Deck of playing cards. What types of playing cards are there? Types of card

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

How many cards are in the deck

Many from childhood got used to the fact that there are 36 cards in a deck. In principle, for playing fool, goat, bora 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 should 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 cards size - length: 88.9 mm; width: 63.5 mm.
• Bridge card size - length: 88.9 mm; width: 57.15 mm.

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

By the same logic, bridge-sized decks are called “bridge cards.”

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

Thanks to the larger width, tricks with poker-sized decks look larger. Working with such cards is much more convenient.

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

IMPORTANT! You shouldn't start learning magic 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 a card is the image of its denomination in the corner. The deck index can be small (also called standard index) or large (jumbo index).

This is what it looks like standard index:

And here large index:

So, it is not recommended to use decks with a large index. 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 conspicuous, and the fans look very neat.

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

Conclusion

If you have read this to the end, congratulations - now you know all the necessary information about playing cards and their properties. It's just a matter of little things - try different decks in action and choose yours.

Quantity players not limited. Any deck. All cards are dealt one at a time to those participating in the game. After the deal, the player who has the queen of clubs in his hands discards it, and also discards everything cards same dignity and color...

Baccarat - A

Number players not limited. Deck 52 sheets. Glasses: ace 1 point, pieces 10 each, the rest according to their value. The banker shuffles the deck, removes the top card and puts money into the bank. Right...

Baccarat - B

Quantity players not limited. IN deck 104 sheets. One of the punters shuffles, then the banker. The banker has the right to transfer several kart to the bottom of the deck after removal, warning the players about this. Players can connect or leave...

Lamb's head

Ram's Head (fool) is an old German game in which the result was marked with chalk marks (strokes) gradually outlining the shape of a ram's head - hence the name. Four people play with a deck of...

Bezique

There are two or three players. At game With four players, the dealer does not participate in the drawing and deals to three players. For games eight or ten mixed decks are used, each of which contains...

Permanent store

Putting shop out of 9 kart in the middle, you can put low cards on it. Those cards that do not go to the store are placed at the bottom to the side in one pile, or coupon. Initial or basic map in this solitaire...

Blonde and brunette

From two full decks, 8 are laid out kart in one horizontal row, placing the aces separately as base ones. These cards, going through the deck, are placed in a descending line without observing the rules...

Great margin

This a game was brought to us during the First World War by captured Czechs. Like most games imported from abroad, it changed greatly and turned into “One Thousand and One” by the middle of the 20th century. At the end of the 50s, a secondary...

Bonjour, madame - sorry, monsieur

The game is widespread nowadays. Has many options. Into her with pleasure play both adults and children. Quantity players not limited. Any deck. Cards are distributed equally between players. Change...

Boston

Boston replaced whist and is its modification. Boston, in fact, means the jack of diamonds, which the Americans in the above-mentioned game is considered the highest card, although Russians players by the way...

Boston of Fontainebleau

Boston of Fontainebleau. This is one of the many different types of Boston. Each donor puts 50 fish into the box. Announced before the start games carte blanche receives 10 fish from each. When a helmet or boston is made by two people, they pay not only for the helmet, but also for the hook...

Bridge

Modern bridge arose by borrowing from games such as whist, as well as from Indian and Middle Eastern games. Before adoption in 1945 international rules he counted several...

Borax

Prev game every player bets on con certain amount money, for example, 5 kopecks. Players from 2 to 6 people. Deck - 32 or 36 sheets. Three cards are dealt. Upper map decks left...

Borax (Open) - B

This option differs from "Bur" in that cards players always throw themselves into the open....

Witch

This a game also known as the sorceress and Akulina. It's so simple that play It can be used by very young children. Play from two to six people with a deck of...

Great mystery

This is an option solitaire secret. Post the first 9 kart to the bottom row and make up coupons. After each row of 9 kart put aside 3 cards side up to make a secret. In this case, as in the first option, you need to ensure that...

Believe it or not (1)

The game with this name exists in two completely different forms. Another type - “Believe it or not (2)” - is given in the section “Games based on folding cards...

Believe it or not (2) - A

Unlimited number of players. Any deck. All cards are dealt one at a time. After distribution and during games each of players resets four cards one value he has in his hands: for example, four kings...

