Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Who invented the Playing Cards? When? Where? Why? What was the first game played?

Playing cards emerged in 9th century China. Ancient Chinese "money cards" have four "suits": coins (or cash), strings of coins (which may have been misinterpreted as sticks from crude drawings), myriads of strings, and tens of myriads. These were represented by ideograms, with numerals of 2–9 in the first three suits and numerals 1–9 in the "tens of myriads". Wilkinson suggests that the first cards may have been actual paper currency which were both the tools of gaming and the stakes being played for. The designs on modern Mahjong tiles likely evolved from those earliest playing cards. However, it may be that the first deck of cards ever printed was a Chinese domino deck, in whose cards we can see all the 21 combinations of a pair of dice. In Kuei-t'ien-lu, a Chinese text redacted in the 11th century, we find that dominoes cards were printed during the T’ang dynasty, contemporary to the first books. The Chinese word pái (牌) is used to describe both paper cards and gaming tiles.





An Indian origin for playing cards has been suggested by the resemblance of symbols on some early European decks (traditional Sicilian cards, for example) to the ring, sword, cup, and baton classically depicted in the four hands of Indian statues. This is an area that still needs research.





The time and manner of the introduction of cards into Europe are matters of dispute. The 38th canon of the council of Worcester (1240) is often quoted as evidence of cards having been known in England in the middle of the 13th century, but the games de rege et regina (on the king and the queen) there mentioned are now thought to more likely have been chess. If cards were generally known in Europe as early as 1278 , it is very remarkable that Petrarch, in his work De remediis utriusque fortunae (On the remedies of good/bad fortunes) that treats gaming, never once mentions them. Boccaccio, Chaucer and other writers of that time specifically refer to various games, but there is not a single passage in their works that can be fairly construed to refer to cards. Passages have been quoted from various works, of or relative to this period, but modern research leads to the supposition that the word rendered cards has often been mistranslated or interpolated.





It is likely that the precursor of modern cards arrived in Europe from the Mamelukes of Egypt in the late 1300s, by which time they had already assumed a form very close to that in use today. In particular, the Mameluke deck contained 52 cards comprising four "suits": polo sticks, coins, swords, and cups. Each suit contained ten "spot" cards (cards identified by the number of suit symbols or "pips" they show) and three "court" cards named malik (King), nā'ib malik (Viceroy or Deputy King), and thānī nā'ib (Second or Under-Deputy). The Mameluke court cards showed abstract designs not depicting persons (at least not in any surviving specimens) though they did bear the names of military officers. A complete pack of Mameluke playing cards was discovered by L.A. Mayer in the Topkapi Sarayi Museum, Istanbul, in 1939 ; this particular complete pack was not made before 1400, but the complete deck allowed matching to a private fragment dated to the twelfth or thirteenth century. In effect it’s not a complete deck, but there are cards of three different packs of the same style (International Playing Cards Society Journal 30-3 page 139) There is some evidence to suggest that this deck may have evolved from an earlier 48-card deck that had only two court cards per suit, and some further evidence to suggest that earlier Chinese cards brought to Europe may have travelled to Persia, which then influenced the Mameluke and other Egyptian cards of the time before their reappearance.





It is not known whether these cards influenced the design of the Indian cards used for the game of Ganjifa, or whether the Indian cards may have influenced these. Regardless, the Indian cards have many distinctive features: they are round, generally hand painted with intricate designs, and comprise more than four suits (often as many as thirty two, like a deck in the Deutsches Spielkarten-Museum, painted in the Mewar, a city in Rajasthan, between the 18th and 19th century. Decks used to play have from eight up to twenty different suits).


What's the story behind a deck of playing cards?

A little unclear actually. Its pretty narrowed down to China and England for inventing them, depends how you want to think about it.The first forms of chinese currency was a little like cards actually but if you mean the traditional cards you can pick up for like a buck then credit probably should go to england. I could rant but instead...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deck_of_car...


How many black,king,heart,red cards are there in the pack of 52 playing cards?

number of black cards- 26, # of kings-4,# of red cards-26, # of hearts-13

How many black,king,heart,red cards are there in the pack of 52 playing cards?
There are Thirteen cards in each suit.





Hearts Ace, King, Queen, Jack, Ten, 9 ,8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2


Diamonds


Clubs


Spades





twenty six Black cards and twenty six Red cards





Two each black kings ( 1-Club %26amp; 1-Spade)


Two each Red kings ( 1-Heart %26amp; 1-Diamond)





all the way thru all the suits included in each deck of regular playing cards.





Have a nice day.
Reply:there are 26 black, and 26 red. and 4 suits, and each suits it has 13 ranks from 2-10 and then JACK, QUEEN, KING, and ACE. teh 4 suits are spades, diamonds, hearts and clubs. diamonds and hearts are red, and spades and clubs are black.

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Does anyone know where to find cheap personalized decks of playing cards for wedding favors?

www.kardwell.com has them, but I'm letting ya know you won't find them cheaply no matter how hard you look.... we got married in Vegas and my theme was gambling and I wanted personalized poker chips and cards, the chips we found the cards my husband ended up making them...they were over 5 bucks a deck to buy.





an easy way to make them, you can buy blank back/face cards and then print them in your home printer for about 50 cents a card and then buy decks at a wholesale place-costco, sams club- and then just put in the jokers to give it that personalized touch





good luck!

Does anyone know where to find cheap personalized decks of playing cards for wedding favors?
check orientaltrading.com
Reply:I'd skip it. Why do you want to give cheap trash to your guests?
Reply:ebay, it's been the source of most of my wedding decor, favors, etc.
Reply:AT A WEDDING STORE YA KNOW WHERE YA GET ALL THE OTHER LITTLE STUFF MAYBE EBAY
Reply:very cool idea.
Reply:They have some on sale right now through snapfish.com that you can add your picture to.
Reply:I am not sure if they have them, but before I got married (and divorced) I found out everything I needed on theknot.com Take a peek, it has everything.
Reply:Try this site!!! Good Luck!!!!http://www.favorsandflowers.com/personal...
Reply:If you are talking about a picture on the cards. Try your local pharmacy, like walgreens or the picture developement section at walmart....GOOD LUCK


What is the game cribbage? How is it played? Does it use a regular deck of playing cards?

you can find the rules here.





http://www.pagat.com/adders/crib6.html





yes it uses a regular deck of cards.

What is the game cribbage? How is it played? Does it use a regular deck of playing cards?
Cribbage is a combination card (standard 52-card deck) and board game. The basic idea of the game is to play your cards to win points which allow you to move around the track. The first player to the end wins! If your opponent beats you pretty badly, you get "skunked!"
Reply:Don't touch that! It's for old people.
Reply:Yes it is played with a regular deck of cards. You will need a cribbage board. You can opick one up cheap at any game store and the rules are inside. It can be addictive.


Can anyone tell me what suit were the 3 playing cards who were painting the roses red in Alice in Wonderland?

i thought all three (two, five and seven) were spades, but i'm not quite sure cuz i read somewhere that seven was a club, and the Disney movie doesn't help much either cuz even the numbers are different (they had 3, 4 and i dunno what number).

Can anyone tell me what suit were the 3 playing cards who were painting the roses red in Alice in Wonderland?
Hearts of course, the numbers were not specified.





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Reply:All hearts. Remember the Queen?
Reply:i thought it was the queen, knave and king of hearts. but i read that book so long ago, i don't really remember. doesn't pink monkey or spark notes have a character list?
Reply:I thought they were all Diamonds but I may be wrong.
Reply:Hearts!


Why would a religious family be against playing cards?

I just got a free pack of playing cards from my college fair, then I realized my family has none. We are religious ( Pentecostal).


Do you think the two could be related?


why?





thanks

Why would a religious family be against playing cards?
The Puritans didn't like card playing, but I hadn't heard any references to current religions that objected to it. I think the argument was just that it was frivolous and that people should be concerned with more serious activities - I'm not sure there was anything biblical to it.
Reply:The modern deck of playing cards is directly based on the Tarot deck. Tarot = occult. Although I think few Christians would be aware of this.
Reply:Playing cards are often associated with gambling, which many religious people object to. A quick Google search for "pentecostal playing cards" shows that many Pentecostals do avoid playing cards, but I don't know if it's a central religious tenet or just something that many people do. However, if you're just using them for playing and not for gambling, there really should be no objection.
Reply:The object of religion is control. You figure it out.
Reply:some denominations are stricter about interrupting gambling.





Salvationists for example (the salvation army folk ) don't approve of gambling.





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Reply:I know that far back in time playing cards resembled tarot cards. This is one reason and these cards were also associated with gambling. Very traditional, old fashioned religious people were against playing cards for this reason.
Reply:Someone told me that cards were used as a divination tool, and the Joker was a mocking symbol for Christ. Modern playing cards and tarot cards have a common origin.





