"holding them with right hand. Such design may be uncomfortable for left-handed people who may prefer all four corners of the card to be used. French decks come in a variety of patterns and deck sizes. The 52-card deck is the most popular deck and includes 13 ranks of each suit with reversible ""court"" or face cards. Each suit includes an ace, depicting a single symbol of its suit, a king, queen, and jack, each depicted with a symbol of their suit; and ranks two through ten, with each card depicting that number of pips of its suit. As well"
"George and Grace recast the standard deck of playing cards. They replaced the Ace with a ""1"" and the jack, queen, and king with ""11"", ""12"", and ""13"" cards, and added a ""14"" card as well. The hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds were replaced with ""suits"" of colors: red, yellow, green, and black. With this new fifty-six-card deck, whist and most other common card games could be faithfully played. Grace chose the name ""Rook"", and with the addition of a ""Rook"" card (serving as the Joker) the 57-card deck took its final shape. Four players are organized into two teams"
"Deuce (playing card) The Deuce (, plural: ""Däuser"") is the playing card with the highest value in German card games. It may have derived its name from dice games in which the face of the die with two pips is also called a ""Daus"" in German. Unlike the Ace, with which it may be confused, the ""Deuce"" represents the 2, which is why two hearts, bells, etc. are depicted on the card. In many regions it is not only equated to the Ace, but is also, incorrectly, called an Ace. In the south German area it has been historically called"
"Ace of spades The ace of spades (also known as the spadille) is traditionally the highest and most valued card in the deck of playing cards, at least in English-speaking countries. The actual value of the card varies from game to game. The ornate design of the ace of spades, common in packs today, stems from the 17th century, when James I and later Queen Anne imposed laws requiring the ace of spades to bear an insignia of the printing house. Stamp duty, an idea imported to England by Charles I, was extended to playing cards in 1711 by Queen"
"Jack–Nine card games The Jack–Nine card games, also known as the Jass group, form a family of trick-taking games in which the jack (""jass"") and nine (""manille"") of the trump suit are the highest-ranking trumps, and the tens and aces of all suits are the next most valuable cards. Games in this family are typically played by 2 or 4 players with 32 French-suited cards. Popular European games in this family include four-handed ""Belote"", ""Klaverjas"" and ""Jass"" but also a widespread two-hander known under various names including ""Bela"" and ""Klaberjass"". With the exception of the South Asian variants ""Twenty-nine"", ""Twenty-eight"""
"literally ""clover"") plus ""jas"", the original name for the highest trump card. According to Scarne, its origin has been variously claimed by the Dutch, Swiss, French, and Hungarians. The game is played clockwise by four players in two teams, partners sitting opposite as in whist. It uses a piquet deck, i.e. a set of 32 cards in the four French suits: Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 7–10. All cards are dealt to the players, in batches of 3–2–3 or 4–4. Starting with the elder hand, the first player prepared to do so chooses a trump suit and thereby becomes obliged"
"In English language packs, the picture cards are marked J, Q, K and the ace A. Amongst the most popular card games are ‘trump-and-trick’ games, which include whist and bridge. In games of this kind the ace usually ranks highest, followed by the picture cards and number cards in descending order. One suit is made trumps, which means that cards of that suit beat any card of another suit. One player leads (plays the first card) and the others must follow suit (play a card of the same suit) if they can. Each round or trick is won by the"
