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Types of card games. List of card games Playing cards types of decks

Cards - rectangular pieces of material made of heavy-duty plastic, specially prepared cardboard or thin paper, with the image of various motifs, collected in a set for use in a variety of card games, in divination, in magic tricks or for card tricks. As a rule, all cards are palm-sized so that they are comfortable to hold in your hands.
A complete set of cards is called a card deck, a deck in which 32 cards is called a small deck of playing cards, a deck with 52 cards is called a large or Anglo-American, and the cards that the player holds during the game are his (player's) card hand. The deck of cards is unified, one deck of cards can be used in many different games, some of which include a gambling component - a game for money.
The front side of each card, as it is also called the picture or the face of the card, is marked. The playing card index includes the designation of the strength of the card - deuce (from English deuce) ... five (from English five) ... ten (from English ten), jack (from English jack), lady (from English queen), king (from English king), ace (from English ace) and card suit - hearts (from English hearts - hearts), tambourine (from English diamonds - diamonds), peak (from English spades - spades), clubs (from English clubs - club). The style of playing cards, as a rule, each country has its own: there is a Russian series of playing cards, French playing cards, rich traditions in Italian masters, cards from Germany, Sweden, Austria also have their own distinctive feature, their own national flavor.
The back side of the cards we call the back, in most cases it is a simple and at the same time sophisticated pattern, each card manufacturer uses its own unique pattern, sometimes branded manufacturers place their logo on the back of the cards. The color of the back of a deck of cards is rarely not blue or red, sometimes green and brown, less often there are cards with white and black backs. In exceptional cases, the difference is drastic, for example Bicycle magic cards with a transparent back or playing cards with a multi-colored back "Rainbow cards" from the same Bicycle company.

Cards by purpose are divided into:

1. Playing cards - the most common type of cards on our planet, 92% of the population at least once held one of them in their hands. The history of playing cards has more than four thousand years, the most ancient playing (namely, playing, not fortune-telling) cards came to us from China and date back to 1400 BC. Nowadays, there are more than 10,000 basic card games, plus a lot of variations and varieties of the main card games, for example, the Poker game has more than 200 subspecies, the main of which is Texas Hold'em (from the English. Texas Hold "em). Since There are many types of playing cards, we will look at them in more detail in the next chapter.

2. divination cards , or the most common among them are Tarot cards - depending on the style used, various famous decks received names:
- egyptian tarot - egyptian motifs on pictures of cards
- Marseille Tarot - cards in the French style of the 17th century
- Tarot cards of Visconti-Sforza - the cards are made in the style of the Italian Renaissance
- Rider-Waite Tarot cards - the cards were drawn at the beginning of the twentieth century, this is the most popular deck of Tarot cards, which left many clones and descendants behind it
- Tarot cards of Thoth - the last fundamental work of the master Aleister Crowley, which summarizes all his knowledge and beliefs
- Lenormand Tarot cards - Lenormand cards also belong to the category of divination cards

3. Magic cards or magic trick cards (from the English magic tricks cards) - card manipulation and small card magic shows will be available to you with these cards. Best cards for tricks in terms of their characteristics, and this is quality, high slip (which greatly simplifies their manipulation) and durability, are Bicycle cards, this brand is the undisputed leader in this area. In our store you can buy magic cards of this company in a large assortment. Videos with card tricks can be found on these sites:
- //www.howtodotricks.com/
- //www.trickmagic.com/
- //www.goodtricks.net/cardmagic.html

4. Solitaire cards (from the English Solitaire Cards Game) - in most cases, standard playing cards are suitable for laying out your favorite solitaire (be it a small 32-card deck or a 52-card large deck of playing cards, it all depends on the type of solitaire). For exclusive solitaire games, separate decks are sold with the required number of certain cards by suit, in addition to the set, there is a booklet with the rules for this solitaire game.

5. Specific cards - cards that could have been included in one of the categories above, but for some reason did not get there, since the emphasis is not on the game or the convenience of handling them in card tricks, namely on their specifications, are divided into their subcategories
- cards for kids- developing cards with very bright and memorable pictures with fairy tale characters
- joke cards- cards with funny pictures, parodies of famous people, also political cartoons and the like
- cards with erotic pictures- erotic cards and cards with porn photos, I think, do not need comments

Cards are divided according to the material of manufacture:

- cardboard cards (from English paper playing cards) - standard cards, as a rule, are the cheapest of all on the market. But remember - good (that means branded) paper / cardboard cards will serve you for a long time, so firm manufacturers use high quality thin corrugated and pressed cardboard.
- plastic coated cards (from English plastic coated playing cards) - high-tech cards with a thin layer of plastic applied over the card to give strength and excellent sliding characteristics. Again, in our concept, plastic-coated cards are associated with cheap Chinese consumer goods, what to choose - 5 decks brought from China or 1 normal branded one - it's up to you.
- plastic cards (from English plastic playing cards) - the most durable and durable cards among all the others for the production of one deck of plastic cards use high-tech PVC plastic. 100% plastic cards with proper care and use will last you up to 500 times longer than cardboard cards,
- exclusive cards - a golden deck of playing cards, cards with silver additions or with inserts of other precious metals - the most elite and expensive cards, but you must admit, they will be a wonderful gift for a lover gambling.

Playing cards (in English. Playing cards). Diverse characteristics of playing cards, division of playing cards into groups, systematization of playing cards by website version NashPoker.Net

Playing Cards by size:

- standard size playing cards or bridge size (from English bridge size) - playing cards with the following physical parameters: 2.25 "x 3.50" - 2.25 inches wide, 3.50 inches long, which is approximately 5.72 centimeters by 8.89 centimeters.

- poker playing cards or poker size cards (from English poker size) - playing cards with a wider base, the width of poker cards is 2.50" inches, the height of the cards is 3.50" inches or 6.35 cm by 8.89 cm.

- cards of unusual shapes (triangular, round or 5 times larger) - these cards are made for fun rather than serious card games and can be a great and original gift for a gambler.

Playing cards are divided according to the number of cards in the deck:

- small deck of cards - there are 36 cards in the deck, the rules of such games as fool, whist, preference, point, king, thousand allow playing with a small deck ...
- large deck of cards - there are 52 cards in the deck plus an additional 2 jokers, a large deck of cards is a prerequisite for such card games: poker, bridge, blackjack, baccarat, seca ...
- cards for a specific game - the number of cards in such decks is non-standard, such a deck always includes the rules of this game. For example, a deck of cards for playing pinochle (from the English pinocle or pinochle) has 48 cards - 2 sets of tens, jacks, queens, kings and aces, for another exciting game canasta (from Spanish canasta) is supposed to be a double large deck with additional jokers. There are still a lot of new card games, often decks for such exclusive games are produced by branded playing card manufacturers: Modiano, Copag, Bicycle, Piatnik, Bee, Dal Negro, Kem, Fournier.

Playing cards according to the size of the index are classified:

- cards with standard index (in English Regular Index or Standard Index) - cards with a regular index of medium size

- high index cards (in English Jumbo Index or Large Index) - playing cards with the index size that is optimal in our opinion

- huge index cards (in English Magnum Index or Super Index) - these cards are made specifically for people with poor eyesight

Playing cards for the number of indices are divided into:

- (abbreviated designation 2 Pips) - one index is located in the upper left corner, the second in the lower right, this arrangement of indices is more familiar to us and is generally accepted in the USA, but does not take into account left-handed card game lovers.

- (short designation 4 Pips) - these cards are more common in Europe and are available in a large assortment from any European manufacturer of playing cards, be it Modiano, Piatnik, Dal Negro or Fournier.

The cards are divided by the color of the index and the picture:

- (from the English standard color playing cards) - the most common playing cards in our time with a standard color of indices and suits - red is provided for worms and tambourines, black for spades and crosses, drawings of senior cards are painted in free colors.

- four color playing cards (from English 4 color playing cards) - these playing cards are gradually fading into history, they were popular in Europe until the middle of the last century, their distinguishing feature is four (instead of two for ordinary cards) reserved colors for suits and indices. Red color is provided for the suit of hearts, blue is responsible for diamonds, black color corresponds to spades suit, and green color is reserved for crosses, jacks, queens, kings and aces are painted in a moderate style only in primary colors.

- two-color exclusive playing cards (from English. 2 color exclusive playing cards) - special and rare playing cards, can be made in one color or two colors with different variations of shades. These cards also include gold and gold-plated playing cards - they look very impressive.

Gradation of playing cards by shirt color:

- playing cards with one main back color - the pattern of the pattern and the face on the back of the cards is made in the same color, as a rule, this color is blue or red, although there are no exceptions to others.
- playing cards with colorful background on the shirt - there are playing cards, where the card back is painted in all the colors of the rainbow, a very interesting effect arises when such a deck is shuffled, and cards with a multi-colored pattern on the back also belong here.
- backside playing cards - the patterns on the shirt are different, maybe it's something neutral - a flower, a landscape, a cute animal, a picture of a car, a frame from a movie, or just an advertisement ...

