"court cards are also called ""Ladons"", ""Latons"" or ""Ladonis"". Low-value poker cards may be called ""rags"". Blank (playing card) A blank is playing card in card-point games that is a non-counter or is worth nothing. The names of the non-counters varies from region to region and game to game. In Poker they are blanks, bricks or bombs. In the German games of Schafkopf, Doppelkopf, Sixty-six and Skat, the 7s, 8s and 9s in all card suits are ""Luschen"". In the popular Swiss game of Jass the ""Luschen"" are the 6s, 7s, 8s and 9s; unlike Skat, however, the 9 of"
"cards. It contains a ""Pope"" card (and, indeed, a ""Popess"") but there seems to be no connection with the Pope Joan card game, even though the popess may have derived from the mythical Pope Joan. The expression ""Curse of Scotland"" is sometimes used simply to refer to an occasion of bad luck at cards and can also refer to generally unwanted situations in Scotland, such as swarms of midges. There is a theatrical superstition, sometimes called the ""Scottish curse"", that speaking the name ""Macbeth"" in the theatre brings bad luck. Hence ""the Scottish Play"" is used to refer to Shakespeare's"
"Diamonds (suit) Diamonds or (four-colour deck) is one of the four suits of playing cards in the standard French deck. It corresponds to Bells in the German deck. The original French name of the suit is Carreau; in German it is known as Karo. In older German-language accounts of card games, Diamonds are frequently referred to as ""Eckstein"" (""cornerstone""). In Switzerland, the suit is still called ""Egge"" (=""Ecke"" i.e. ""corner"") today. The term ""Karo"" went into the German language in the 18th century from the French ""carreau"", which goes back to the Latin word, ""quadrum"", meaning ""square"" or ""rectangle"". The"
"diamond typically has a diamond shape, a parallelogram with four equal sides, placed on one of its points. The sides are sometimes slightly rounded and the four vertices placed in a square, making the sign look like an astroid. Normally diamonds are red in colour. They can however be depicted in blue, which is the case for example in bridge (where it is one of the two minor suits along with Clubs). The following gallery shows the diamonds from a 52-card deck of French playing cards. Not shown is the Knight of Diamonds used in the tarot card games: The"
"French playing cards French playing cards (""jeu de cartes"") are cards that use the French suits of (clovers or clubs ), (tiles or diamonds ), (hearts ), and (pikes or spades ). Each suit contains three face cards; the (knave or jack), the (lady or queen), and the (king). Aside from these aspects, decks can include a wide variety of regional and national patterns which often have different deck sizes. In comparison to Spanish, Italian, German, and Swiss playing cards, French cards are the most widespread due to the geopolitical, commercial, and cultural influence of France and the United Kingdom"
"son. The son, in turn, told Mr. Breihan of the composition of the hand. ""Here is an exact identity of these cards as told to me by Christy's son: the ace of diamonds with a heel mark on it; the ace of clubs; the two black eights, clubs and spades, and the queen of hearts with a small drop of Hickok's blood on it."" Hickok biographer Joseph Rosa wrote about the make-up of the hand: ""The accepted version is that the cards were the ace of spades, the ace of clubs, two black eights, and the queen of clubs as"
"France where the game originated. Pope Joan refers to the legend that Pope John VIII was actually a woman. As the Catholic Church denies a female pope, the legend was used as Protestant propaganda in the Victorian-Era, which also explains the popularity of the game in Scotland. The 9 is sometimes called the Curse of Scotland. A staking board is required, with eight compartments labelled Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Game, Pope (9), Matrimony (K Q of trumps) and Intrigue (Q J of trumps). Each player receives a number of counters, or chips, whose value is determined by the players involved"