Believe it or not (2) - B

This option differs from the previous one in that four cards dignity alone cannot be tolerated. On his turn, a player can say not only “I don’t believe”, but also “I believe”. In the second case, he checks...

Believe it or not (2) - B

In this version player has the right to put any number of cards, for example: “Nine Aces”. Next player has the right to either continue the move or declare “Not in...

Eternal Jew (eternal wanderer)

Take one full deck And unfolds fans - three fans of eight kart and four fans of seven cards. Target solitaire- collect everything cards on one of the fans. Upper cards fans can be transferred to other - smaller ones...

Victoria

Rules similar to Macau. It differs in that each to the player Two cards are dealt at once. There is no purchase. The banker may throw cards whenever he pleases after the first deal, but may not continue to hold the pot after the entire deck has been dealt. Bets are not limited....

Screw with auction

Screw appeared as a result of the merger of two games - whist and preference. They borrowed them from preference. Negotiations and assignment of the number to the left, and from whist - a draw and some combinations in the exit and...

Screw with nut

Laws, rules kart Rules negotiations First exit Draw Renunciation Demolition Open cards Responsibility for self...

Double entry screw with screw crowns

Laws, rules and conditions of the screw: Selecting places Removing the deck Distribution kart and the responsibilities of the dealer Mulligan Exchange of decks Playing with an incomplete deck Announcements and appointment Negotiations Rules negotiation...

Screw with double purchase, powder and nail

Laws, rules and conditions of the screw: Selecting places Removing the deck Distribution kart and the responsibilities of the dealer Mulligan Exchange of decks Playing with an incomplete deck Announcements and appointment Negotiations Rules negotiations First...

Screw with debris

Laws, rules and conditions of the screw: Selecting places Removing the deck Distribution kart and the responsibilities of the dealer Mulligan Exchange of decks Playing with an incomplete deck Announcements and appointment Negotiations Rules negotiations First exit Draw Renunciation Demolition Open...

Screw with transfer

Laws, rules and conditions of the screw: Selecting places Removing the deck Distribution kart and the responsibilities of the dealer Mulligan Exchange of decks Playing with an incomplete deck Announcements and appointment Negotiations Rules negotiations First exit Draw Renunciation Demolition Open cards Responsibility for...

Screw with addition

Screw appeared as a result of the merger of two games - whist and preference. They borrowed them from preference. Negotiations and assignment of the number to the left, and from whist - a draw and some combinations in the exit and when discarding...

Screw with addition, powder and nail

Laws, rules and conditions of the screw: Selecting places Removing the deck Distribution kart and the responsibilities of the dealer Mulligan Exchange of decks Playing with an incomplete deck Announcements and appointment Negotiations Rules negotiation...

Screw-Vitalin

Laws, rules and conditions of the screw: Selecting places Removing the deck Distribution kart and the responsibilities of the dealer Mulligan Exchange of decks Playing with an incomplete deck Announcements and appointment Negotiations Rules over...

Whist

Whist - ancient English game, and still has a lot of fans. At its core whist extremely entertaining and interesting, requires attention and memory, because...

War

This a game good for introducing children to map us, their suits and virtues. Playing together 32 map mi. Rules games only slightly different from the rules games into a drunkard. Every player receives 16 cards, which he places in front of himself in one pile...

Piper

This a game distributed throughout almost all of Europe, so it has many variations. The one given here is called secret. Requires attentiveness and the ability to think logically. It is played by 2 to 5 people with a deck of 32 cards. Target games- as quickly as possible...

Divination

For this solitaire you need to lay out fives and all other small cards from the deck, with the exception of sixes. Then you have to put five kart specks up and lay out the entire deck on them, which will be seven kart in each pack. The remaining...

Eight Sages

10 are laid out on the table kart near. If there are aces between them, then you need to place them above this row, forming a series starting with aces and ending with kings, if solitaire it will succeed. After making sure that among the 10 kart no more suitable...

Everyone has their own trump card - A

This a game came to us from the 19th century practically unchanged. Now rare, replaced by more modern milia card games, based on the release. There are three or four players. IN deck ...