Cards by manufacturer:

- branded playing cards – You can find the highest quality playing cards in the line of one of the world's leading card manufacturers, whether they are cardboard cards, plastic-coated playing cards or 100% plastic cards – you are guaranteed to enjoy the game. Manufacturers giants in the playing card market:
1. The American company United States Playing Card Company (abbreviated as U. S. Playing Card Co. or USPC) owns such well-known brands of playing cards - Bicycle Bee KEM Hoyle Aviator Congress Maverick Streamline.
2. The Italian company Modiano is the leader in the production of cards in Europe.
3. The Brazilian playing card company Copag is a major player in the American playing card market.
4. The Spanish company Fournier - produces high-quality and affordable playing cards.
5. The Austrian company Piatnik - the accumulated 150 years of experience in the production of playing cards are reflected in the quality of products, Piatnik is rightfully proud of its traditions.
6. Another representative of the Italian school of playing card manufacturers, Dal Negro company - quality, quality and once again the quality of the released products.
7... There are a lot of manufacturers in the playing card market, but the share of these companies is very small...

- unbranded playing cards - as a rule, playing cards made in China, the name written on the box resembles or is consonant with the global brand of playing cards, the quality is naturally several times lower, of course this also applies to the price.

- playing cards on order - you can order your own deck with the image of your friends, family or your colleagues. The design can be either yours or the manufacturer's. The cost of a deck of cards to order depends on the quantity of the order, the more decks with cards you need, the lower the price of one deck.

We have reviewed the main categories of playing cards and now we can easily read conventions on any deck, for example:
Example #1: Modiano Cristallo red plastic playing poker cards size 4 pips jumbo index
Example #2: Copag 139 blue plastic coated playing cards poker size 2 pips regular index

We hope this article will become a guide to playing cards and help you make the right choice when buying playing cards. The article is live, send us your wishes and clarifications by mail ...

You already know about card coatings, paper and embossing. In this article, we will look at the rest of the characteristics. Go!

How many cards are in the deck

Many from childhood used to having 36 cards in a deck. In principle, to play the fool, goat, borax or point, this is quite enough. But if you decide to do magic tricks or cardistry, get used to the fact that A "full" deck must always contain 54 cards– 52 from deuce to ace of all 4 suits + 2 jokers.

Playing card size

There are two main sizes of playing cards: "poker" and "bridge".

• Poker card size - length: 88.9 mm; width: 63.5 mm.
• Bridge card size - length: 88.9 mm; width: 57.15 mm.

Poker-sized cards are also often referred to as "poker cards", emphasizing their size rather than the fact that they are only suitable for playing poker.

By the same logic, "bridge" decks are called "bridge cards".

By the way A: There is only one kind of bridge size deck in our store, this is . All other poker-sized cards are the ones most often used for tricks.

Thanks to the greater width, tricks with poker-sized decks look bigger. It is much more convenient to work with such cards.

But "bridge decks" are rarely used in tricks. Their main use is card games, in which you need to keep a large number of cards in your hand. For example: bridge, preference, rummy, whist.

IMPORTANT! Don't start learning tricks or cardistry with bridge-sized cards, even if you think your hands are too small for poker cards. Then it will be very difficult to relearn!

Index. Large or small?

The index of the card is the image of its denomination in the corner. The deck index can be small (it is also called standard - standard index) and large (jumbo index).

Here's what it looks like standard index:

But large index:

So, decks with a large index are not recommended. It looks unaesthetic and ugly. Large index - for the game. That is why such cards are used in all casinos and poker rooms.

But decks with a standard index are ideal for tricks and cardistry - the images are not striking, and the fans look very neat.

Conclusion: For tricks, choose only cards with a standard index.

Conclusion

If you have read this one to the end, congratulations - now you know all the necessary information about playing cards and their properties. The case is small - try different decks in action, and choose your own.

Many fans of card games have a question, what and what to look for when choosing a deck. Of course, it is worth determining why you decide to buy playing cards. If you buy as a gift, then you should pay attention to the beautiful design and workmanship of playing cards. When buying for yourself, you should pay more attention to the convenience when playing and wear resistance.

There are two main types of playing cards. These are poker sizing and bridge sizing. The poker size of playing cards is most used for various card games and of course poker itself. Such cards have a wide profile and are usually thicker. At the same time, they have significant weight and good wear resistance. The bridge variant is more often used for tricks or solitaire games. They have a narrower profile and feel better in the hand. They also just take up less space, which is convenient when playing solitaire. Of course, there are many more manufacturers of poker-sized cards than bridge-sized ones, and they are more common around the world.