"symbol ♦ is already in the CP437 and therefore also part of Windows WGL4. In Unicode a black ♦ and a white ♢ diamond have been defined: Diamonds (suit) Diamonds or (four-colour deck) is one of the four suits of playing cards in the standard French deck. It corresponds to Bells in the German deck. The original French name of the suit is Carreau; in German it is known as Karo. In older German-language accounts of card games, Diamonds are frequently referred to as ""Eckstein"" (""cornerstone""). In Switzerland, the suit is still called ""Egge"" (=""Ecke"" i.e. ""corner"") today. The term"
"The court cards are dressed in rococo period costumes. French playing cards French playing cards (""jeu de cartes"") are cards that use the French suits of (clovers or clubs ), (tiles or diamonds ), (hearts ), and (pikes or spades ). Each suit contains three face cards; the (knave or jack), the (lady or queen), and the (king). Aside from these aspects, decks can include a wide variety of regional and national patterns which often have different deck sizes. In comparison to Spanish, Italian, German, and Swiss playing cards, French cards are the most widespread due to the geopolitical, commercial,"
"Stone of Scone The Stone of Scone (; , )—also known as the Stone of Destiny, and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone—is an oblong block of red sandstone that has been used for centuries in the coronation of the monarchs of Scotland, and later the monarchs of England and those of the United Kingdom. Historically, the artefact was kept at the now-ruined Scone Abbey in Scone, near Perth, Scotland. It is also known as Jacob's Pillow Stone and the Tanist Stone, and in Scottish Gaelic, ""clach-na-cinneamhain"". Its size is approximately by by and its weight is"
"king of diamonds wore a turban. This originates from the German-suited Old Bavarian pattern. The king of spades, who used to represent David, no longer holds a harp. This group is closely associated with animal tarots. The Russian pattern created during the early 19th-century is based on a Baltic version of a Bavarian derivative. The current appearance was finalized by Adolf Charlemagne. It usually contains 52 or 36 cards, the latter lacking ranks 2 to 5. The stripped deck is used to play Durak. They can be found in many countries that were once part of the Russian Empire or"
"trick. This particular hand is one of a relatively small group of (non-trivial) deals in which perfect safety is available after the third trick. Single-dummy, using a safety play in diamonds, it is possible to guarantee the contract against any remaining distribution and play of the E-W cards. South started by expecting to win five clubs, one or two diamonds, four hearts and two spades, but the 4-1 split in clubs complicates matters. Still, a safety play in diamonds will bring in twelve tricks. It's just coincidence, but the proper diamond play on this hand is the same as the"
"is called ""Deniers"" (""silver coins""). The picture cards are ""Valet"" (Page), ""Chevalier"" (Horseman or Knight), ""Reine"" (Queen), and ""Roi"" (King). This suit was later changed to Diamonds. German and Swiss decks use round ""Schellen"" (""Hawk Bells"") instead. Suit of coins The Suit of Coins is one of the four suits used in Latin suited playing cards, such as Spanish, Italian and tarot decks. It corresponds to the Suit of Diamonds in standard decks. In occult uses of tarot, Coins is considered part of the ""Minor Arcana"", and may alternately be known as ""Pentacles"", though this has no basis in its"
"to leave his message: the ""3"" from a deck of cards, indicating how many years he spent behind bars. On these cards would be a written warning for the criminal(s). The three of clubs would read: ""The club is the sign of vengeance--it holds no man as friend."" However, he would also leave clues for Woods to follow, not revealing his true identity. He would leave these with the three of diamonds. In the first installment of the series, ""A Double Life,"" this card read: ""A diamond's suit means, 'Fill your cup with wealth and worldly things.'"" If there were"
"the word descends from ""solo"". The rules of zole were originally published in Emanuel Lasker's book under the name Skat Rēvelīts and probably have Estonian origin. The Zolīte playing deck consists of all the Aces, Kings, Queens, Jacks, Tens and Nines plus the 8 of diamonds and 7 of diamonds. This gives a total of 26 cards. The Queens, Jacks and all Diamonds are permanent trumps giving a total of 14 trumps. The Queen of Clubs is the strongest card in the deck followed in order of strength by the Queen of Spades, Hearts and Diamonds and then the Jack"