There is also the connection of gambling with playing cards, so people avoid cards to avoid gambling.





Whether or not your family's religion and cards are connected, ask them.
Reply:It is called, religious legalism, putting more on people than what needs to be. Nothing at all wrong or non-Christian about playing card games for crying out loud. Not all Pentecostal churches are into legalism.
Reply:From my point of view theres two reasons. One is because gambling is totally prohibited and playing cards (poker) for for fun is disliked. Secondly because its a waste of time, it dosen't really bring any benefit to anyone and just distracts you from worshipping God.





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What are some of the stiffest types of playing cards?

preferably ones that you can find easily

What are some of the stiffest types of playing cards?
Personally I think the KEM cards are the stiffest but Dal ****** are competitive for the title. You'll definitely want a fully plastic playing card. Your major options are: Kem, Dal *****, Graphica, Gemaco and Copaq. Copaqs are definitely not the stiffest and unfortunately I don't have personal experience with Graphica and Gemaco.





Kem:


http://holdempokerchips.com/products.asp...





Dal *****:


http://holdempokerchips.com/products.asp...





All plastic cards:


http://holdempokerchips.com/cardcats.asp


How many card games are possible with a deck of 52 playing cards and what are their names?

the ones i know are B-llshit, poker, spoons,russian rummy, solitare, rummy, gin, bridge, spades, war, go fish, mah jongg, strip poker, up and down the river, black jack.

How many card games are possible with a deck of 52 playing cards and what are their names?
Cheat


Clock Patience


Go Fish


Poker


Gin Rummy


Wildcard Rummy
Reply:Due to the various styles of solitaire and simplicity for game variation, I believe that there will always be new card games.





I have one program with over 1000 solitaire games. Games are grouped into general categories using layout, # of decks used, discard piles, stacks, etc....
Reply:52 Pickup ...one of my favorites
Reply:There are loads of them!


Ones I know are:-


Slam


Bridge


Black Maria


Blob


Knock out whist
Reply:THERES WAY TOO MANY FOR ME TO LIST BUT YOU CAN MAKE UP YOUR ONN GAMES AND PLAY


How computers guess correctly playing cards without input from the user?

you receive a email with a .pps or java attachment, or enter to a website where a program guess the correct card or symbol whithout any input of you, except the point you stare at.

How computers guess correctly playing cards without input from the user?
They don't. I think I know what you're talking about; you have to think of a number, then perform a calculation with it number, which always has a particular result --e.g. it's always a multiple of 9. Then you have to look up that result in a list; in aforementioned example, the numbers 9, 18, 27, etc., all have the same symbol next to it in the list.
Reply:These are psychological and mental games. You don't have to do anything. What the program is designed to do is make the best possible guess on what you will choose based on average human behavior OR they are based on impossible-to-beat odds such as the card games that make you jump your choice from one to another.


Whats the difference between "bicycle" playing cards and "plastic" cards?

biclycle cards are paper, they can bend and tear which may give an advantage to a player if they know a bend in a certain cards. Casinos only use plastic playing cards b/c of their durability and inablilty to bend or tear. You sould always use plastic cards when playing for money.

Whats the difference between "bicycle" playing cards and "plastic" cards?
Bicycle playing cards are made from paper stock with a thin plastic coating.Plastic cards are made from 100% plastic for durability and do not wear out although the numbers etc. do wear off in time.
Reply:~Bicycle Playing Cards are one of the oldest - they've been around since 1885 - and most recognizable brands of playing cards sold in the United States. They are currently manufactured by the United States Playing Card Company.~





It's a brand.
Reply:Bicycle playing cards are commonly used by magicians for their magic tricks.





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''Each King in a Deck of playing Cards represents a great King in History.Can you name them?

Spades,Hearts Clubs,Diamonds.

''Each King in a Deck of playing Cards represents a great King in History.Can you name them?
King David-spades


King Charlemagne-hearts


Ceaser-diamonds


Alexander-clubs
Reply:the kings of spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs are David, Charles (Charlemagne), Caesar and Alexander, respectively
Reply:Alexander, Julius Caesar, Charlemagne, Louis XIV
Reply:No, they don't. Read up on the origin of the Tarot deck.
Reply:As the tale goes, it's: Charlemagne, David, Caesar, and Alexander.





But it's just a tale, which has been proven untrue: http://www.snopes.com/history/world/card...


Which shop(s) can I buy Bicycle playing cards from in London?

I want to buy some Bicycle playing cards, but NOT ONLINE. I was wondering if anybody knew of any shops in South London or surrounding Kent.





Thanks!!

Which shop(s) can I buy Bicycle playing cards from in London?
Too bad. I can walk into about any store in America and get 8 decks of Bikes and play gin with my grandpa.





I have a tattoo of the bicycle joker, as well.


What's the official order of a deck of 52 playing cards?

Are they sorted by suit? If so, in what order? For example: spades, clubs, hearts, diamonds.


Within each suit, is the ace low or high?


Which card is considered is #1 (ace of spades?) and which is #52 (king of diamonds?)

What's the official order of a deck of 52 playing cards?
I think it would depend on the game. In bridge, the ace is highest, king is next, and the 2 is lowest in each suit. The suits are ranked (high to low) spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs. So the lowest in the entire deck is the 2 of clubs.
Reply:http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~daf/i-p-c-s.org...
Reply:aces through king and club, diamond, heart, spade...


What symbolism/meaning do the jacks of each suit represent in a deck of playing cards?

Firstly the modern deck of playing cards is taken from the Minor Arcana of the Tarot and the four suits we know have been changed from the Tarot's





Clubs= Staves


Diamonds= Pentacles


Hearts= Cups


Spades= Swords





The Jack does not exist i nthe Tarot, it is presumed to come from either the Knight, or the Page. Many more ascribe it to the Page so i'll give you the brief meanings of the Page of the Tarot





Page of Wands= Faithful, perhaps a loyal lover, truthful and intelligence, survives trial.





Page of Cups= a studious youth, reflective and romantic. Young love, seductive, perhaps deceptive





Page of Swords= Alert, the young vibrant soldier, secrecy Vigilance and possessions





Page of Pentacles= young scholar, yearning for truth. study, message and management





Check the site below for a brief explanation of each individual tarot card. But you will gain much mroe form a real Tarot deck then a normal deck of cards

What symbolism/meaning do the jacks of each suit represent in a deck of playing cards?
try this





Playing Card Historical Personage


King of Hearts Charlemagne


Queen of Hearts Judith (of the Book of Judith,


an Apocryphal Book of the Bible)


Jack of Hearts "La Hire," a famous French warrior


a.k.a. Etienne de Vignoles


King of Spades King David


Queen of Spades Pallas, a.k.a. Minerva


Jack of Spades Hogier the Dane,


one of Charlemagne's paladins


King of Diamonds Julius Caesar


Queen of Diamonds Rachel (of the Bible)


Jack of Diamonds Hector of Troy


alternately, Roland of France


King of Clubs Alexander the Great


Queen of Clubs Argine


An anagram of Regina


Jack of Clubs Lancelot

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From a pack of 52 playing cards. What is the proberbility the card is?

a)an ace


b)a diamond


c)a 4 or a 5


d)not a spade


e)a red card


f)any card except a 3


g)not a queen


i)a red or a black card

From a pack of 52 playing cards. What is the proberbility the card is?
a) there are 4 aces in a deck. 4/52


b)There are 13 diamond suite cards in a deck. 13/52


c)There are 8 cards (4's or 5's) in a deck. 8/52


d)There are 4 10's in a deck


e)There are 48 non 3's


f)There are 48 non-queens.


g)There are 52 red or black card. 52/52=1
Reply:a approx 8% 4/52 or 1/13 (52 cards, four aces)


b 25% 1/4 (one of four suits)


c approx 15% 8/52 or 4/26 ( 8 out of 52 cards)


d 75% 3/4 (spades is one of 4 suits)


e 50% (26 out of 52 cards are red)


f approx 92% ( 48 out of 52 cards are NOT 3s)


g approx 92% ( again 48 out of 52 cards are NOT queens)


h 100% ( those are your only options so every draw must contain either a red or black card)
Reply:Assuming that for each question you are starting with a standard shuffled deck of 52 cards, and a card is picked at random:





a) 4/52 = 7.69%


b) 13/52 = 25%


c) 8/52 = 15.38%


d) 39/52 = 75%


e) 26/52 = 50%


f) 48/52 = 92.3%


g) 48/52 = 92.3%


i) 52/52 = 100% (50% for either color)


Where can I find and online price guide for buffy the vampire slayer collectable playing cards.?

where can I find and online price guide for buffy the vampire slayer collectable playing cards. ccg made by score

Where can I find and online price guide for buffy the vampire slayer collectable playing cards.?
Have you tried eBay?


