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==== Point-trick games ====
[[Point-trick game]]s are all European or of European origin and include the [[Tarot card games]]. Individual cards have specific point values and the objective is usually to amass the majority of points by taking tricks, especially those with higher value cards. There are around nine main groups:<ref name=pagatTTG/>

* '''Tarot games'''. All [[Tarot game]]s use [[Tarot cards]] for their original purpose of playing games and are either French- or Spanish-suited. The tarots form a special trump suit and the counting cards are the highest, second highest and lowest trumps along with the [[court card]]s. There are usually bonuses for certain feats or card combinations and most games have multiple contracts which the players may bid for. Notable examples include  German [[Cego]], Austrian [[Königrufen|Tarock]], [[French Tarot]] and Italian [[Minchiate]].
* '''Manille group.''' A small group of mainly French and Spanish games originating in [[Manille|"Malille"]] characterized by the top card being the 9 in Spanish games or the 10 in Belgian and French games. Additional counters are the AKQJ.
* '''Couillon group.''' A small group from the [[Benelux]] countries in which the counters and highest cards are the ace (4), king (3), queen (2) and jack (1). A typical member is Luxembourgisch [[Konter a Matt]].
* '''Trappola group.''' This family is virtually extinct. Its progenitor, [[Trappola]], was a Venetian game that emerged in the 1500s and was played with a special pack that is still available from [[Piatnik]] today. The counters are the ace (6), king (5), knight (4) and jack (3). There were bonuses for certain trick-winning feats.
* '''All fours group.''' Based on the old English game of [[all fours (card game)|all fours]] in which there were game points for High (highest trump), Low (lowest trump), Jack (of trumps) and Game (most card points). Surviving members of the group include American [[Pitch (card game)|Pitch]], British [[Phat (card game)|Phat]] and Irish [[Don (card game)|Don]].
*{{anchor|Schafkopf group|Jass group|Sedma group|German Tarok group}} '''Ace–ten games'''. The [[ace–ten family]] includes most of the national games of Europe including German [[Skat (card game)|Skat]], French [[Belote]], Dutch [[Klaverjas]], Austrian [[Schnapsen]], Spanish [[Tute]], Swiss [[Jass]], Portuguese [[Sueca (card game)|Sueca]], Italian [[Briscola]] and Czech [[Mariáš]]. [[Pinochle]] is an American example of French or Swiss origin. Ace–ten games may be further subdivided into the [[Schafkopf]] group, [[marriage group]] (which includes the [[Jass]] group), the [[Sedma group]] and the [[German Tarok]] group (which includes American games like [[Frog (American card game)|frog]] and [[six-bid solo]].
* '''Tresette group.''' [[Tressette]] is an Italian game with the odd card ranking of 32AKQJ7654. Aces count 1 point, treys, deuces and courts are worth {{frac|1|3}} point each. Most are Italian variants of Tressette, but Les Quatre Sept is played in Canada.
* '''Reverse games'''. Historically the most significant was [[Reversis]], now rarely played. The best known reverse game today is [[Black Lady]], often called [[Hearts (card game)|Hearts]] although that name also refers to a simpler reverse game. Reverse games often feature in [[#Compendium games|compendium games]].
* '''Miscellaneous games'''. These include small families of Oriental games such as the King-Ten-Five group, in which the counters are the kings and tens (10 each) and fives (5), and Picture group, in which the AKQJT are worth 1 point each and in which [[Elfern]] is the only Western example. Of historical interest are [[Gleek (card game)|Gleek]] and [[Penneech]], while [[Cucco]] is one played with a special Cucco pack.

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