Game of cards may see skipper here! (6)
I believe the answer is:
bridge
'game of cards' is the definition.
(bridge is a card game)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bridge that I've seen before include "Can be contract or cantilever" , "spanner" , "Something of a nose" , "Where the ship is steered and the captain stands" , "pontoon, perhaps" .)