How are cards such as Magic: the Gathering or regular playing cards made?

Well as far as I know, MTG cards are made from three different layers. So printing some at home, can prove extremely difficult (besides being illegal). If you need proxies for practice, just print the card in regular paper and put it with any other card in a sleeve.

How are cards such as Magic: the Gathering or regular playing cards made?
They're usually a specific type of paperboard that's laminated after printing to protect them. They're printed off in large sheets, then cut to size. Magic cards and other collectible cards will be printed in sheets containing a certain number of commons/uncommons/rares. Iagic cards are printed in Belgium, if I remember correctly.
Reply:Sorry, I have no idea. Do you collect Magic the gathering cards? What type of deck do you like to play with the most?


What do you call the activity of playing a card game with baseball or collectabe cards to win some of them?

I'm asking because I'm an English language teacher working in Bangkok and one of my students wanted to know. As I'm British, I have no idea what the answer could be and hope someone from the US reads this.

What do you call the activity of playing a card game with baseball or collectabe cards to win some of them?
There are a couple of different games, called flipping cards and tossing cards.





Flipping cards is for two players. The first player throws a card in the air and lets it fall to the floor. If it lands with the picture side up, it's "heads" and if it lands with the back side up, it's "tails". Then the second player does the same with one of his cards. If the second player matches the first player with a heads or tails, the second player wins both cards. If he does not, the first player wins both cards.





Tossing cards can be for any number of people. First, the players decide how many cards will be tossed. Then, a line is marked on the floor, and the players take turns throwing the cards at the wall while standing behind that line. The player who tosses the card that is closest to the wall or is touching the wall wins all the cards.
Reply:I've heard of "card flipping"...





I dont know how to play, but thats the name I've heard before. I've also heard that it ruins the card when you do it [thus making it non-collectible]
Reply:I have always known it to be flipping. I never heard of skunking. Must be a southern thang.
Reply:skunking wen u lose all ur cards ur skunked
Reply:a dumb game
Reply:Packwar.
Reply:i call it smack down baseball poker.

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How do you tell Fortune WITH Playing Cards?

I KNOW IT CAN BE DONE BUT CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN HOW TO IN DEPTH?

How do you tell Fortune WITH Playing Cards?
It is really good fun.





HEARTS: Emotional, symbols of pain and suffering.





CLUBS: Friends, relationships.





DIAMONDS: Difficulties, money problems.





SPADES: Warnings.





Here's a link to a basic break down and i've used it for years it is really good took me a while to find it again because i have a new computer and it was saved on my favorites on my other computer.
Reply:http://www.talisman.net/tarot/...





Lol sorry chick good luck with it, i bought some rune dice once they were ace too but it got really close for me i told someone there fortune and i was spot on not eveything you see is good so be prepared for the that too. Report Abuse

Reply:hwell there are different card decks. like there the sharoompuri. it is the secret of life. you have to look the card and read the shajaan uri which is the scripture of the indonesian langauge. it is very diffcult to inhance this with in you. you will have to incomplish this gift with in your soul. some are born with it, some try to seek it.





whell hope i helped. :)
Reply:Hello





It is called Cartomancy.





You can get details of what the cards mean at this forum ~ http://www.holisticpathstowisdom.co.uk/f...





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Reply:Same way as you would with the Tarot, the normal deck of cards represents the minor arcana.


Look up Tarot on the web.


http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/learn/spr...


Try there
Reply:Make it up, just like everybody else does. It's not like any of it really works anyway.





It's just more superstition.
Reply:I don't. I play poker with them.
Reply:you flip them over one at a time and tell the person a bunch of crap, just like every other "fortune teller". easy.
Reply:It can't be done.
Reply:go get a book, that way you have a portable reference
Reply:if u get a queen, that means ur gay i beleive.


Probability of Playing Cards?

Can anyone tell me how to work out the following:





A shuffled pack of 52 normal playing cards, each card is dealt face up in order, how long (on average) do you have to wait before (say) the Ace of Clubs is dealt?





Of course it is less than or equal to 52 because it has to come up, but how long on average?





Thanks





Also if anyone knows any good books that deal with such question s (and others that I have asked) I would be grateful for a recommendation!

Probability of Playing Cards?
The ace of clubs is equally likely to be in any of the 52 positions in the deck.





(1+2+3+...+52)/52 = (52*53/2)/52 (using 1+2+...+n = n*(n+1)/2)


= 53/2


= 26.5





So, on average, you would expect to go through 26.5 cards to get to the ace of clubs, or any other card for that matter.





edit: Well, you would have to find the probability of getting the first ace in the first, second, third, ..., all the way up to the 49th position.





Probability it is 1st is 4/52.


2nd is (48/52)(4/51).


3rd is (48/52)(47/51)(4/50).


4th is (48/52)(47/51)(46/50)(4/49).


and so on...





Then multiply each probability with each postion and add up. I'm sure it's around 13. There's probably an easier way to do it. I'm not familiar enough with the subject of waiting times to know it.





edit (again): Running this through R, I get 10.6 as the expected number of cards using my suggestion. This is likely less than 13 due to the fact that the first ace can't occur in the 50, 51, or 52 positions.
Reply:26 for any card on average
Reply:26
Reply:26 for any card on average. The wait could be longer if you have a slow dealer. lol
Reply:Havent time to work it out, but it's a very long equation as the probabilty increases with every subsequent card, ie 1/52, then 1/51, 1/50 all the way down to 1/1 for the last card. I'll leave it to others to work out the answer! A good book though is ...





PROBABILITY GUIDE TO GAMBLING: The Mathematics of Dice, Slots, Roulette, Baccarat, Blackjack, Poker, Lottery and Sport Bets





http://www.amazon.com/PROBABILITY-GUIDE-...
Reply:26


In what order do new playing cards come in?

out of the box how are they ordered? Acending order by which suit?

In what order do new playing cards come in?
It depends on who the manufacturer is but the general order is starting with the Ace of Spades on the face of the deck


Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King of Spades,


Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King of Diamonds,


King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace of Clubs, then


King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace of Hearts. Sometimes a Joker is on both the top and bottom or sometimes both Jokers are on the top of the deck.


Do you know the type of finish used on the Bicycle Pro playing cards?

I'm thinking it's probably the AirFlow 500 (or the same finish on the Bicycle Black Tiger and Ghost decks), but I'm not real sure...

Do you know the type of finish used on the Bicycle Pro playing cards?
I would assume the regular Air Cushion finish. I'm pretty sure it's just the stock that's different.

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I live in SoCal and I need to find LA DODGERS playing cards.?

. i live in southern california, and i need to find a deck of Los Angeles Dodgers playing cards.


Im giving the cards to someone as a gift, and I need to find them in a store, not online, because I dont have the time to wait for them to be shipped. Does anyone know where i can get some??

I live in SoCal and I need to find LA DODGERS playing cards.?
Go to the mall or a sports store and see if they have any.
Reply:You can go to the stadium because they sell the team set in the gift shop.


For whom were the first playing cards made?

it is all abt france,anybody know abt france plz contact me to rockinn018@yahoo.com

For whom were the first playing cards made?
i just saw this on the history channel..they were made in france for the upper class
Reply:charles 6th
Reply:idk...
Reply:Charles VI of France!





An early mention of a distinct series of playing cards is the entry of Charles or Charbot Poupart, treasurer of the household of Charles VI of France, in his book of accounts for 1392 or 1393, which records payment for the painting of three sets or packs of cards, which were evidently already well known.


Does anyone know where to find Kings Court Playing Cards?

The face of the card is a maroon background with the words KIngs Court printed on them in white. The cards contained in the deck are wizards, dragon, dungeon, queens option, fair maidens, and many more. It is a game similar to uno with a royal twist.

Does anyone know where to find Kings Court Playing Cards?
Here is an ebay listing:


http://wantitnow.ebay.com/Kings-Court-ca...





Hope this helps!


How many cards to lay out when using playing cards as tarot?

when using a regular deck of playing cards.. how many is one to lay out after shuffle?

