'''. The player who makes the last trick wins (or loses) the hand.
* '''Trump group'''. Either trump games in which fewer cards are dealt (e.g. 5) or in which there are [[chosen suit]]s.
* '''Ombre group'''. [[Ombre]] introduced one of the two most significant features in the history of card games: bidding. Other common characteristics of this family are 3 [[matador (cards)|matadors]] and a [[talon (cards)|talon]] of undealt cards.
* '''Boston group'''. Games of the [[Boston (card game)|Boston]] group are played like Whist, but players form [[alliance (cards)|alliances]] of two or three players depending on the outcome of bidding.
* '''Auction Whist group'''. [[Auction Whist|Auction or Bid Whist]] games involved fixed partnerships and an auction to determine the contract to be played.
* '''Preference group'''. Games of the [[Préférence]] family are typically for three players who 10 cards each from a 32-card pack and bid to play alone against the other two.
* '''Exact bidding group'''. Players bid the exact number of tricks they expect to take and must achieve that to win.
* '''Multi-trick group'''. Mostly Oriental games in which several cards may be led to a trick at once. However, some European games of the trump group, such as [[Bruus]], also include this feature.