A card game system in which a game progresses based on game information recorded in a card in each of a plurality of game apparatuses. The game apparatus set as a master apparatus includes a master reception device that receives the game information transmitted from each of the game apparatuses, a permission device that rejects the reception of game information until a start determination device determines to start a specific time and that permits the reception of game information when the start determination device determines to start the specific time, and a rejection device that rejects the reception when an elapse time determination device determines that the set time as the specific time in advance elapses after permitting the reception. Each game apparatus includes a terminal transmission device that transmits the game information to the master reception device.