Card game is a game of chance or skill played with oblong pieces of thin cardboard. Each piece, or card, has certain spots and figures. Hundreds of games can be played with cards. Various numbers of players take part, depending on the game. Solitaire, or patience, as it used to be called, provides entertainment for one person. Casino is usually played by two people. Two, three, or four may play cribbage or pinochle. Four people play bridge or whist. The game of canasta calls for from two to six players. Poker can be played by as many as 10.