Playing card material.

In total, there are two main materials from which playing cards are made. It's cardboard and plastic. Plastic cards are more durable and serve their owner much longer. Also, the pleasant plastic structure pleasantly strokes the palm, and adds pleasure when playing. Such cards do not crumple and always restore their shape. Also, plastic cards are rarely marked, since it is not so easy to put any kind of serif on them. Playing cards made of cardboard are simpler and have more modest qualities in terms of wear resistance. They wear out quickly and are very afraid of water. In general, a simple deck with frequent play rarely lasts more than a couple of months. After such use, damage appears on it. But of course these cards have their advantages. You can buy cardboard playing cards at a very ridiculous price.

There are also those that are between paper and plastic. These are plastic coated playing cards. The base of the card itself is made of cardboard and is covered with plastic on both sides. This gives such cards some advantages. They have a small mass, good wear resistance and at the same time they will not be as slippery as plastic playing cards.

What is the price for good playing cards?

It is difficult to answer this question precisely, since everyone determines for himself what quality will fully satisfy him and everyone has his own requirements. In general, the most popular models of playing cards can be bought already from 300-400 rubles. They will be made of 100% plastic and have a decent thickness, making them reliable and durable. Among these cards are poker stars playing cards, Texas Hold'em and premium poker. But if you are a sophisticated player, then you should pay attention to the Fournier and copaq cards, they have even more high quality and are known all over the world.

You may not play Pokemon Go - I believe; have not watched a single episode of "Game of Thrones" - easily; but it is unlikely that you have never held playing cards in your hands. They are so common that they are known to everyone since childhood and are found in almost every apartment (if you don’t have them, let me know in the comments, it’s interesting to count).

Playing cards, as we just did not call suits. For example, and spades, and spades, and spades, and spades, and spades, and tambourines, and tambourines, and tambourines ...

So, if everyone played cards, then only a few called them correctly.

What are the correct names for card suits?

Table 1. Declensions of suit names (singular)

Normative vocabulary

colloquial vocabulary

Table 2. Declensions of suit names (plural)

Normative vocabulary

colloquial vocabulary

Table 3. Declension of adjectives formed from the names of suits (singular)

Normative vocabulary

Table 4. Declension of adjectives formed from the names of suits (plural)

Normative vocabulary

And I immediately warn the reader against worries about the correct pronunciation. The main thing is that your opponents understand you. And that you know how to play cards. And not a point usually destroys.

We will talk about the etymology of suits separately.

It is generally accepted that cards come from China, but Poland, Germany and France can also be considered as countries that gave the world cards, because card games were no less common among their peoples than in China.

Deck Composition

A standard card deck consists of 36 cards, but this is already considered a modern option, however, initially there were 54 cards in the deck: 36 main and 18 auxiliary. Each card is "repeated" 4 times - one in each of the four suits.

Of interest are the names and depicted on playing cards. Many are accustomed to seeing half and mirror figures of kings and ladies, but this is a trend of the New Age, and in the old days the card figures were drawn in full height.

All cards in the deck are divided into four suits, which are commonly called:
- hearts;
- tambourines;
- clubs;
- peaks.

Map designations

The cards of clubs and spades are usually denoted in black, and diamonds and spades in red. The cards have a numerical designation and an image in the form of drawings. The numerical cards include the smallest cards in terms of seniority, and the “pictures” are more significant, such as ace, king, queen, jack. Ace is the most significant card, in many translations it is listed as "deputy head" or "deputy king". The word "ace" in Greek means "the sower of slander", and from German it is almost the devil. Either way, this card is insidious and gives a lot of power.

The position of the king and queen cards in the deck is obvious, and the name speaks for itself. What can not be said about the jack card. Translated from French, “jack” is a servant, on the map he is depicted as a young man in the form of a squire.

Suits

Very interesting names of suits. Previously, instead of the usual spades or worms, there were the following designations:
- cups;
- swords;
- wands;
- denarii.

The cups that were awarded to the winners turned over time into hearts, reminiscent of the shape of a cup and heartfelt gratitude, and the wands into clubs or crosses. Denarii turned into tambourines, and swords became sharp peaks, in fact, denoting weapons.

In some decks there is another card called. On the card, the joker is depicted as a jester in color or black and white, he rarely plays, but his move is always designed to confuse the plans (cards) of opponents.