How many cards to lay out when using playing cards as tarot?
it depends on what type of spread you are using(like celtic cross, 7 card spread, etc). shuffle them as many as you want. the querent should shuffle the card. cut the cards with the left hand. but playing cards is not a full substitute for tarot cards coz you can't have the major arcana (22 cards) and the 4 pages. all you'll have are the court cards.





sword=spade


diamond=pentacles/coins


clubs/clover=wands/sticks


heart=chalice/cups





PS. just because i'm doing tarot doesn't mean that i have full faith in them. it's just a fascinating hobby. judging others using God's words is very hypocritic.
Reply:as a christian i believe only in God not tarot cards
Reply:It depends on what spread you use.:) The most simple one is past, present and future which is three cards. You will need, however, a list of definitions for the playing cards since they don't correspond very well to the tarot.:)
Reply:Remember to shuffle them 256 times because that is a lucky number then do not wear anything green because the spirits get upset and only brush your teeth with a clockwise motion because this helps the psychic energy,in fact just make anything up because it's all nonsense.
Reply:I want to know what am i having and i'm 2months pregant and i want to know if i'm having twins or not.
Reply:well, would depend on which one of the many spread configurations you've decided to use





PS. please note that cards have no power in and of themselves. they're just a tool that reveal the subconscious, a crude vehicle for implementing rudimentary telepathy.
Reply:7 card layout.


start from the left and keep going right?
Reply:All the answers you need in life are in the Bible, not cards.
Reply:8.
Reply:I can still understand man's fixation and belief in a fictions god. But how on earth ANYONE can believe this kind of garbage in 2008 is beyond me.





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What is the difference between bridge and poker playing cards?

None at all. Bridge and poker both use decks of 52 standard cards, four suits deuce up to ace, no jokers.

What is the difference between bridge and poker playing cards?
The difference between bridge cards and poker cards is simply one of size: poker cards are wider than bridge cards.





Bridge card size: The card is approximately 3.5 inches high and 2.25 inches wide.





Poker card size: The card is approximately 3.5 inches high (same as the bridge card, obviously) and 2.5" wide.





So poker cards are about .25 inches wider than bridge cards.
Reply:There is a physical difference in the cards as bridge cards aren't as wide.





You have to hold many more cards in bridge than in poker, so they are thinner.
Reply:Both types of playing card packs are the same. They include the standard 52 card deck plus 2 jokers. The decks that are different are the euchre and the pinochle decks (each have 48 cards in the deck, usually from 9 to Ace, and no jokers).
Reply:Both decks are the same with 52 cards and two jokers, but the difference is the size. A poker deck is about 3/16 of an inch wider.


Intellectual Advantages of children playing with cards?

I need to know the intelectual advantages and disadvantages of children playing with cards? plz help

Intellectual Advantages of children playing with cards?
Recognization and learning of numbers. Counting, math and cognition. Memorization as well. Are these just a regular deck of cards? Also sequence of numbers like 2 coming before 3 but after 1.
Reply:Quick thinking, concentration
Reply:Obvious advantage is they learn to count
Reply:what kind ofcards? it depends on the card.

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Where can i get Bicycle Playing Cards In Auckland, New Zealand?

hey,.. i live in New Zealand.. Auckland.. just wondering if anyone know where i can get Bicycle playing cards here in shops not internet...

Where can i get Bicycle Playing Cards In Auckland, New Zealand?
You should be able to buy them from any retail store. Just look in the cards section. Or toys. Or maybe even sports section. Or by the cash registers.


How do you spell Love with playing cards?

I forgot.

How do you spell Love with playing cards?
3 A Q 7 upside down...





haha i just figured out you could do that....





i guess i should thank you cuz im gonna use that with my next girlfriend


What is the probability of randomly drawing a ten or a club from a standard deck of 52-playing cards?

4 tens


13 clubs





so 17 total, but we counted the ten of clubs twice.. so 16/52 which can be written 4/13

What is the probability of randomly drawing a ten or a club from a standard deck of 52-playing cards?
16/52


In a brand new pack of playing cards, what is the initial order of them?

i'm tryin to solve the perplexcity card shuffled if anyone knows it and this is a bit of whim.

In a brand new pack of playing cards, what is the initial order of them?
Ace low to King high. Spades, diamonds, clubs, hearts. Specifically, when you open a new deck, you see the Ace of Spades, and when you look at the last card it is the King of Hearts. This is with the card face facing you.
Reply:I see the jokers first.





Then from ace to king, spades, hearts, clubs, diamonds.





Anyone ever remember when clubs used to be called shamrocks?
Reply:Well they go from first to last!
Reply:aces to jokers
Reply:reds are 1st hearts then diamonds: ace 1, 2,3 until the king


blacks are 2nd spades then clubs: ace, 1,2,3 until the king
Reply:like all aces, all twos, all threes, etc. clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades (i think)

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Who is the guy playing cards with the two devils?

who is the dude sitting in hell playing cards in the dodge nitro commercial? Its a pretty amusing commercial might i add.

Who is the guy playing cards with the two devils?
I think it's supposed to be Adolf Hitler. He has the mustache, and I cannot think of anyone else with that style of facial hair that would be in a commercial playing cards in hell.





Check it out for yourself at the link below, you only see him in the 60 version by the way. If you pause it at just the right time, you will see the mustache clearly.
Reply:Another devil.


Does anyone play card games with actual playing cards?

We would play card games after a family dinner. There would be 7 or 8 of us around the table and sometimes we would use 3 decks of cards. And I don't mean poker. We used to play "May I?" and "31" and "Ramoli" and "Oh Sh*t" and "Hearts" and "Gin". Does anyone remember these games?

Does anyone play card games with actual playing cards?
I play crazy eights, cheat (or bulls hit as it is also called), A$shole, Rummy, and Go Fish with my daughter. Some drinking games like Newfie Poker, and Egyptian Ratscrew.





I also remember "steal the old man's bundle", war, and of course solitaire!
Reply:My father taught my siblings and me how to play penny poker, and we played every night after supper %26amp; after the dishes were done. I still like a hand of poker, and I've never played it for more than a few pennies with family %26amp; friends. :) My son is an online tourament champion! No real money involved there, either. It's great.





I also like playing rook.
Reply:We play spoons, hearts, spades, gin, bulls**t, indian, 21, euchre, uno, rummy, skip-bo and I can't remember how many others. That was a great part of growing up with my grandmother living with us. We played lots of card games, dominos etc...
Reply:i know 31, hearts and gin.....is oh sh*t same as bullsh*t where you can lie about what your laying down?
Reply:after family dinner
Reply:Still a family tradition of mine, we always play multi-handed Solitaire at family events, and my wife and I play Speed and Osha often
Reply:yes i love 'may i' we play it with 2 decks of cards, we also play canasta and hearts. i'm young, but with my parents and siblings quite often we will play card games. 'spoons' is also a good card game, similar to musical chairs, when you get the four cards the same i.e. four 4's you grab for a spoon,


Is playing cards a Cuban tradition?

I'm doing a research assignment, and was wondering if playing cards, such as poker, was tradition, please answer soon, thank you.

Is playing cards a Cuban tradition?
Totally. They play card games as well as doinoes and dice. Here's an example of a cuban game.





Cubilete is an old and very traditional game in Cuba that is second in popularity only to Cuban dominoes. Everyone plays it -- from young school children to old grandmothers. Similar cubilete games are played in other Latin American countries, but the rules vary all over the map, with many cultures playing a version that is very much like the card game Poker. The Cuban game however is unique.


I collect playing cards. Any great ideas on how to display them or where to buy shelving?

Do you actually play with the packs? Or do you collect them for the picture - as a collecter item?


You could buy "scrapbook" frames and display up to six in a frame.


You could have a mate help you make a wooden shelving with little wooden brackets to hold the packs all slightly on angles - could look really cool - but might mean a lot of dusting!!!


You could make or buy one of those really cool coffee tables that have a cavity in the whole of the top with a glass panel over it. people put shells and stuff in there - but you could display all your packs of cards - it would look cool but you could get them out if you want

I collect playing cards. Any great ideas on how to display them or where to buy shelving?
If you collect the entire deck or single cards, this would work. I found a replica of an old floor stand that houses postcards at the Pottery Barn. You know, 4 sided, spins around. I happen to collect postcards, so this is a great way for me to display mine in our game room. I think it would be perfect for your cards. You could display more in less space.
Reply:Why not try making a collage of the cards and display them in a shadow box? This would be a fairly inexpensive way of protecting the cards while displaying them.

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What are playing cards made out of?

(like pokemon cards... ) and how do they pollute the environment? what effect do they have on living things? how long is it till they decompose? how can we solve or prevent or reduce this kind of pollution?

What are playing cards made out of?
.....
Reply:Umm hey calm down. They r just cool pieces of cardboard with paint. Normally it has the same effect as paint and cardboard. The only way you can sole this is by planting trees. Holofoil cards might take a bit longer to decompose because of the shiny paint. OH and by the way, why do you want to know this?
Reply:WOW tree hugger
Reply:ink over plastic coated stiff cardbpardl ike material
Reply:playing cards are made out of cardboard and ink. the holofoil part is just a layer of shiny plastic. there are a few chemicals used in the process of varnishing the cards (that is, making them shiny) but these are most likely harmless to the environment (I have not heard of one that was, but if there is, now you can't sue me)





Playing cards take only slightly longer to decompose, and this is because water takes longer to penetrate the shiny covering.