"total of 36 cards in play. Brus (card game) Brus or Bräus is a card game that is usually played by four players, but a three-hand game is also possible. Brus is especially popular on the Swedish island of Gotland where an annual Brus world championship is held. Brus is also played in Denmark and South Schleswig in Germany. The rules vary from region to region. The game is usually played with a French Piquet pack of 32 cards consisting of 4 suits each of a Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace. In several regions the four"
"Gleek (card game) Gleek is an English card game for three persons. It is played with a 44-card pack and was popular from the 16th century through the 18th century. Gleek (sometimes spelled ""Gleeke"" or ""Gleke"") is mentioned in several publications during the first half of the 16th century. The earliest known reference to Gleek has been traced by Micahel Dummett to Henry Watson's ""The chirche of the euyll men and women"" (1511). However, the game called Gleek in that era more closely resembled the French game of Glic, known from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The best contemporary descriptions"
"Good Thirteen Good Thirteen () is a simple, German patience game, which is played using a French Rommé pack of 52 cards. Like most patiences, Good Thirteen is a card game for one person. The playing cards, a single Rommé pack of 52 cards, are shuffled and placed face down as a stock on the table. The card values of the pip cards correspond to the their face value; in addition, the Ace scores one, the Jack eleven, the Queen twelve and the King thirteen. The top ten cards are picked up and placed in a row on the table,"
"regardless of anyone else's score. Girl Genius: The Works Girl Genius: The Works is a card game played with a specially designed deck of 108 cards. The game, designed by Phil Foglio and James Ernest, takes its theme from the ""gaslamp fantasy"" of the ""Girl Genius"" comic book series. The goal is to be the first player to reach 100 points by ""popping"" cards out of a two-dimensional layout. Unlike most games published by Cheapass Games at that time, ""Girl Genius: The Works"" has high-quality laminated cards with detailed designs. It was nominated for two Origins Awards (Best Abstract Card"
"to win the majority of the tricks. A French suited pack of 32 or 36 cards is used. The Trump Queen is only relevant when the trump suit is Hearts or Diamonds, because the Queen of Clubs and Queen of Spades are permanent trumps known as ""Olsch"" and ""Basta"" respectively (see below). The Trump Six is only used in six-hand games, because only 32 cards are used when there are 4 or 8 players. The ranking of the cards is as follows: The following is based on McLeod. Players are dealt all the available cards in packets of 2 or,"
"Golf (patience) Golf is a Patience card game where players try to earn the lowest number of points (as in golf, the sport) over the course of nine deals (or ""holes,"" also borrowing from golf terminology). It has a tableau of 35 face-up cards and a higher ratio of skill to luck than most other solitaire card games. From a standard 52-card deck, 7 columns of 5 cards each are dealt, all face up. This is the tableau. One additional card is dealt as the base of the foundation. The remaining 16 cards are turned face down to form the"
"Suit of cups The Suit of Cups or Suit of Goblets is one of the four suits of Latin-suited playing cards. These are used in Spain (""Copas""), Italy (""Coppe"") and in tarot. The suit of hearts is derived from the suit of cups. These are sometimes referred to as chalices as well as cups. In tarot, it is part of what is called the ""Minor Arcana"". Like the other tarot suits, it contains fourteen cards: ace (one), two through ten, page, knight, queen and king. The suit represents the First Estate (the Clergy). Tarot cards are used throughout much of"
"Kratzen Kratzen is a ""fun"", Austrian card game for three to six players that is played for small stakes using a 33-card, William Tell pack. Kratzen uses a William Tell pack (German-suited) from which all the Sixes have been removed apart from the 6 or ""Weli"", which has a special role as the permanent, 2nd highest trump. The suits are: Acorns (""Eichel""), Leaves (""Laub""), Hearts (""Herz"") and Bells (""Schellen""). The ranking of the cards is: Sow (also erroneously called the Ace, actually a Deuce) (""Sau"") > King (""König"") > Ober > Unter > Ten > Nine > Eight > Seven."
