What is the most popular card game of all time?

PokerWithout doubt, by number of hands played, and number of people playing at any time, Poker is the most popular. If someone said that for every hand of any other card game played, there were a thousand poker hands, I would say their estimate could be short by an order of magnitude.

How many different card games are there?

It is also common to find the same game going under many different names. Depending on what you count as a game, a rough estimate would be that there are between 1,000 and 10,000 games. An classification of the main types of card games can be found on the classified index page of the Card Games site.

What card game uses a trump card?

Spadestrump card. The trump card is the winning card. If you play a trump card during a game of Spades, it means that you take the whole trick — in other words, you'll pick up every card on the table. Any card game in which one card or suit ranks the highest has a trump card, the card that wins a hand.