If you eat a suicide king, charizard, mobius the frost monarch, or a black mana card, you should be perfectly fine, as long as it wasn't holofoil. it almost definitely has nothing that will kill you (I honestly don't think it does, but now if you eat one and die, you can't sue me)





If you eat a holofoil card, the plastic part will naturally not be good for you. I have no idea whether or not the holofoil part is biodegradable, but who gives a holofoil card the chance to decompose anyways?
Reply:make them with 100% post-consumer recycled paper/cardboard and print them with soy based ink.


While playing cards recently my screen goes blank and I cant get back in the game so I lose what reason?

Ive played for years and this just recently started happening, and Ive lost several games now because I cant get back in the room. It starts out with my mouse not being able to click on a card, and then the room just dissapears. do you have any suggestions?

While playing cards recently my screen goes blank and I cant get back in the game so I lose what reason?
try doing this,increasing you memory.helps with the FREEZING UP problem.you can increase your memory by..going to start button,settings, control panel,system, advance tab,performance,advance tab,virtual memory,change,make it 526kb or higher,click apply then ok. yahoo now uses popups to enter rooms,DO NOT turn off popup blocker,click on always allow.add games.yahoo.com to list.


The 1st thing you do when you enter lounge is check play small window in option box.Once in you can expand room to see the chat area.you only see half the cards but you can still play.One other thing that might be the problem;


This works with windows XP and may work with older windows. Yahoo has updated the site! If you can’t get lounge page to open do this! Click on My PC ,disk drive C, open windows folder,next open Downloaded programs file. click game you want to play to high lite it.delete it.Now go back to game,it will prompt you to download a demo,do so and page will open! Your old download is stale since yahoo's new up grades.
Reply:Have you tried connecting to the card room from a different computer to eliminate that your computer or ISP is the problem? Did the cardroom update their software recently and thus now is conflicting with your operating system? Are you running a wireless connection and losing connectivity?





I start with what I listed above, then start looking for other reasons. I'd bet most likely it is the cardroom's software that is the problem.
Reply:Hi, Sorry you are having problems. I just finished installing Internet Esplorer 7 provided by and otimized for Yahoo!. The icon should be on your Yahoo browser by the Search Web address bar.


http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/ie7/...





Yahoo also has another Home Page too. You might check it out. It is the last entry on the dropdown list under the big red Y! next to the pencil on your browser. I think this will take care of everything for you but , if not......


______________________________________...





First read this so you can get back to your game real fast and not lose!Best Answer - Chosen By Voters





Click on the pencil drop-down list next to the (Y) and select Personal Options, then on Add/Edit Button....... and check the box: PERSONAL ...NAME. (see below)








Other


Bookmarks


#PERSONAL_NAME


#PERSONAL_NAME


Yahoo!


Welcome Tour


Sign In


Sign Out


Separator Line ( | )








Then on finish. Wait until you see it on browser and then go to your favorite game and click on the button arrow and click on: Use current URL





You may need to analyze for defragmenting. Increase your memory if you keep losing your connection while playing. (under tools tab click on internet options, then settings, then advanced, needs to be 526 or higher.)


______________________________________...





KNOW THIS IS LONG........but please read it all.


Yahoo has a new format. Here are several things you should know and do:





If you have a pop-up blocker click on it, Click on always allow and type http://games.yahoo.com or try to get in first and when you hear your pop-up


(or not) click on the drop-down list on your blocker and then click on always allow and then click on games.yahoo.com.





Shove-it backdoor isn't working right now either so use Amish Donkey.com backdoor: http://amishdonkey.com





Selecting small table before you enter a room makes more room for dialog on table.


Selecting small table after you enter does too, and also stops the ads, however; you only see the top half your cards.


Or you can just change your screen resolution by going to properties on your desktop, then settings and slide just a tiny bit from 800x600 to 1024x768 and switch it back when you finish playing. Which is what I do.





You cannot chat in yahoo anymore except on table and in lobby.





Yahoo has Spam Tracker Robots, and now if you move around too much, get booted from tables too much or get invited too much, it will mistake you for spam and bar you from games for 24, 48 and 72 hrs. and terminate your account I WAS BARRED TWICE





If the problems you're experiencing with Yahoo! Games include:


getting a blank screen


nothing occurring when you try to join a table


any similar problem


Make sure that the "Enable Java" box is checked.(under tools on browser choose internet options then advanced)


http://java.sun.com/ .........To install the latest version





You may also want to clear your cache(history)on your browser or on internet options and restart your browser





If you continue to have problems, double-check your computer's compatibility with Yahoo! Games.





I hope this helps you out. It did the trick for me. It also increased my speed.
Reply:Either you have a bad connection through your ISP or they are having problems with their servers. You could email them the problem and just keep trying. I am sure that you are not the only one with the problem.


Does any one know any place in delhi or noida where i can get BICYCLE brand Playing Cards?

(or any brand of cards which are good/famous for street magic)

Does any one know any place in delhi or noida where i can get BICYCLE brand Playing Cards?
go to khan market or palika bazaar. they have everything.
Reply:Go to chanakya bazar where u get it


How do I perform a tarot reading with playing cards?

I already know the meanings of each card, but how do i perform it like the way in "Blue is for Nightmares" as in the girl splits the deck into 3 piles, then takes 7 cards from each.....can anyone tell me how to do it that way?

How do I perform a tarot reading with playing cards?
There is no right or wrong way of doing a Tarot reading, just guidelines. The number of Tarot spreads equals the number Tarot decks and users. The best way to perform a spread is to do what you feel is right and what works best for you. If you really want to do a three stack reading, a good guideline to start with would be, first stack = past, second stack = present, third stack = future. the seven cards drawn from each could be what is influencing the situation for each stack.
Reply:I'm not familiar with that book, but playing cards are really just dumbed down versions of tarot cards, anyway





Diamonds-Pentacles


Hearts-Cups


Spades-Swords


Clubs-Wands





There's just no Major Arcana, and no knights.


Jacks-Pages
Reply:dont do that.
Reply:It's called Cartomancy





Try the Psychic Search Engine with a search for Cartomancy





Your results from this community powered Psychic Search Engine are much more focused than a general search engine and they will continue to learn and adapt, anonymously and automatically, based on the search behavior of every search you request. http://www.psychic-junkie.com/psychic-se...

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Suppose you select a card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards... Stats question?

Suppose you select a card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards. In how many ways can the selected card be each of the following kinds?


1. a queen and a club





2. a king or a club





3.a queen that is not a spade

Suppose you select a card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards... Stats question?
1) 1 (there is only 1 queen of clubs in the deck)





2) 16 (13 clubs and the 3 kings that are not a club)





3) 3 (4 queens - 1 for the spade)
Reply:Assuming a standard deck with all different cards.....


There is only one Queen of clubs out of 52 cards so the chance is 1/52





There are 4 Kings and 13 of each suit, so 13 + 4=17


17/52 is the answer





there are 3 queens that are not spades, so 3/52 is the answer


What is the sign on the back of playing cards?

What sign?

What is the sign on the back of playing cards?
Depends on the brand
Reply:Most card companies have "graphic designs" on the back of their playing cards. Then you have Custom designs, photos, cartoons, etc etc....the possibilities are endless.


Since you didn't give us enough information, narrow down the brand of cards you are asking about.....we can only guess...


My guess for your Q is: a Diamond sign.
Reply:You mean the cover design. A series of patterns or pictures, depending on the brands.
Reply:It could be a lot of things, depending upon the manufacturer. Bicycle Card Company has a licensed design they use on their stadard cards, but I wouldn't call it a sign.


Non Gloss High Friction Playing Cards?

Anyone know where I can buy playing cards ideal for card stacking and building?





Preferably either in a shop in the UK, or somewhere cheap online?

Non Gloss High Friction Playing Cards?
http://whyt.512bit.at


you can get much information in this website,kindly stay a minute in website and check anyone link at a time,and you can aslo get your question answer in Google Search in this website, which has already helped me very much.


Trying to find custom playing cards that do not have numbers/ suits already on them.?

I want to determine the front/back images, and the quantity for each image. Numbers and Suits will not be included. I can't find a website that has this option.

Trying to find custom playing cards that do not have numbers/ suits already on them.?
What good are playing cards without numbers %26amp; suits?
Reply:Ramrod, they would be made only by special order, contact company who makes them.
Reply:This is a website I have used for much useful information on playing cards





not sure if it will help but it has several suggestions for doing it yourself?





http://www.wopc.co.uk/otc/production.htm...

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With Hillary playing the gender card and Obama playing the race card will they be playing cards?

While John Edwards becomes the nominee?

