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Roses or Flowers is one of the four playing card suits in a deck of Swiss-suited playing cards. This suit was invented in 15th century German speaking Switzerland and is a survivor from a large pool of experimental suit signs created to replace the Latin suits .
The following is a list of nicknames used for individual playing cards of the French-suited standard 52-card pack. Sometimes games require the revealing or announcement of cards, at which point appropriate nicknames may be used if allowed under the rules or local game culture. King (K): Cowboy, [1] Monarch [1] King of Clubs (K ♣): Alexander [2]
To make a mistake made in dealing cards e.g. dealing too few or many or facing a card during the deal; A mistake so made. mord A slam in certain Austrian or German games. multipliers Factors by which the base value of a declaration (and sometimes any bonuses) are multiplied to determine the value of a game. [79]
Its original French name is Trèfle which means "clover" and the card symbol depicts a three-leafed clover leaf.The Italian name is Fiori ("flower"). However, the English name "Clubs" is a translation of basto, the Spanish name for the suit of batons, suggesting that Spanish-suited cards were used in England before French suits were invented.
The following is a list of nicknames for pairs of two playing cards, usually hole cards, used in poker derivatives such as Texas hold 'em and Omaha hold 'em poker. These nicknames are usually used by the player when announcing their hand or by spectators or commentators who are watching the game.
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'flower cards' [1] [2]) are a type of Japanese playing cards. They are typically smaller than Western playing cards, only 5.4 by 3.2 centimetres (2.1 by 1.3 in), but thicker and stiffer. [3] On the face of each card is a depiction of plants, tanzaku (短冊), animals, birds, or man-made objects. [4] [5] One single card depicts a human. The back ...
A card is face down when its picture or pip side is hidden. [9] face up A card is face up when its picture or pip side is uppermost. [9] family, families Cards built in sequence upon the foundation cards. [4] fan A few cards, usually three, laid in an overlapping, crescent-shaped row such that only one is exposed and available. [2] fanned