Everyone has their own trump card - B

This version of the card games different from "Everyone's own" trump- And "the fact that in this variant, without covering the map prepared for it, player takes all the cards that were played before....

Harem

Used deck from 32 cards from which kings are taken out: they do not participate in solitaire. After shuffling and removing the cards, place 4 on the table cards one next to the other. If there is an ace among them, its...

Garibaldian

A popular game in Europe, in England it is called Russian Bank. Two partners play with two full decks. Card order: from king to ace, no trumps. Everyone plays with their own deck, laying it out first in front of...

Puzzle

From one deck to 52 cards There are nine cards, starting with ace, two, three and ending with nine. These nine cards, carefully shuffled, are laid out in 3 rows of 3 cards in every row. You need to put them...

Slide

One of the oldest card games, known in Russia since the beginning of the 19th century. It was a kind of club version of the “sikki”, which was not allowed into decent society due to its common people. Now completely superseded...

Ladies head over heels

From two decks, 7 are laid out in a row kart side up. In this row, the basic kings will be laid out as they appear. cards Solitaire Under the base row they make the display open map mi: 4...

Two rings

First of all, lay out two rings (outer - 10 cards, inner - 6) of sixes and sevens, face up - base maps. Cards remaining in deck(88 sheets), mix thoroughly and lay out an auxiliary row of 8 cards. These will be games...

Deberts

This a game appeared in the mid-70s and was the most popular game for five years. According to its rules, it is close to tertz. There are two players. Deck 32 sheets. Delivery is made by each of players one by one. Rent for six kart on hand, three per r...

Nine

Ancient game, which has not lost its popularity in our time. Develops the ability to think logically and calculate moves forward. Commonly used deck of 36 cards, rarely 52 sheets. Quantity...

Nine mixed

The game is predominantly distributed in rural areas of Ukraine. The second title is “Mute Fool.” Quantity players not limited. Any deck. Players d...

Ninth wave

This a game from the middle of the 19th century to the present day, it has retained not only its rights, but even its name in its original form. Rarely seen. Quantity players not limited. Two decks of 52 sheets each, one for punters, the other &m...

Daemon

From a full deck, 13 cards are set aside in a separate pile, the top one is opened - this will be a reserve. 4 face-up cards are placed next to the stack, starting the working columns, to the right of the row of these 4 kart place another face-up card horizontally as...

Joker

There are three players. TO deck 32 sheets add the six of clubs, so it turns out deck 33 sheets. In this variation, the six of clubs is a check. She beats any card at the player's request...

Domino

Domino's cards- a very exciting and educational game. At least three people play with a deck of 52 cards. Target games- get rid of your cards as soon as possible. The game starts with the dealer...

Dreyfus

The game came to Russia from France at the end of the 19th century. Currently little known. There are three players. Twos are taken from a deck of 52 sheets. The game is thus played with a deck of 48 sheets. They deal three to 12 for four hands. Fourth hand...

Fool (Armenian)

A simple, but at the same time enjoyable and exciting game. There are two players. Deck - 36 sheets. The dealer places them face down in a row of eight. kart in front of the enemy and in front of yourself. Then on each card of the bottom row...

Fool English

This card a game It is extremely common at the present time, therefore it has a large number of varieties that differ from each other in minor details. Below are the main options...

Fool English - G

The game differs from "Simple Fool" in that you can only play with steam cards and only two map mi. If there is none, the move passes to the next one. to the player....

Road fool

This is a more modern modification " fool piled up" has a certain distribution in Moscow and some other regions of central Russia. Play from 2 to 6 people...

Fool piled up - A

This modification " fool simple" arose earlier " fool translated”, but was not widely used. Players - from 2 to 6. IN deck 36 sheets. Rent one at a time map up to three each to the player. ...

Fool piled up - B

The game differs from the variant “Fool piled up - A” in that the player, without covering the card with a non-trump suits, takes the top three of those lying in the center, rather than covering the card trump suits, - five cards....

Reverse fool

This game, which appeared quite recently, has extremely little distribution. The game is played according to all the rules of the "Fool of the toss" or "transferable" fool", but the cards dealt...