With Hillary playing the gender card and Obama playing the race card will they be playing cards?
I heard the Breck girl shaves his whole body and some libs have issues over it.
Reply:They should meet for the next world poker tournament, best of 3 wins lol.


more seriously, that's not so unusual, in election times, candidates always find a niche and drum it up to the maximum.


it's all smokescreen and BS.


Bush played the security and paranoia card cause he had no clue about the economy, and his fishing or lasso skills weren't that impressive
Reply:It's a high stakes game, alright, but I don't think Edwards has a playable hand. He'll opt to fold.
Reply:Well see how Romney and Huckabee play the 'Christian' card and have a battle royale in November.
Reply:You mean Hillary saying, "Vote for me, I'm a woman."?????





Or Obama saying, "Vote for me, I'm black."??????





Hasn't happened son, your question makes no sense.





The media has played the gender/race cards but the candidates haven't.





Give the proof.
Reply:Edwards will play the beauty card. "Don't hate me 'cause I'm so perty".
Reply:America is seeing dirty politics on both sides and they will vote accordingly.
Reply:Edwards doesn't have a shot in Hades.
Reply:Joohn Edwards is my kinda man, but he keeps dragging his father up and down talking about him working as a mill worker that it's getting boring and actually looks like he's prostituting his own father to get votes. I like Edwards, but he's committed so many faux pas like the haircut, mansion and looking at himself in the mirror like a girl that people are not buying into his speeches anymore, I don't care how much he resembles middle America.
Reply:probably liars poker


What is the probability of drawing 4 sevens in succession from 52 playing cards given cards are replaced?

(4/52)^4 = (1/13)^4

What is the probability of drawing 4 sevens in succession from 52 playing cards given cards are replaced?
the answer above me is wrong because he did not take into consideration that there are 3 7's in one deck so it would be 3/52 * 3/52 * 3/52 * 3/52
Reply:(1/13)^4


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Bedding with playing cards, street signs, bikes, etc!?

something contemporary. ive been searching for almost an hour and i havent found anything even close to what im looking for.

Bedding with playing cards, street signs, bikes, etc!?
i don't think it exists.. playing cards, street signs, and bikes (or anything with a print on it for that matter) are the farthest thing from contemporary as you can get..





try a kids store and maybe they have it in the desired size..
Reply:Look up www.Demestications.com





They have neat things.





If nothing else you can buy material and have it made.


How do you get rid of the advertisement on top of the screen when your playing cards so you can talk with othe

how do you get rid of the advertisement on top of your screen so you can see other players answers when you talk on line while playing cards???

How do you get rid of the advertisement on top of the screen when your playing cards so you can talk with othe
easy do this. 1st thing you do when you get in lounge is check small windows in options box.once in room make sure you expand it to see chat area..this also gets rid of the ads

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What is the probability of drawing a red card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards?

50%

What is the probability of drawing a red card from a standard deck of 52 playing cards?
because half of the cards in a deck are red, the probability of drawing a red one is 26/52 or 50%
Reply:50%
Reply:1/2..


bcos there is half red and half black cards...
Reply:26/52
Reply:in probability you take the amount that is possible divided by the total; since half the cards in a deck are red, half of 52 is 26, and the total number of cards in a deck is 52, so the answer is 26/52
Reply:1/2, or .5





There is an equal amount of red cards and black cards in the deck, so the probability of drawing a red card is 26/52 = 1/2.





Hope this helped!
Reply:Prob is favorable divided by possible: 26 red / 52 cards = 1/2.
Reply:26/52, or 1/2....or 50%
Reply:26/52
Reply:there are 26 red cards out of the 52 so it is 26/52=1/2


When were the first playing cards invented?

http://www.quintogame.com/history_cards....


It is not clear where cards were first invented, but evidence suggests that cards were most likely invented in China, where paper was invented. The documented history of playing cards began in the Tenth Century, when the Chinese began using paper dominoes by shuffling and dealing them in new games. In Europe, the earliest authentic references to playing cards date from 1377. In those days, cards were hand-painted and only the very wealthy could afford them. Cards entered Europe from the Islamic empire, where cups and swords were added as suit symbols as well as court cards. These symbols were replaced in Europe by representations of courtly human beings: kings, knights, and footservants. To this day, packs of playing cards from Italy do not have queens, nor do packs from Spain, Germany, Switzerland, and others. The cards we use today are derived from the French, who gave us the suits of spades, clubs, diamonds, and hearts and the use of simple shapes and flat colors.


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http://playing-cards.us/main.html


The exact origin of playing cards is subject to a great deal of speculation and misinformation. There are many divided opinions, theories, and contradictions in the historical research of playing cards. However, playing cards are most certainly not an invention of one person, but rather the result of a gradual development of games being played in may different countries throughout centuries. Another unquestionable fact is the claim that the first playing cards were hand-painted and that only the very wealthy could afford them; but with the invention of woodcuts in the 14th century, Europeans began mass-production and playing cards quickly found their way into households.








9th century





Most historians believe that the earliest playing cards have originated in (or before) the 9th century in Central Asia, probably China and Hindustan. China seems to be a good candidate for the origin of playing cards because it is the land where paper was invented (China has been making paper since A.D. 100; paper came to Europe only around A.D. 1000). However, for many years China was rejected as the origin of playing-cards because traditional Chinese playing cards are so unlike Western ones.








10th century





The documented history of card playing began in the 10th century, when the Chinese began using paper dominoes in an effort to develop new games. On New Year's Eve, 969, the Emperor Mu-tsung is reported to have played domino cards with his wife. Unlike the Western versions of Dominos, Chinese Dominos were not used in positional games, hence they were played much like cards.





In addition to domino cards, the Chinese have also used money cards, although which one of the two came first is not exactly clear. These money cards were in effect suited cards, and the earliest Chinese suits were those of coins and strings of coins. There is also some speculation to the effect that Chinese gamblers used to use actual paper money as cards and that they played with and for the money.





Even to this day some of the packs used in China have suits of coins and strings of coins - which Mah Jong players know as circles and bamboos (i.e. sticks).








13th century





How exactly playing cards found their way into Europe is unknown. One myth states that they were brought into Europe from India by fortune-telling gypsies, who made their way into Italy through Persia, and Arabia, and Egypt. However, this claim is contradicted by the fact that cards were present in Europe four decades before the first documented mention of gypsies. Furthermore, there is yet another theory in direct contradiction that favors the idea that cards were brought into India from Europe by gypsies.





Historians favor the theory that cards entered Europe from the Islamic empire, where cups and swords were added as suit symbols to the already existing coins and sticks. Another Islamic addition to the deck are non-figurative court cards. Unlike the cards we know today, those court cards were not represented pictorially because Islam strictly prohibits man to reproduce the image of living creatures; according to the Kuran this privilege is only reserved for God. However, these court cards bare written lower inscriptions.





According to some sources, cards first appeared in Italy by the late 1200s and then subsequently spread throughout the rest of Europe. The same source dates the first recorded evidence of the use of playing cards in Italy in 1299, but does not substantiate this claim by any historic evidence.








1371





According to Luis Monreal, in his article Iconographia de la Baraja Espanola (Journal of the International Playing Card Society, February 1989), as well as according to Michael Dummett, the first known mention of playing cards in Europe occurred in Spain in 1371; in a Catalan document where they were mentioned as naip. The current Spanish spelling is naipes.





If cards were introduced to Europe prior to the 1370's, there are a number of places where we would expect to find some mention of them. Despite their strong interests in games; Petrarch (1307-74), Boccaccio (1313-75), and Chaucer (1343-1400) do not mention playing cards in their works. Guillaume de Machau's address to Charles V in 1364, which denounced gaming in general, and dice in particular, has no mention of playing cards. There are also ordinances controlling gaming from Paris (1369) and St. Gallen (1364) which don't mention playing cards.








1376





In Italy, a Florentine city ordinance forbidding a newly introduced card game called naibbe is dated May 23, 1376.








1377





By 1377 cards are described in detail in Switzerland by a monk in Basle named Johannes von Rheinfelden, "Thus it is that a certain game, called the game of cards, has reached us in the present year, namely A.D. 1377". His text describes a deck with 52 cards, 10 number cards (from 1 to 10), and 3 court cards (a King, and two Marshals), divided into 4 suits of 13 cards. There are further descriptions in the same manuscript, but these are believed to have been added around 1429. These describe 52-card decks with Queens instead of Kings, and 56-card deck with Queens added to the existing 3 court cards. The suits are not described except as "some of these signs being considered good but others signifying evil".








c. 1380s





By 1380 playing cards are reported in such diverse places as Florence, Regensburg, Brabant, Paris, and Barcelona.





The city of Florence passed statute on Gambling in March 23, 1376 (1377 by current calendar), on a vote of 98 to 25 regulating the playing of "A certain game called naibbe, [which] has recently been introduced into these parts".





