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One of the four suits in a German pack of cards. [1] Symbol: led card The first card played to a trick. Sometimes called the leading card. led suit The suit of the first card played to a trick. The suit of the lead card. lone hand, lone player A player who chooses to play without the help of his partner's hand. [75] long card
In playing cards, a suit is one of the categories into which the cards of a deck are divided. Most often, each card bears one of several pips (symbols) showing to which suit it belongs; the suit may alternatively or additionally be indicated by the color printed on the card. The rank for each card is determined by the number of pips on it ...
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 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]
Ace. 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. This embellishment on the ace of spades started when King James VI of ...
Ace of spades. Ace of spades. 1828 "Old Frizzle". The ace of spades (also known as the Spadille, Old Frizzle, and Death Card[1]) is traditionally the highest and most valued card in the deck of playing cards. The actual value of the card varies from game to game. [2][3]
Dealing (cards) Deck-building game. Declaration (cards) Declarer (card player) Dedicated deck card game. Denomination (cards) Discard (cards) Discard pile. Downcard.
Packet trick – a card magic effect involving a small quantity of cards. Palm – to secretly hold an object in the hand in a manner which is unnoticeable. Pass – a secret move to transpose the halves of a pack* a way to secretly cut a deck of cards. Patter – The dialogue used in the performance of an effect.