KINGS AND QUEENS CARDS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Struan Reid,Ian McNee | none | 28 Jan 2011 | Usborne Publishing Ltd | 9781409507475 | English | London, United Kingdom King (playing card) - Wikipedia All early cards of this type were single-headed, but around , the double-headed cards, universally used on modern decks, appeared. Corner indices were added around During the 19th century, the English pattern spread all over the world and is now used almost everywhere, even in countries where traditional patterns and other suits are popular. In America, the English pattern was copied onto wider cards. The fanciful design and manufacturer's logo commonly displayed on the ace of spades began under the reign of James I of England , who passed a law requiring an insignia on that card as proof of payment of a tax on local manufacture of cards. Until August 4, , decks of playing cards printed and sold in the United Kingdom were liable for taxable duty and the ace of spades carried an indication of the name of the printer and the fact that taxation had been paid on the cards. In the USA, standard playing cards are available in both "wide" and "narrow" sizes, referred to by one manufacturer as either 'poker' or 'bridge' sized; [5] nominal dimensions are summarized in the adjacent table. However, there is no formal requirement for precise adherence and minor variations are produced by various manufacturers in different countries. The slightly narrower cards are more suitable for games such as bridge and some types of poker, where a number of cards must be held or concealed in a player's hand. US casino shuffling machines have traditionally been designed for bridge-size narrow cards for these reasons. In other table games, such as 21 blackjack , a modern casino may use hundreds or even thousands of decks per day, so paper cards are used for those, for economic reasons. Poker-size wide paper decks are used for 21 and other similar games. The thickness and weight of modern playing cards are subject to numerous variables related to their purpose of use and associated material design for durability, stiffness, texture and appearance. Some decks include additional design elements. Casino blackjack decks may include markings intended for a machine to check the ranks of cards, or shifts in rank location to allow a manual check via an inlaid mirror. Many casino decks and solitaire decks have four indices instead of just two. Some modern decks have bar code markings on the edge of the face to enable them to be sorted by machine for playing duplicate bridge, especially simultaneous events where the same hands may be played at many different venues. Some decks have large indices for clarity. These are sometimes sold as 'seniors' cards' for older people with limited eyesight, but may also be used in games like stud poker , where being able to read cards from a distance is a benefit and hand sizes are small. The standard French-suited pack uses black for the spades and clubs, and red for the hearts and diamonds. However, some packs use four colours for the suits in order to make it easier to tell them apart. When giving the full written name of a specific card, the rank is given first followed by the suit, e. This common practice when writing about bridge as it helps differentiate between the card s and the contract e. Tens may be either abbreviated to T or written as If the people who play before you lay a 5 and then a 6 consecutively and you put 7, you can call "runs. If anyone can't contribute in order, they will be dropped out of the round. Have the King make obnoxious rules. If you're playing this as a drinking game, you may want to up the ante. Odds are the King will want to search the depths of his mind for the most annoying, abuse-of-power rules out there, but here are a few to start off with: Thumb Master: When the King puts his thumb down on the table, everyone must immediately follow suit. The last person to do so must drink. Anyone who makes eye contact with the King must drink. Before the hand starts, someone must give the King a toast this is an opportune time to kiss-ass to the King. If no toast is presented, the King can give out his own punishment. The King designates a player or commands that the Asshole do so to get everyone's drinks as long as he is ruler of the land. Well, if you're the A, this is a very advantageous strategy, as most of the other players won't have a quad or triple, and they will most likely pass. Then you can clear the table and start whittling down your cards, and wait for another triple or quad, and become king! Yes No. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Include the jokers. Make it so they beat everything -- dubs, trips, quads, even 4 of a kind. You can also only put one in the deck or have it be some sort of penalty card. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Here's another variation: When an 8 is played in any suit including doubles and triples , you can call "go low" or "go high. If it's double 8, then they will be forced to play lower than 8 in doubles. If you call "go high," the game proceeds as normal. Play the AK version. Four cards of the exact combination: 7,4,K,A a reference to the gun name AK47 makes a very strong combination of cards that can be played at once to get rid of your four cards. It will beat even the highest card Joker, if you're playing with it. Triple 6's the satanic number will beat both the Joker and AK It is considered the strongest card you can get in this game. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. If you are drinking, have a designated driver. If you don't, everyone's an asshole. Helpful 6 Not Helpful 2. Related wikiHows. Co-authors: Updated: March 29, Categories: Shedding Card Games. In other languages Italiano: Giocare al Miserabile. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 77, times. Did this article help you? Cookies make wikiHow better. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. About This Article Co-authors: Follow Us. The origins of playing cards, as we know them today, are somewhat obscure. According to historian Joseph Needham, they first appeared in Tang China, in the 9th century AD, but these early cards were not organized into suits, with numbers and symbols, until much later. Six different representations of the king of clubs. It is thought that the king first appeared on playing cards produced in India or Persia, and that these cards were brought to Europe via the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages. We can be fairly sure that playing cards appeared in Europe in the late medieval period, probably in the second half of the 14th century. Around this time, sermons written by concerned clergymen in Italy, France and Spain referenced playing cards, usually in conjunction with prohibitions of dice and gambling. Vintage French playing cards. The queen dame of spades is associated with Pallas. The King roi of clubs is associated with Alexander the Great. In the medieval period, the design of playing cards varied wildly, although there were some familiar elements that seemed to remain consistent. These were then divided into suits represented by different symbols, including a cup, coin, sword and stick. These cards, and the games associated with them, soon became incredibly popular across Europe, and manufacturers began to experiment with ways to streamline their production. The True Identities of the Kings in Your Deck of Playing Cards Playing cards were transmitted to Italy and Spain via the Mamluks and Moors. A fragment of what may be a seated king card was recovered in Egypt which may explain why the poses of court cards in Europe resemble those in Persia and India. Seated kings were generally common throughout Europe. During the 15th century, the Spanish started producing standing kings. The French originally used Spanish cards before developing their regional deck patterns. Many Spanish court designs were simply reused when the French invented their own suit-system around This is a result of centuries of bad copying by English card makers where the king's axe head has disappeared. Starting in the 15th century, French manufacturers assigned to each of the court cards names taken from history or mythology. Most French-suited continental European patterns are descended from the Paris pattern but they have dropped the names associated with each card. Kings from Russian playing cards :. Kings from Italian playing cards :. Kings from Spanish playing cards :. Kings from German playing cards :. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Playing card. As the Spanish adopted playing cards, they replaced queens with mounted knights caballeros. The French made further changes, dropping the obermann and re-including the queen; and adopting the German hearts and leaves the latter turned upright to become the more familiar spade symbol , adapting the club from the acorn, and replacing bells with diamonds from carreau, a wax-painted paving stone used in churches. Over the years, various scholars have put forth the notion that the four suits in a deck of playing cards were intended to represent the four classes of medieval society.