On July 23, 1378, a German ordinance in Regensburg declares various gambling games, including "spilen mit der quarten", punishable by a fine if played for stakes higher than permitted.








1440





The first known Tarot deck appeared in Italy. This historical fact contradicts one of the popular beliefs that the Tarot deck preceded the now more common 52-card deck. The Tarot deck was in fact devised by expanding a regular deck from from 52 to 78 cards, by adding 4 additional court cards and 22 attuti (or trionfi) cards (permanent trump cards). In effect the Tarot deck consists of 22 major arcana cards, and 56 minor arcana cards. The minor arcana cards consist of 4 suits of 14 cards.





Another common misinformation surrounding the Tarot deck is that it evolved from the fortune-telling Tarot cards; this is not true, fortune-telling Tarot cards did not appear until the 18th century.








1461





Although England probably knew of cards much earlier, solid references to playing cards in England don't occur until the mid 15th century. Edward IV's first parliament (Nov. 1461- May 1462) prohibits card playing (and dicing) except for the 12 days of Christmas. The earliest known English card games date around 1520, and the earliest surviving English deck (French suited) dates around 1590.





1475





Throughout the years there was much experimentation with the composition of cards, suit symbols, and number of suits. National standards started to appear by the late 15th century. The traditional Swiss (Shields, Flowers, Bells, and Acorns) and German (Hearts, Leaves, Bells, Acorns) suits appear in complete packs around 1475 (individually from 1450). However, experimentations with a variety of other suit symbols, including wine pots, drinking cups, books, printers' pads, and animal suits, continued well into the 16th century and beyond.








c. 1480





France's national suits (Spades, Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds) first appeared around 1480. The early English decks were probably Latin suited, but most surviving decks (c. 1590) are French suited.








1628





On October 22nd 1628 Charles I granted the charter to the Company of the Mistery of Makers of Playing Cards of the City of London, and from December 1st 1628 all future importation of playing cards was forbidden. In return, a duty on playing-cards was demanded.








1685





In 1685 playing cards became the first paper currency of Canada when the French governor, Jaques de Meulles, paid off some war debts with them.








1731





The first known Swedish-produced cards date back to 1731. It is believed that cards were introduced to Sweden relatively late, probably in the 17th century, and they probably came from France and Belgium.








1742





The first accurate compendiums of rules of card games were those of English writer Edmond Hoyle, in his treatise on whist in 1742. Today the phrase "According to Hoyle" means to "play by the rules".








c. 1750





The earliest known use of Tarot packs for fortune-telling was in Bologna, around 1750. Furthermore, the use of ordinary packs of playing-cards for fortune-telling does not date from much earlier than this.








1760s





Historians believe that cartomancy, fortune-telling with cards, became common after the 1760's with the development of solitaire. It should be noted that fortune-telling is not necessarily connected to the use of Tarot cards for these occult purposes, in fact fortune-tellers used, and continue to use, a variety of different cards for these readings.








1824





The Austrian card maker Piatnik was founded in 1824 and began production of playing cards. To this day Piatnik is one of the strongest manufacturers of playing cards in Europe.








1827





By 1827 double-headed court cards were in use in France. Britain did not adopt the practice until the 1850s; America did not follow suit until the 1870s.








1848





Baptiste Paul Grimaud set up a playing card factory in France.








1850s





In England and America backs of playing cards were plain until the 1850s, when the English artist Owen Jones (artist for Thomas de la Rue, London card makers) began designing cards with ornate backs. However, in other countries patterned backs have been in use for far longer.








c. 1857





The first Joker was added to the 52-card deck around the 1860s. Some claim that it was not until 1863, or even 1865. However, it is believed that the Joker was added to the pack by American Euchre players who, when modifying Euchre rules sometime during that era, decided that an extra trump card was required. The Joker was first called the Best Bower. In the game of Euchre two of the Jacks are named Right and Left Bower; this happened during the 1860s in the USA. Bower is a corruption of the German word Bauer used in Alsace, from where Euchre or Juker originated as the ordinary word for Jack. This card evolved into the Joker during the 1870s. The Joker arrived in Europe in the 1880s along with the game of Poker. It was gradually incorporated into French-suited packs with 52 cards.








c. 1870





Corner indices are an American addition dating from shortly before 1870. Most European countries copied the idea during the 1890s, though Austria, Spain and Italy have been resistant. The first American indexed cards were called Sqeezers because the players were able to hold them in fan position and read the indices.








c. 1875





Rounded corners were not known before c.1875, However, it should be noted that oval and round cards were in use in some regions far before the 19th century.








1881





On June 28, 1881 the Russell, Morgan %26amp; Co., which later became the US Playing Card Co., printed their first deck of cards. About 20 employees started to manufacture 1600 packs per day, and in 1894 the playing card business had grown to such proportions that it was separated from the printing company, becoming the USPC. The USPC eventually became the biggest playing card manufacturer in the US.








Card games became a common recreation amongst all classes of people. Today's most commonly used cards were derived from French designs and are known as French-suited cards. Other cards that evolved in Europe and are still in use today are German-suited cards, Italian-suited cards, Swiss-suited cards and Spanish-suited cards. However, other standards were also known to exist, and some games were known to use cards with as much as ten suits.


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When were the first playing cards invented?
Probably China. There is speculation that they developed from chess (hence the face cards are kings, queens, etc.), especially since one variation of the Indian game Chaturanga (which is the ancestor of chess) was played by four, with four different armies (hence, four suits). The Chinese play chess with round discs, and supposedly they became cards by the Chinese picking them up and holding them to play games.
Reply:The exact origin of playing cards is subject to a great deal of speculation and misinformation.





this is the opening of the following site: http://playing-cards.us/main.html





another site, http://i-p-c-s.org/history.html , has this to say:





"The earliest authentic references to playing-cards in Europe date from 1377"...."Cards must have been invented in China, where paper was invented."
Reply:maybe thousands of years


they were developed from the tarot and that is really old.Check on the age of the tarot and then you will know.
Reply::: Playing Card ::





A playing card is a typically hand-sized piece of heavy paper or thin plastic. A complete set of cards is a pack or deck. A deck of cards is used for playing one of many card games, some of which include gambling. Because they are both standard and commonly available, playing cards are often adapted for other uses, such as magic tricks, cartomancy, or building a house of cards.





The front (or "face") of each card carries markings that distinguish it from the other cards and determine its use under the rules of the game being played. The back of each card is identical for all cards, usually a plain color or abstract design. In most games, the cards are assembled into a deck, and their order is randomized by shuffling to provide an element of chance in the game.





:: Early History ::





The origin of playing cards is obscure, but it is almost certain that they began in China after the invention of paper. Ancient Chinese "money cards" have four "suits": coins (or cash), strings of coins (which may have been misinterpreted as sticks from crude drawings), myriads of strings, and tens of myriads. These were represented by ideograms, with numerals of 2–9 in the first three suits and numerals 1–9 in the "tens of myriads". Wilkinson suggests in The Chinese origin of playing cards that the first cards may have been actual paper currency which were both the tools of gaming and the stakes being played for. The designs on modern Mahjong tiles likely evolved from those earliest playing cards. However it may be that the first deck of cards ever printed was a Chinese domino deck, in whose cards we can see all the 21 combinations of a pair of dice. In Kuei-t'ien-lu, a chinese text redacted in the 11th century, we found that dominoes cards were printed during the T’ang dynasty, contemporarily to the first books. The Chinese word pái (牌) is used to describe both paper cards and gaming tiles. An Indian origin for playing cards has been suggested by the resemblance of symbols on some early European decks (traditional Sicilian cards, for example) to the ring, sword, cup, and baton classically depicted in the four hands of Indian statues. This is an area that still needs research. The time and manner of the introduction of cards into Europe are matters of dispute. The 38th canon of the council of Worcester (1240) is often quoted as evidence of cards having been known in England in the middle of the 13th century; but the games de rege et regina there mentioned are now thought to more likely have been chess. If cards were generally known in Europe as early as 1278, it is very remarkable that Petrarch, in his work De remediis utriusque fortunae that treats gaming, never once mentions them. Boccaccio, Chaucer and other writers of that time specifically refer to various games, but there is not a single passage in their works that can be fairly construed to refer to cards. Passages have been quoted from various works, of or relative to this period, but modern research leads to the supposition that the word rendered cards has often been mistranslated or interpolated.