"Queen of spades The queen of spades (Q) is one of 52 playing cards in a standard deck: the queen of the suit of spades (). In the game of Hearts, the queen of spades is usually considered an unlucky card. The player who ends up with the queen of spades after a match scores 13 points (points are to be avoided in this game). The exception is when the player receives this card with all 13 hearts, in which the player is said to have shot the moon, and this player scores no points, while all opponents are scored"
"cups and swords have beards, their knights and the knave of swords have mustaches. They come in decks of 40 or 50 cards. The French Catalan pattern also emerged from the Spanish National pattern. It kept the original shape of the golden cups but added beards to the kings. Kings wear long robes that completely obscure their legs and feet. As of 2016, Ducale, a subsidiary of Cartamundi's France Cartes, is the last producer of this pattern. They sell them in decks of 48 cards, that is, no jokers. The Parisian Spanish or ""Estilo Paris"" pattern is found in parts"
"cards. This is done by increasing the seven of diamond's strength to second in the list of trump: When playing this variant the seven of diamonds is referred to as ""the Spitz"". Another variation puts the seven of diamonds first in the list of trump. Several different scenarios can occur if no one picks up the blind, including a forced pick, a Leaster, or a Doubler. In this variant, the person on the end is required to pick the blind. This is sometimes offset by a ""No Punish"" rule, and statistics; if no one desired the blind, then there's a"
"Ace An ace is a playing card, die or domino with a single pip. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the case of the ace of spades. This embellishment on the ace of spades started when King James VI of Scotland and I of England required an insignia of the printing house to be printed on the ace of spades. This insignia was necessary for identifying the printing house and stamping it as having paid"
"to each player, with no blind. Queen of clubs and queen of spades are partners, it is played two against four. 4) Discard the sevens of clubs and spades. Five cards are dealt to each player, with no blind. Seven of Diamonds is highest trump. Queen of clubs, queen of spades, and jack of diamonds are partners. A player having both black queens or a black queen and jack of diamonds has the option to pass one of the cards to the player to the left for one of their cards. Passing must be done before the lead player plays"
"New York, N.Y. Sterling publishing company inc, 2006. Queen of Wands (Tarot card) The Queen of Wands is a court card in the Minor Arcana set of the Tarot. 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. Its keywords include the following: attractive, wholehearted, energetic, cheerful, and self-assured. The Queen of Wands combines the properties of the Suit of Wands, associated with elemental fire, with the figure of the Queen, which embodies nurturing, feminine, inwardly-focused and"
"six white diamonds, each containing a letter of the word ""KISMET"", and the words ""IT IS FATE"" along the bottom of the logo. Contents of the game consist of five white dice with colored pips (1 and 6 black, 2 and 5 red, 3 and 4 green) a dice-throwing cup, and a pad of scorecards. As in similar dice games, players take turns rolling five dice. Each player can take up to three rolls per turn. On the second and third rolls, the player may hold back dice from the previous rolls in order to create better scoring combinations. At"
"clubs, spades, hearts and diamonds). For real-world play, two distinctive but identically-backed ""normal"" decks are generally used, most frequently a traditional ""French"" deck and an identically-backed Latin-suited deck. Each player receives a hand of ten cards: five cards are dealt face-down to each player, and the player may then discard up to four of them, receiving new cards to replace them. Then a further five cards are dealt face-up to each player except the dealer, who receives his face-down. The first player begins by assembling his or her cards into one of the winning groupings described below, and displaying them."
