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Cluedo ( / ˈkluːdoʊ / ), known as Clue in North America, is a murder mystery game for three to six players (depending on editions) that was devised in 1943 by British board game designer Anthony E. Pratt. The game was first manufactured by Waddingtons in the United Kingdom in 1949. Since then, it has been relaunched and updated several times ...
Turkey has no official national emblem, but the crescent and star ( Turkish: ay-yıldız, lit. 'crescent-star') design from the national flag is in use on Turkish passports, Turkish identity cards and at the diplomatic missions of Turkey . The crescent and star are from the 19th-century Ottoman flag (1844–1923) which also forms the basis of ...
The opponents of the declarer(s) in card games like Bridge or Skat. [9] Originally those 'defending' the pool (see Pigott's Hoyle (1800).). denomination The rank of a card e.g. 2, 3, 4, etc. [48] Suit of diamonds deuce The two of any suit. [44] In German-suited packs, the deuce is nowadays usually called the ace despite having 2 suit symbols. [49]
An unofficial or 'artistic' Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Ireland after 1707. Royal arms of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, still visible at King's Inns, Dublin. This version has the harp with a woman's head and breasts, as well as the arms of the House of Hanover at the centre, dating it to 1816–1837.
The colour red and the star are symbols of communism; grains are often used to represent agriculture, farmers, or the common people, the cogwheel or other industrial tools represent the industrial proletariat. Socialist-style emblems usually follow a unique style consisting of communist symbolism. Although commonly referred to as coats of arms ...
A German rebus, circa 1620. A rebus ( / ˈriːbəs / REE-bəss) is a puzzle device that combines the use of illustrated pictures with individual letters to depict words or phrases. For example: the word "been" might be depicted by a rebus showing an illustrated bumblebee next to a plus sign (+) and the letter "n".
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!
The saltire is important both in heraldry, being found in many coats of arms, and in vexillology, being found as the dominant feature of multiple flags.. Coat of arms of the counts of Ötingen (Oettingen): Azure a bordure vair ancien gules and or, a saltire argent over all (attested from as early as 1180, [3] here in the depiction in the Zürich armorial, c. 1340).