This list arranges card games by the number of cards used, part of the aim being to answer the question "what games can I play with these cards?"
Those played with cards from other regions are not included, nor are proprietary card games since each game comes with a bespoke pack and the question is not relevant.
The composition is indicated in brackets thus: (suits x cards) e.g. (4 x AKQJT) means 4 suits each containing the Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten.
French (4 x AQJT) packs:[1] French (4 x AKQJT) or German (4 x AKOUT) packs: German packs (4 x AKOUT9): French packs (4 x AKQJT97): French (4 x AKQJT987) or German (4 x AKOUT987) packs: German (William Tell or Double German) packs (4 x AKOUT987 plus Weli): Games played with 36 cards may be of considerable antiquity as the standard German card pack reduced to 32 cards during the 19th century (see Dummett 1980).
Several of these games are attempts to play the Tarot game of Grosstarock with standard French- or German-suited cards.