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A trick-avoidance game is a type of card game where the primary objective is to avoid winning certain cards or tricks that carry penalties. These games are a subcategory of trick-taking games, which are characterized by players playing cards in turns, with the highest card of the led suit, or a trump card, winning the trick.1

In trick-avoidance games, players aim to strategically shed cards or avoid collecting specific penalty cards within the tricks they win. A notable example of this type of game is Hearts, where players try to avoid winning any tricks that contain heart cards or the queen of spades.1

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