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April 15, 2014

Card Games

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 13 v.6

     Main Definitions

  1. card game |n| a game played with playing cards.
  2. game of chance |n| a game, usually played for money or stakes, in which the winner is determined by a chance event, as by drawing numbers or throwing dice.
  3. gambling |n| the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize).
  4. "He lost all his money gambling."
  5. "Place your bets!"

     Card Games

  1. Poker |n| any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest ranking with a set of 52 playing cards.
  2. Black Jack/twenty one |n| is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. Blackjack is a comparing card game between a player and dealer, meaning that players compete against the dealer but not against any other players. It is played with one or more decks of 52 cards. The object of the game is to reach 21 points or to reach a score higher than the dealer without exceeding 21.
  3. Spanish Cards |n| the traditional 40-card Spanish baraja is an ancient deck that existed in Spain since between the 14th-16th century.
  4. The Baraja |n| is a deck of playing cards associated with Spain, it is usually called Baraja Española.
  5. El Mus |n| a very popular and highly regarded vying game of Basque origin.
  6. La Brisca |n| a trick-taking game of Italian origin, very popular in Spain, Portugal, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republic.
  7. El Tute |n| with many variations.
  8. La Escoba Del Quince |n| a trick-taking game.
  9. Las Siete y Media |n| very similar to black jack.
  10. El Cuajo |n| a matching game from the Philippines.
  11. Las Cuarenta |n| a fishing game, the national card game of Ecuador.
  12. El Rabino |n| two decks of 52 cards plus jokers are needed.