Transferable Fool (With refusal) - B

Unlike games“Transferable fool”, in this option there is a right of “refusal”. Despite the fact that after the last move against the only remaining opponent, the player kart not left, the enemy has the right to “refuse”, i.e. P...

Fool translated - A

This option differs from " fool throw-in" with one addition. The player has the right (but not the obligation), placing his card of the same value next to the one similar to him, to “translate” ...

Fool flip-flop

The most common type of card today games on lights out. Originated in the 19th century from “The Simple Fool” (No. 1). Players - from 2 to 6. IN deck 36 cards, dealt one at a time. Each player must have six cards. Upper map in the deck...

Simple fool - A

Players - from 2 to 5. IN deck 36 cards. Rent out one to five each to the player. Upper map in the deck remaining after the deal, it is turned over and placed face down on the table....

Simple fool - B

This option differs from the previous one (Simple Fool - A) in that the one who fights back has the right to beat some of those who match him kart and take the rest. The beaten are sent to the retreat. If player didn't beat me though...

Simple fool - B

The player has the right to make a move in only three possible ways: with one card; two map mi of the same value and one more card; two map we have one dignity, two more map We have the same value and one card. There can be no other possible moves. On Sun...

Czech fool

IN deck 36 cards. They deal one to six to everyone except the dealer. He deals himself five cards and turns over the sixth - this is his move to the player. The moves are similar to the option “Believe it or not believe it (2) - A”. Feature...

Japanese fool - A

This version of the card games differs from " fool"throw-in" in that trumps are always diamonds, spades are fought only with spades....

Japanese fool - B

Variants of the card card are also known games, in which trumps are opened similarly to the “throwing fool” or are assigned before the game. In case it opens map peak suits, it is removed to the middle of the deck, and the next one is revealed map. ...

Catherine the Great

From carefully shuffled two decks, the king of hearts and 7 queens are removed. The eighth queen of hearts remains in the deck. There are 7 queens around the king of hearts. To the right and left of the ladies, 5 open ones are placed kart from the deck, the rest cards remain in ru...

Gawker (Pig) - B

This option differs from the option "Gawker - A". because cards don't give up. The deck is placed face down on the table. Upper map turns over and places in the center. The person next to the dealer takes the top card from the deck. If he...

Gawker - A

Players - from two to six people. A deck of 36 sheets, less often -52 sheets. All cards are dealt one at a time. The cards are not looked at or lifted, but are folded into a deck and placed face down by the players in front of them. The one following the dealer begins to walk - ...

Gawker - B

To the "onlooker" play with the absence rules move to the suit, as was already said in the variant “Gawker (Pig) - B”, observing all the rest rules option "Gawker (Pig) - A". There is an option without rules lining from an open deck. There are t...

Green glade

Not a very difficult but entertaining game. It is played by two to five people with a deck of 32 cards. Target games- reset everything cards into the pile of discarded cards, ahead of other players. Cards are not dealt to participants -...

Quadrille

From one full deck, three rows of three are laid out cards as auxiliary. Basic aces are subsequently placed to the left of them, and basic twos to the right. All cards must be placed on the base suits in...

Kaleidoscope

For solitaire 32 cards are needed, so twos, threes, fours, fives and sixes are removed from the deck. After shuffling the deck, four are laid out on the table. cards one next to the other and look to see if there are any paired cards. D...

Caneste

The game appeared in our country in the sixties. It is not widespread, but has its own circle of adherents. Wider distribution is hampered by competition from preference, as well as the long...

Caneste - A

The option has some differences. Deck 108 sheets. First player can take a card lying near the open deck and without having a layout, but is obliged to show the one in which this is intended map. The red three cannot be discarded and is placed on the table, regardless...

Caneste - B

This option differs from the “Caneste - A” option. in that they are given one to 13 each to the player. Threes play How simple cards. Glasses: ace- 11, figures and tens - 10, ...

Kare

This a game is also very famous. In Bulgaria, special cards are issued for it. It is played by 3 to 5 people with a deck of 32 cards. Target games- collect as many squares as possible (in...

Card lottery

Quantity players not limited. For games two decks of 52 sheets each are used. From players a banker and a dealer are selected, each of whom receives a deck. The banker takes out his...