"literally means ""the bearded"" (man), and phonetically ""the barb"" – a reference to the king of hearts' common depiction as a bearded monarch nonchalantly stabbing himself in the head. This card is of special significance in one of the seven contracts featured in the game. Four players (no partnerships) use a deck of 52 French suited cards (♠ ♣ ) ranking A (high) K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 (low). Players draw for high card to determine who will be the first declarer. For the next seven deals cards are shuffled and dealt by"
"accessories are available, such as play mats and affinity tokens, but are not required for gameplay. Hijinks cards are used as both offense and defense, depending on the card. Each card has an affinity and a bonus effect that dragons of matching affinities may take advantage of. Havok cards are split between Event cards and Treasure cards. Event cards can be beneficial or detrimental, while Treasure cards are advantageous. Both card sets often feature pun-infused card names such as ""Three Dragon Moon,"" a reference to the Three Wolf Moon t-shirt, or ""Panda-monium."" The double-sided Dragon cards included with the base"
"(10-12). Since the mid-20th century, they have usually been sold with two ""comodines"" (Jokers), for a total of 50 cards. Stripped decks have 40 cards and lack ranks 8, 9 and ""comodines"". The popularity of the stripped deck is due to game of Ombre, which became a craze throughout Europe during the 17th century. The Spanish suits closely resemble Italian-suited cards as both were derived from the Arab cards. The four suits are ""bastos"" (clubs), ""oros"" (literally ""golds"", that is, golden coins), ""copas"" (cups) and ""espadas"" (swords). Unlike the suits found in northern Italy, Spanish swords are straight and the"
"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"
"four. If the picker gets the jack of diamonds in the blind, he/she may call the next higher jack not in his/her hand. 2) Five cards are dealt to each player, with two cards in the blind. The partner is automatically the jack of diamonds ""and ""the ace of the called suit, with the game played three against three. If the picker gets the jack of diamonds in the blind or the jack of diamonds has the ace of the called suit, it is played two against four. 3) Discard the sevens of clubs and spades. Five cards are dealt"
"green clubs, although in the past the diamond suit usually appeared in a golden yellow-orange. A pack occasionally used in Germany uses green spades (comparable to leaves), red hearts, yellow diamonds (comparable to bells) and black clubs (comparable to acorns). This is a compromise deck devised to allow players from East Germany (who used German suits) and West Germany (who adopted the French suits) to be comfortable with the same deck when playing tournament Skat after the German reunification. Numerous variations of the 52-card French deck have existed over the years. Most notably, Tarot Nouveau has a separate trump suit"
"Royalty, for SCOTLAND'S ""Kings"" for many Ages, were observ'd, each ""Ninth"" to be a ""Tyrant"", who by Civil Wars, and all the fatal consequences of intestine discord, plunging the ""Divided Kingdom"" into strange Disorders, gave occasion, ""in the course of time"", to form the Proverb. A similar book of 1726 gives the same question and answer, still regarding the question as relating to a proverb. By 1757 the card was described as ""commonly called the Curse of Scotland"" with the explanation that the epithet refers to Lord Ormistoune, Lord Justice Clerk from 1692 to 1735, who suppressed the Jacobite rising"
"subtracted from the declarer's tally (i.e. a negative score). The deck consists of 32 cards. Many modern decks use the French deck consisting of an ace (""As""), king (""König""), queen (""Dame""), jack (""Bauer""), 10, 9, 8 and 7 in all four suits (clubs , spades , hearts and diamonds ). Some players in Eastern and Southern Germany and Austria prefer traditional German decks with suits of acorns , leaves , hearts and bells , and card values of deuce (""Daus""), king (""König""), ""Ober"", ""Unter"", 10, 9, 8, and 7 in all four suits. Until recently in Saxony and Thuringia, for"
"2 and then decide if you want the remaining 2 cards in the blinds. 1) Four cards are dealt to each player. The two black queens are partners. 2) Four cards are dealt to each player. The queen of clubs, jack of diamonds, and 7 of diamonds are partners. If one partner has two of these cards, they can call the 8 of diamonds (if they have the 7 and the queen or jack) or jack of hearts (if they have the queen and the jack). If the other partner already has the 8 of diamonds or jack of hearts"
"Four-color deck A four-color deck is identical to the standard French deck except for the color of the suits. In a typical English four-color deck, hearts are red and spades are black as usual, but clubs are green and diamonds are blue. However, other color combinations have been used over the centuries, in other areas or for certain games. Four-color decks made for trick-taking games such as bridge, whist, or jass are often called no-revoke decks because they are perceived to reduce the risk of a player accidentally revoking (illegally playing a card of a suit other than that led)."