It is likely that the ancestors of modern cards arrived in Europe from the Mamelukes of Egypt in the late 1300s, by which time they had already assumed a form very close to those in use today. In particular, the Mameluke deck contained 52 cards comprising four "suits": polo sticks, coins, swords, and cups. Each suit contained ten "spot" cards (cards identified by the number of suit symbols or "pips" they show) and three "court" cards named malik (King), nā'ib malik (Viceroy or Deputy King), and thānī nā'ib (Second or Under-Deputy). The Mameluke court cards showed abstract designs not depicting persons (at least not in any surviving specimens) though they did bear the names of military officers. A complete pack of Mameluke playing cards was discovered by L.A. Mayer in the Topkapi Sarayi Museum, Istanbul, in 1939 [1]; this particular complete pack was not made before 1400, but the complete deck allowed matching to a private fragment dated to the twelfth or thirteenth century. In effect it’s not a complete deck, but there are cards of three different packs of the same stile (International Playing Cards Society Journal 30-3 page 139) There is some evidence to suggest that this deck may have evolved from an earlier 48-card deck that had only two court cards per suit, and some further evidence to suggest that earlier Chinese cards brought to Europe may have travelled to Persia, which then influenced the Mameluke and other Egyptian cards of the time before their reappearance in Europe.





It is not known whether these cards influenced the design of the Indian cards used for the game of Ganjifa, or whether the Indian cards may have influenced these. Regardless, the Indian cards have many distinctive features: they are round, generally hand painted with intricate designs, and comprise more than four suits (often as many as thirty two, like a deck in the Deutsches Spielkarten-Museum, painted in the Mewar, a city in Rajasthan, between the 18th and 19th century. Decks used to play have from eight up to twenty different suits).





In Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and other ex-Soviet countries, often 36 card Anglo-American card decks are used, with cards 2 to 5 left out, making 6 the lowest value.





For more details on its history, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playing_car...
Reply:a really long time ago!
Reply:It seems like the earliest cards were in ancient China, while the modern 52 card deck was in part from the Marmelukes of Egypt in the early 14th century.


HEllo, any sites for free bicycle playing cards?

Any sites that u go, no scams, and they send playing cards like bicycle poker cards, or something help please thnx.





Thank you

HEllo, any sites for free bicycle playing cards?
Ok, then go to the Dollar Tree. It's right there on your corner, buy it on your way to school. How come your parents won't let you buy cards?
Reply:dude. just go to 7-11 theyre like 3 bucks...


Does anyone know who the 4 kings in a reg deck of 52 playing cards stand for?

it was a question that someone asked at work, and know one knows who they stand for. Thats kings from history, not sure who though.

Does anyone know who the 4 kings in a reg deck of 52 playing cards stand for?
well, the page in wikipedia is very exhaustive





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playing_car...





the following is copied and pasted straight from the article:





"The United States Playing Card Company suggests that in the past, the King of Hearts was Charlemagne, the King of Diamonds was Julius Caesar, the King of Clubs was Alexander the Great, and the King of Spades was the Biblical King David. "
Reply:I'm not sure , but there are the 4 kings who came following a star to see Jesus born , and there are 4 kings on horses at the end of time (4 horse riders) one is red and one is green and the other 2 I think black and white .


Tell if I'm not right to think more .
Reply:articcro got it right, i read that somewhere a long time ago
Reply:Right. One of the deck of cards kings might be called right...

DOG

The kings on a deck of playing cards are a representation of which kings from history?

Spades?


Clubs?


Hearts?


Diamonds?





The first person to get all four correctly wins the ten points.

The kings on a deck of playing cards are a representation of which kings from history?
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There are theories about who the court cards represent. For example, the Queen of Hearts is believed by some to be a representation of Elizabeth of York - the Queen consort of King Henry VII of England. The United States Playing Card Company suggests that in the past, the King of Hearts was Charlemagne, the King of Diamonds was Julius Caesar, the King of Clubs was Alexander the Great, and the King of Spades was the Biblical King David. However the Kings, Queens and Jacks of standard Anglo-American cards today do not represent anyone.





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Reply:David


Ceasr


Charlamange


Alexander
Reply:Court cards designed in the 16th century in the manufacturing centre of Rouen became the standard design in England, while a Parisian design became standard in France. Both the Parisian and Rouennais court cards were named after historical and mythological heroes and heroines. The Parisian names have become more common in modern use, even with cards of Rouennais design.





Paris court cards traditional names


King of Spades: David


King of Hearts: Charlemagne


King of Diamonds: Julius Caesar


King of Clubs: Alexander the Great


Are there anymore playing cards to capture or kill or was that the whole deck?

The deck of cards drove foreign policy; I was just wondering if we were through.

Are there anymore playing cards to capture or kill or was that the whole deck?
Even if the Bush administration was done, they'd likely shuffle them, and deal another hand, with different faces.





I'd be willing to bet (pun intended) that a lower card, such as someone who was a 6 or 7, might have escaped notice.





Was Osama in that deck? I keep thinking he was NOT part of that internal designation.
Reply:Nope, there's always more. Bin Laden is one but who is the next. It is sad that we have to constantly look over our shoulder because we can't trust anyone, political leaders or the guy behind you walking down the street.


What are fun playing games with cards?

i am 10 years old and i have playing cards like diamonds , spades etc. Do u know any fun games that 2 players or up can play. Nothing poker. Thank you. And if u do know any playing card games then explain how you play it with complete details . Thank you

What are fun playing games with cards?
this link has several games with rules





http://www.usplayingcard.com/gamerules/c...
Reply:Spades


Hearts


But the best is high 9, takes a bit to learn but it is the best game you will ever play! Its the best I play at least 20 games a day!!!
Reply:magic the gathering card game


What is the probability of drawing 4 sevens in succession from 52 playing cards given cards are not replaced?

How many 7s are there total? 4





So 4/52 of the cards are 7s.





Probability of getting a 7 first is 4/52


second time is 3/51


third time is 2/50


fourth time is 1/49





(4/52) * (3/51) * (2/50) * (1/49)





Multiply them together to get: 3.69378521 × 10^-6

What is the probability of drawing 4 sevens in succession from 52 playing cards given cards are not replaced?
3 / (51 x 49 x 25 x 13)
Reply:1/13*3/51*2/50*1*49=1/270725

running shoes

Is the expression "call a spade a spade" a racist comment, or referring to playing cards?

I used to use the phrase "just call a spade a spade" which means just say what it is and stop beating around the bush. I want to know what this means, and where it comes from. Someone told me that the term "spade" is also a racist comment for a black person. I didn't know that, and I don't mean to be racist at all, farthest thing from it. Is the phrase referring to this racial term, or like a spade that's a suite of cards?

Is the expression "call a spade a spade" a racist comment, or referring to playing cards?
I have heard the term "spade" used racially, but never heard "call a spade a spade" in a racial context. I think the latter is one of those phrases that if someone is overly sensitive %26amp; looking to hear the wrong thing they will.





A good example of that is the phrase "The Pot Calling The Kettle Black" which is to say something about someone else which is actually true of you yourself. Which I am going to assume comes from when cooking was done over fire buring coal or wood which covered everything with soot. Ergo it doesn't matter what you are, if your guilty of it, your guilty. Rather like a lazy person complaining about another persons lazyness.





So my answer is yes, both are used and only one is not racially motivated. As for the meaning and where they come from, I think the first poster got that down.
Reply:It has no racial connotation and neither does the quotation cited earlier. There is nothing racist about the word "niggard", it is just close in sound to a racially offensive word. "Spade" as a racially offensive term is 20th century, not earlier, and developed first in the USA between the two world wars.
Reply:To speak plainly - to describe something as it really is.





It might be thought that this derives from the derogatory slang use of the term spade meaning *****, as exemplified in 'as black as the ace of spades'. That view of it as derogatory might also be thought to be supported by this piece from John Trapp's Mellificium theologicum, or the marrow of many good authors, 1647.
Reply:"call a spade a spade" is a comment.


Meaning





To speak plainly - to describe something as it really is.





Origin





It might be thought that this derives from the derogatory slang use of the term spade meaning *****, as exemplified in 'as black as the ace of spades'. That view of it as derogatory might also be thought to be supported by this piece from John Trapp's Mellificium theologicum, or the marrow of many good authors, 1647:





"Gods people shall not spare to call a spade a spade, a niggard a niggard."





The phrase is much older than that though. Nicolas Udall, in his Apophthegmes, that is to saie, prompte saiynges. First gathered by Erasmus - translated 1542, has:





"Philippus aunswered, that the Macedonians wer feloes of no fyne witte in their termes but altogether grosse, clubbyshe, and rusticall, as they whiche had not the witte to calle a spade by any other name then a spade."





This refers back to Plutarch's Apophthegmata, 178 BC.





The eccentric right-wing British Tory politician Sir Gerald Nabarro was fond of emphasizing his direct 'man of the people' image by saying 'I call a spade a shovel'. In fact, despite being from an immigrant family himself, Nabarro loudly supported the repatriation of Caribbean immigrants to the UK. How he referred in private to the people who would have undoubtedly have been called 'spades' in Nabarro's social circle isn't recorded.