Card lottery - B

Second phase drawing after parsing one of the decks, it is done differently. The last player to win moves with any of his cards. Other players placed on a well-groomed card of the same suits, in the absence - any. Putting the eldest well-groomed suits takes taken...

King

Professionals and preference lovers can call this group of games preference giveaways, since the winner is the one who never takes anything - neither bribes, nor queens, nor kings. The French have...

King Atomic

This most interesting of all “kings” is practically custom-made. Deck - 32 sheets. There are three or four players. At. game four of us dealing in game does not participate. All cards are dealt two at a time. In progress...

King Custom

In this version, each of players has the right to order game. Each of players must play everything games. The player sitting to the left of the dealer orders. The order is made, and...

King Card domino fantan

Fantan is not only part of the king in the role-playing stage, but also an independent game. To the fountain play a full deck of cards, no trump cards. Card rank: from Ace to Two. Rent for 1...

King Omnibus

In this American version of the king, a purely negative card is considered queen of spades, which is estimated at 13 minus points. For each red card there is one minus...

King Polignac

This is an option games, common in English-speaking countries, although itself of French origin. Deck - 52 cards. Each of the three players receives 17 cards. The latter is placed on the table and does not participate in the game...

King Simple

There are four players. Deck - 32 sheets. Each of players plays for himself. The entire deck is dealt. Thus, each player ends up with 8 cards. The first move is made by the player sitting to the left of the dealer. The next one is...

King Simple for three players

In this game, adapted according to the "King Simple" version for games three of us, two black aces are removed from the deck for (32 sheets), which do not participate in the drawing. They deal 10 cards. ...

King with jokers

Only three or four play. At game the three of them remove the two and three of clubs from the deck, replacing them with jokers, with game four of us - two of clubs. Cons glasses count only for joker and for cards red...

King with trade

Like King Domino, it is an American card game designed for three to four people. Every player receives 17, with four players - 13 cards. Minus suit...

King Domino

Negative glasses count for cards red suits, one point for any. Six cards are dealt, the rest remain in the deck, which, like in dominoes, represents the reserve - b...

Kitty Kitty

This game is very funny and exciting, and rules its quite simple and easy to remember. It is more interesting if the number of participants is expressed in an even number. The deck is made up of 36 cards. Everyone gets three...

Goat

In this version, the trump card suit- Always suit first cards the player sitting behind the dealer. Delivery strictly one at a time map round....

Goat - A

Four players play: two on two. Deck - 36 cards. Sixes are set aside and do not participate in the drawing. Every couple players two sixes of the same color are given, which are placed by one of the partners near themselves: one - face down, the other - on...

Kozel - B

The option differs in that the dealer gives to the player sitting on the left hand, three cards, according to which he assigns a trump card. If player does not want to assign a trump card to the first three map m, then he has the right to say: “according to the last one”....

Goat-bora

Players from 2 to 5 people. Deck - 32 or 36 sheets. Each person is dealt 4 cards. Upper map in the deck remaining after the deal is opened and placed on the table - this is a trump card. Remaining deck placed across this cards shirt vv...

Conchinka

This is a simple and very simple game; play there is absolutely no difficulty in getting into it. They may end up play two, three or four. Neither recording nor rules not at all...

Royal retinue

Solitaire is also known as the king's train, as well as cat's tails and simply tails. The latter is due to the fact that the vertical rows (retinues) often do not fit on the table, they have to be bent like a tail. This is what made me decide to give the old solitaire a more prosaic interpretation...

Royal

Classical solitaire with wide combination possibilities. Applicable deck of 52 cards. First, four aces are laid out - one under the other in any order. To the right of each ace there is a free space (window) for one card...

Kings

An ancient Russian game that uses deck of 36 cards, which amused many players on merry Christmas evenings. It consists of two parts: an introduction, which serves to define the ranks of the players, and the reign of the king, during which...

King Albert

One full deck kart unfolds into 9 columns: in the first there are 9 cards, in the second - 8 and further until the ninth row, in which - 1 map. 7 kart reserve. All cards open. The purpose of the games...

Fortress

The layout of this vintage solitaire for more than 100 years. Solitaire games of this type are distinguished by the fact that from the very beginning everything cards in plain sight and their solution depends mainly on the ability to calculate moves much ahead. Full deck out of 52 kart carefully move...