"which at the time still had 36 cards, along with 4 suitless cards. The suitless cards were ""Death"", ""Force"", ""Army General"", and ""Prisoner of War"". The remaining cards were Ace, King, Queen, Jack and 6–10 in each of the four French suits. The aces were styled as a cannoneer, a soldier with a drawn rapier, a battalion, and a squadron of horsemen. After removing the four suitless cards, the pack could be used for playing Piquet, Triomphe or Brelan. The game is played for money, each player depositing the same amount before the cards are dealt. The number of cards"
"FFG registered tournaments, by attending certain conventions, or buying other A Game of Thrones promotional packages. The game's first base set - ""Westeros Edition"" - won the 2002 Origins Award for ""Best Trading Card Game of 2002"". The second base set - ""Ice and Fire Edition"" - followed next year and won the 2003 Origins Award for ""Best Card Game Expansion or Supplement of 2003"". A Game of Thrones (card game) A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (or AGoT, for short) is an out-of-print collectible card game produced by Fantasy Flight Games. It is based on ""A Song of"
"A Game of Thrones (card game) A Game of Thrones: The Card Game (or AGoT, for short) is an out-of-print collectible card game produced by Fantasy Flight Games. It is based on ""A Song of Ice and Fire"", a series of novels written by George R. R. Martin. The first set was Westeros Edition and was released in August 2002. It has since won two Origins Awards. The game's primary designer is Eric Lang, the lead developer is Nate French, with Damon Stone serving as associate designer. In the game, players assume the leadership of one of the great houses"
"Eight Cards Eight Cards () is a simple, German patience game that is played with a French pack of 52 cards. Like most patience games, Eight Cards is a solitary card game. The cards, a single Rommé pack of 52 cards, are shuffled and placed in front of the player as a stock. The card values of the pip cards correspond to the face values; in addition the Ace is worth one, the Jack, Queen and King score 11 each. The top eight cards are picked up and placed on the table in the shape of a rectangle: Now pairs"
"Queen of Cups Queen of Cups is a card used in Latin suited playing cards (Italian, Spanish and tarot decks). It is the Queen from the suit of Cups. In Tarot, it is part of what tarot card readers call the ""Minor Arcana"". Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play tarot card games. In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, Tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes. The card depicts a mature woman of fair-complexion and golden hair who holds a lidded cup or chalice. She is described as a model of"
"are used out of a normal 52-card deck. The deck contains the cards from eight to ace inclusively (8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king, ace) for each suit. The other four cards are the seven of clubs, seven of diamonds, five of hearts and three of spades. All 32 cards are dealt out: eight to each player. The cards may be dealt in any order to any player at so long as each player ends up with eight cards. Even though kaiser is a rare game, rules do vary between groups and between regions. Some variations on the popular rules"
"of the type of game being played. The same cards are used as for other variants of Schnapsen: either French suited or German suited cards (William Tell pattern). There are 4 suits: in French playing cards and ""doppeldeutsche"" (William Tell pattern) cards they are Hearts (""Herz""), Diamonds (""Karo""), Spades (""Pik"") and Clubs (""Kreuz"" or, regionally, ""Treff""). In the ""doppeldeutsche"" variants the suits are regionally also known as Hearts (""Herz""), Bells (""Schelle""), Leaves (""Blatt"", ""Grün"" or ""Laub"") and Acorns (""Eichel""). There are five different cards per suit: In each suit there are five cards: the Ace (""Ass"") (regionally the Deuce or"
"The High Priestess The High Priestess (II) is the second trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. This card is used in game playing as well as in divination. In the first Tarot pack with inscriptions, the 18th-century woodcut Marseilles Tarot, this figure is crowned with the Papal tiara and labelled ""La Papesse"", the Popess, a possible reference to the legend of Pope Joan. This Tarot card was originally called ""La Papesse"", or ""The Popess"". Some of the cards directly linked the woman on the cards to the papacy by showing the woman wearing a ""triregnum"" or"
"Brus (card game) Brus or Bräus is a card game that is usually played by four players, but a three-hand game is also possible. Brus is especially popular on the Swedish island of Gotland where an annual Brus world championship is held. Brus is also played in Denmark and South Schleswig in Germany. The rules vary from region to region. The game is usually played with a French Piquet pack of 32 cards consisting of 4 suits each of a Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace. In several regions the four sixes are also used making a"
