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  2. Ace of spades - Wikipedia

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    The ace of spades is thus used to show the card manufacturer's information. Since 1882, an annual pack of cards has been produced by the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards at the installation of each master and since 1888, a portrait of the Master has appeared at the centre of the ace of spades. [8] The exact design of the ace card ...

  3. Ace - Wikipedia

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    Four aces from a standard 52-card deck. An ace is a playing card, die or domino with a single pip.In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or a club) located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the case of the ace of spades.

  4. List of playing-card nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Two of Spades (2 ♠): Little Cassino, [6] The Curse of Mexico [6] Ace (A): Bull, [1] Bullet, [1] Rocket, One Spot, [1] Seed, [1] Sharp Top [1] Ace of Clubs (A ♣): Basto, [9] [10] Clover, Puppy Foot [1] Ace of Hearts (A ♥): The Crispin [citation needed] Ace of Spades (A ♠): Death Card, [11] Spadille, [12] Tax Card [1] Ace of Diamonds (A ...

  5. Dead man's hand - Wikipedia

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    "Here is an exact identity of these cards as told to me by Christy's son: the ace of diamonds with a heel mark on it; the ace of clubs; the two black eights, clubs and spades, and the queen of hearts with a small drop of Hickok's blood on it", [7] though nothing of the sort was reported at the time immediately following the shooting.

  6. Spades (suit) - Wikipedia

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    The word "Spade" is probably derived from the Old Spanish spado meaning "sword" and suggests that Spanish suits were used in England before French suits. [2] The French name for this suit, Pique ("pike"), meant, in the 14th century, a weapon formed by an iron spike placed at the end of a pike. [3] In German it is known as Pik.

  7. Glossary of card game terms - Wikipedia

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    The Ace, King, Queen and Jack of one suit. [92] Queen The court card ranking naturally between the king and the jack or knave. In Tarot and Tarock games, it ranks between the king and the cavalier. quinte or quint A sequence of five cards of the same suit. [92] quinte major or quint major The Ace, King, Queen, Jack and Ten of one suit. [91]

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  9. Spades (card game) - Wikipedia

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    Spades is a trick-taking card game devised in the United States in the 1930s. It can be played as either a partnership or solo/"cutthroat" game. The object is to take the number of tricks that were bid before play of the hand began. Spades is a descendant of the whist family of card games, which also includes bridge, hearts, and oh hell.