Kun-kin (Big) - A

There are two to four players. Deck 54 or 108 sheets. 12 cards are dealt. The deck remaining after the deal is placed face down in the middle of the table. Upper map the treasure turns over...

Kun-kin (Big) - B

This option differs from “Kun-kin (Big) - A” in that it is used deck 108 (110, 112) sheets. They deal 24 cards. In the first display - no less than 60 points and at least four cards. Four cards can be any of the same dignity...

Kun-kin (Funken)

Players - from 2 to 4 people. Deck 108 sheets. Ten cards are dealt. Layout can be done regardless of quantity points. Cards of the same rank are only laid out of different stripes and wouldn't...

Kun-kin - B

This option differs from “Kun-kin (Big) - A” in that to finish, you must discard the card into the open deck. For example, a player, having two aces in his hands, buys a third. In the version "Kun-kin (Big) - A" he could lay out...

Chicken

An exciting game that does not require special skills and skill, developing attentiveness and intelligence. 3-4 people play with a deck of 36 cards. With a larger number players can be used deck in 52 sheets. Players are dealt 5 cards...

Landsknecht

The Brockhaus and Efron dictionary mentions Landsknecht - one of the oldest card games invented in Germany. In Shevlyakovsky’s major work “The Screw in All Types,” which went through five editions before the revolution, it is stated that Landsknekh...

Lion and sun

Lay four open heaps 12 each kart in each. Around them there are 13 open cards in a semicircle in the form of rays. Rest cards remain in their hands. Having laid out the cards in this order, you need to see if there are any aces in them, and if they are, then they should be...

The cure for boredom

Lay out 16 piles of 6 open kart each with 4 rows. The remaining 8 cards, divided into two equal packs, that is, 4 in each, are placed speckled up on both sides of the four...

Leopard

The game is popular in the USA and, like many others, was developed by Robert Abbott. They play together or in pairs of four with two full decks of cards. Every player receives 8 cards, the rest are in the deck. First player takes a car...

Ladder

Three to four people play with a deck of 36 kart(possible options games and a deck of 52 cards). All participants are given five kart and one card is revealed in the middle of the table. The remaining cards are placed nearby...

Lottery - lotto

Quantity players not limited. Two decks of 52 sheets each. A manager is selected. From one deck he lays out four cards shirt up. Second deck divided between...

Macau

The game is monotonous, but not very boring, perhaps due to the fact that it play without registration, but with pure money. Number players in Macau it is not limited: from 2 to 10 and even more. They play two full (from Ace to Two) mixed decks. Sitting down...

Small piano

Solitaire is also known as Klondike. Lay out cards into seven vertical rows: the first has seven cards, the second - six, the third - five, etc. Bottom cards Each row is open. Oh...

The Fortune Teller's Marriage

Out of 32 kart(picket deck) the first one determines the rank of the base cards(for example, ten). It is laid out in the center of the future figure, which in the shape of a square will form the base of the solitaire game. Space for three missing kart temporarily leaving...

Melniki

"Family" a game last century. Served to fill the leisure time of adults and children. Disappeared in the 20th century. Doesn't occur now. Two or four players. Deck of 36 cards. To each to the player three cards are dealt. The trump card is opened and placed on the table...

Metamorphosis

IN game new techniques are used for us, for example, borrowing from a different deck (neither “domestic” nor “foreign”). Each of two or three players in addition to those distributed map m gets an ace...

Metternich

Not very accurate historical sources connect this solitaire with the name Metternich. Kings are removed from a full deck, then seven open ones are placed kart in the form of a horseshoe. They are used in...

Front sight

Pleasant, uncomplicated, without complex rules and easy on the pockets of lovers kart a game. This is one of those easy games where you can carry on a side conversation or listen to music. Accounts and records too...

Front sight Piggy bank

This version of the front sight appeared later than the others and is considered extremely interesting by players. First of all, the superiority of this fly is that it is almost impossible to lose a lot with it. Four players play 32 cards. Delivery is made at 5 kart everyone else...