"the order (highest to lowest) Acorns (""Eichel""), Leaves (""Gras"" (also: ""Blatt, Grün, Blau, Laub""), Hearts (""Herz"") and Bells (""Schellen""). Next are the four ""Unters"" in the same suit order; then follow the remaining Hearts cards - in the order Sow, Ten, King, Nine, Eight, Seven - as lower trumps, making a total of 14 trump cards. All other cards are simply suit cards. Two players play against the other two. The bidder announces a ""Rufspiel""; if no other players bid a higher-value Solo contract, the declarer chooses his playing partner by ""calling"" any of the three suit Sows (i.e. the"
"hearts, and then rearranges the cards quickly to confuse the player about which card is which. The player is then given an opportunity to select one of the three cards. If the player correctly identifies the target card, the player gets the amount bet (the ""stake"") back, plus the same amount again; otherwise, the stake is lost. Since there are only three cards, the jack of spades and jack of clubs often complement the ""money card"", which is usually a queen. The queen is often a red card, typically the queen of hearts. Sometimes the ace of spades is used"
"this game, only the card points within the tricks count; the number of tricks won is irrelevant. The cards score the following card points: Ace 11, Ten 10, King 4, Queen/Ober 3, Jack/Unter 2, trump Jack/Unter 20, and trump Nine 14. Only the last trick deviates from the rule, because even if it contains no counters, it scores 10 points. Various card combinations are important for the actual game. For example, three consecutive cards are called a 'tattel' (""Tattel""). A run of four cards is called 'quart' (""Quart"") and one of five cards is called 'foot' (""Fuß""). A quart not"
"not happy with their relationship, and had Agnes drowned in the Danube River. Agnes (card game) Agnes is a solitaire card game which is a variant of the very popular game Klondike. It is similar to the latter except on how the stock is dealt. The first 28 cards are dealt in the same way as in Klondike. Then a card is placed in the first of the four foundations. This card will be the first card of that foundation and all other cards with the same rank should be placed at the other three foundations. Seven cards are then"
"In the Ace-Ten family of games such as pinochle and schnapsen, both the ace and the 10 rank higher than the king. The king card is the oldest and most universal court card. It most likely originated in Persian Ganjifeh where kings are depicted as seated on thrones and outranking the viceroy cards which are mounted on horses. Playing cards were transmitted to Italy and Spain via the Mamluks and Moors. The best preserved and most complete deck of Mamluk cards, the Topkapı pack, did not display human figures but just listed their rank most likely due to religious prohibition."
"Standard 52-card deck The deck of French playing cards is the most common deck of playing cards used today. It includes thirteen ranks of each of the four French suits: clubs (), diamonds (), hearts () and spades (), with reversible ""court"" or face cards. Each suit includes an ace, depicting a single symbol of its suit; a king, queen and jack, each depicted with a symbol of its suit; and ranks two through ten, with each card depicting that many symbols (""pips"") of its suit. Anywhere from one to six (most often two or three since the mid-20th century)"
"phase scores 100 points. The game is played for 500 points; by melding this target can be met in a single deal. Jack–Nine card games The Jack–Nine card games, also known as the Jass group, form a family of trick-taking games in which the jack (""jass"") and nine (""manille"") of the trump suit are the highest-ranking trumps, and the tens and aces of all suits are the next most valuable cards. Games in this family are typically played by 2 or 4 players with 32 French-suited cards. Popular European games in this family include four-handed ""Belote"", ""Klaverjas"" and ""Jass"" but"
"point. The best cards are first: the Three's, next the Two's, and then the Aces; the Kings, Queens, Knaves, and Tens following in order down to the Four, which is the lowest card in the pack. The game becomes more interesting if you shorten the pack to 32 cards by stripping out all the lower ranks from Four to Nine. In his book A Gamut of Games, Sid Sackson describes a similar French game called Le Truc, which he translates as ""The Knack"". This is played with a 32-card pack ranking 6-7-A-K-Q-J-T-9. The winning of two tricks, or one and"
"Golf (card game) Golf (also known as Polish Polka, Polish Poker, Turtle, Hara Kiri, Poison, or Crazy Nines) is a card game where players try to earn the lowest number of points (as in golf, the sport) over the course of nine deals (or ""holes"" to further use golfing terminology). It is a game for four or more players using a double-deck of 108 cards, and has little in common with its solitaire cousin. Four or more players use two standard 52-card decks plus 2 or 4 Jokers . Each player is dealt 6 cards face down from the deck,"