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Capturing games. The aim is to collect or capture cards by methods other than trick taking (casino, slap jack, gops, snap, beggar-my-neighbour, battle). Many—but by no means all—are children’s games.Adding-up games. A running total is kept of the face values of cards played to the table, and the aim is to make or avoid making certain totals. Cribbage, the most sophisticated...
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