Lentyurlu front sight

It is assumed that this game invented by Cardinal Mazarin. Louis XIV loved her so much that he named the dwarf Lenturlu after his favorite jester. IN game used before cards...

Lentyurlyu front sight - B

The option differs from the Lentyurly Front sight option. in that the player who first puts down the king takes all the money from the “lentyurlu”. Others' points players are counted. The winner receives from the rest players V...

Front sight Lentyurlyu - B

The option differs from the option "Fly Lentyurlyu - B" in that instead of counting points to the player, the first to lay down the king, each of players pays a certain amount money....

Mystigree front sight

The mistigri front sight is also almost no different from an ordinary front sight, but the king of clubs has an advantage in it. Its meaning is exactly the same as the ace of spades in an ordinary one. He, in the absence of clubs suits, can be covered with a trump card...

Mushka Pamphil

Mushka Pamfil is played in exactly the same way as the ordinary "Mushka", but it features the jack of clubs, which is called Pamphil. The player to whom the pamphlet came is insured against remise. Will the trump cards be spades, diamonds, hearts, or...

Firecracker front sight

Its difference from an ordinary front sight is that the dealer does not reveal the trump card, but trump the suit is always a spades. Cards are also discarded in it, cards are also bought, and 5 are also dealt. kart to each to the player and the same thing is going on...

Napoleon

Cards from a full deck are all immediately laid out face up on the table. First map from the deck determines the value of the basic kart(there will be 4 of them in total) and is located in the center. To the right and left of it are two main squares - 4 rows of 5 cards, ...

Napoleon

This a game was widespread at the beginning of the 20th century. Subsequently, it was undeservedly forgotten. Players - from 2 to 6 people. Deck - 36 sheets. A short box is placed in the middle of the table...

Right and left

Having thoroughly shuffled the two decks, they are laid out one at a time map right and left. If, putting it this way cards on both sides, you will see that they are paired, then you need to reset them. When all cards laid out, then them again...

Ordinary double solitaire

Two players each take one full deck kart. From the deck, they separate a pack (coupon) of ten cards for themselves, placing them face down. Then alone player reveals the first card, which will be a common base card for both. She puts herself in the middle...

Odessa poker

Quantity players And deck by analogy with the "Opendaum" option. IN deck two cards(usually two black sixes) are checks and can interrupt any card at the request of the player or have their own value....

Opendaum

The deck is selected depending on the number of players. At game two people - 32 sheets, three people - 36 sheets, four people - 32 or 36 sheets, five people - 30 sheets (minus two six...

Donkey

they can play even preschoolers. A game for attention for children 7-12 years old. Quantity players- more than two. Four times as many cards are selected from the deck as there are players. Cards are selected in fours of the same value. ...

With nothing to do

Shuffled one deck out of 32 cards, lay out 3 rows of 3 cards. Then they take out another card at random to find out where to start, and put it on the right as a base one. They're picking her up cards by rank and placed side by side. If there are similar cards in three rows,...

Point (Twenty-one) - A

Number players not limited. IN deck 36 cards. Each map has a certain numerical value: Ace - 11, King - 4, Queen - 3, Jack - 2, ten and further in order of value. Meaning games: dial twenty-one on yours map x (“point”...

Point (Twenty-one) - B

This option differs from the option "Point (Twenty-one) - A" in that there is no trimming. Played cards can be placed under the bottom of the deck or thrown into a separate deck. By the way...

Point (Twenty-one) - B

Quantity players not limited. For games two mixed decks of 52 sheets each are used (104 sheets in total). An ace, at the player's discretion, counts as one or eleven points, figures - ten each points, the rest cards ...

Peacock tail

First of all, four magazines of ten are placed kart without any choice. Aces make up the base cards and are placed in a semicircle over the stores as they come out. None map from the stores is not laid out on aces until all other cards...

Paganini (Carpet)

We will talk about a whole group of similar solitaire games, one of which was named Paganini because the great musician Niccolo Paganini loved to play it. Placed here solitaire games belong to that amazing type of logical puzzle tasks that...

Pentagon

This option (predominantly distributed in the southern regions of Russia) differs from the “Pharaoh - B” option. because cards are placed only in the suit. Can't put cards of the same value, for example, on the king of clubs, king of diamonds, etc. Exception...

