in The '50s, and is sometimes claimed to be the reason standard decks started including jokers. Canasta - A partnership-based melding game that originated in Uruguay.Bullshit / BS / Cheat - a popular card shedding game that rewards outrageous cheating.Bridge - the intellectual card game, with a rich Metagame.Blackjack (aka 21) - the gambler's game made into a game show, as Gambit.31 - Cards are only counted if they are of matching suits, with whoever has the lowest losing a counter (commonly a quarter), if a player is the lowest four times, they are out of the game.Players are eliminated upon accruing 22 points until only one remains. Players who take the last trick add their last card to their score and deal the next hand. 22 - A trick-taking game in which your goal is not to take the last trick.