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Euchre Variant
The card game of Euchre has many variants,Scarne, 1994, pp 239–242 including those for two, three, five or more players. The following is a selection of the Euchre variants found in reliable sources. Standard play and terminology The following common rules apply to all the variants described excepted where stated: Cards A pack of 24, 28 or 32 cards is used. If a standard 52-card pack is used, the 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s and 6s are always removed. In addition, the 7s are removed to form a 28-card pack and the 7s and 8s to form a 24-card pack. In the trump suit the two top cards are the trump jack (playing card), jack or ''right bower'' (RB), and the next suit, next jack (jack of the same color (cards), color) or ''left bower'' (LB). Thus the card ranking (cards), ranking is: * Trumps: RB > LB> A > K> Q > 10 > 9 > (8) > (7) * Side suits: A > K> Q > (J) > 10 > 9 > (8) > (7) Deal and play Deal (cards), Deal and play (cards), play are clockwise or alternate if there are two pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French-suited
French-suited playing cards or French-suited cards are cards that use the French suits of (clovers or clubs ), (tiles or diamonds ), (hearts ), and (pikes or spades ). Each suit contains three or four face/court cards. In a standard 52-card deck these are the ( knave or jack), the ( lady or queen), and the (king). In addition, in Tarot packs, there is a (knight) ranking between the queen and the jack. 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, the United Kingdom, and the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. Other reasons for their popularity were the simplicity of the suit insignia, which simplifies mass production, and the popularity of whist and contract bridge. The English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trick (cards)
Trick(s) may refer to: People * Trick McSorley (1852–1936), American professional baseball player * Armon Trick (born 1978), retired German international rugby union player * David Trick (born 1955), former Ontario civil servant and university administrator * Marcus Trick (born 1977), retired German international rugby union player * Stanley Arthur Trick (1884–1958), English cricketer for Essex * Stephanie Trick (born 1987), American stride, ragtime and jazz pianist * Trick Daddy (born 1974), American rapper and producer * Trick-Trick (born 1973), Detroit rapper * Junaid Hussain (1994–2015), British hacker and propagandist who used the alias TriCk Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Tricks'' (1925 film), American silent film * ''Trick'' (1999 film), American gay romantic-comedy * ''Tricks'' (1997 film), TV movie; see Jay Friedkin * ''Tricks'' (2007 film), Polish film by Andrzej Jakimowski * ''Trick'' (2010 film), Polish film by Jan Hryniak * ''Trick'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auction (cards)
The following is a glossary of terms used in card games. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to bridge, hearts, poker or rummy), but apply to a wide range of card games played with non-proprietary packs. It should not include terms solely related to casino or banking games. For glossaries that relate primarily to one game or family of similar games, see Game-specific glossaries. A ; ace # The card with one pip in a pack of cards. Usually the highest card of a suit, ranking immediately above the king. May also occupy the lowest rank. # Commonly refers to the Deuce or Two in German-suited packs which don't have real Aces. Often the highest card of a suit. ; acorns : One of the four suits in a German-suited pack of cards. Symbol: ; active # A card that is in play i.e. not sleeping. # See active player. ; active player # A player who receives cards in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