Rooster - A

Before the beginning games players agree on how much points write-off begins. Usually from 15 points. Players 2 - 5 people. Deck of 36 cards. Rent one at a time until five kart to each. Upper map in the deck remaining...

Rooster - B

Unlike the previous option, write-off usually starts from 30 points. You can play on any boys, both single-color and different colors. With two boys on hand player writes off, except points behind bribes, five...

Picket

There are two players. Deck 32 sheets. They usually play with two decks, i.e. every player deals with his deck. The party consists of two “kings”. Each king is from two games. Before each start, the dealer is determined by map m. Pulling out the youngest &md...

Norman picket

There are three players. Deck 32 sheets. Ten cards are dealt. Two cards are placed in the purchase after the change, which is intended only for the deliverer. The first move belongs to the player, sitting to the left of the dealer. Everyone becomes a giver...

Poker

This a game originated in America in 1835. It has spread everywhere and is now one of the most popular games in the world. It came to us only in the middle of the 20th century. It is found in some companies, but there is competition with...

Polish jar

Number players not limited. They play two mixed decks of 52 sheets (104 in total). The ATM is placed by the bank. They give one to three to everyone except the ATM. First player looks at his cards...

Rules of psyans - Triads

Under the general name here is a series of solitaire games to varying degrees difficulties designed for different amounts kart in the deck: 36, 52 and 104 sheets. What all these solitaire games have in common is that during the initial layout groups of three cards are formed, hence the name, and...

Preference

This a game came to Russia at the beginning of the 19th century, successfully withstood competition with whist, interest in it either fell or increased, preference changed, giving rise to varieties of rules (over time, two of them are clearly defined...

Hussar preference

At game are guided by the general rules of ordinary preference; it is always played in the dark, that is, kart They never open it and only together. The deck consists of 24 cards: ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine. Cards are dealt ten per game...

Prefinance with decimal counting

Game with decimal counting. Although the records are unfair, thanks to easy calculations, players they are preferred. Games with calculations using this method are played twice as quickly as with simple calculations. Are common rules pref...

Prefinance with boiler

Game with a cauldron. In this preference, heddles are not placed in any game, not like a chicken, but put together into a special box called a cauldron. The cauldron represents the middle of the table, where every burden...

Prefirans with chicken

Game with chicken. The chicken is the name given to the exhibitions and heddles that are used by all players. The remise and the exhibition are written above the entry, in a specially designated place. Everyone who played game removes from his chicken the number that he writes off from the games...

Preferencing with minuscules

Playing with minuscules. Miser is a game no bribes. There is a large and a small minuscule. Similar a game breaks every simple game. Who played a big minuscule amount, that is, who did not take a single bribes, writes off 10, n...

Preference with evasions

Evasion. Uvert is a game with open map mi. There are big and small evasions. Big dodge interrupts game"seven" in any suits and is played without buying. It can only be interrupted by playing “eight”. Small...

Travelers

Four kings and four aces are taken out of two decks, which are laid out in two rows on the table, positioning them so that the peak ace was under king of spades, diamond - under diamond, etc. Then the rest are carefully shuffled cards and lay them out in 2 rows...

Drunkard

Quantity players not limited. Any deck. All cards are dealt one at a time. Received cards players do not look, but collect in deck and place it face down in front of you. Every...

Drunkard (Giveaway)

They play together. Every player picks up a full deck, the starter is determined by drawing lots (throws two cards onto the table, whose is higher - he starts). The beginner, having thoroughly shuffled his deck, comes out with the top card...

Five hundred one

This option differs from the previous “Thousand” in that trump the person who took the purchase after the auction announces, after the drawing trump does not change. Marriages are announced after bribes. When a margin is announced, a move is made from it with the king or queen. Marriage...

Rainbow

For this ancient solitaire two full decks are used kart(104 sheets), collected together and carefully shuffled. 26 are placed on top one by one kart with the picture facing up so that it forms an arc. Following...

Rams

This a game uncomplicated. Rules it is easy to remember. The very first one is to be careful. Rams originates from the fly, on the rules and laws of which (but significantly simplified) it is built. Records, bribes, healds are written off...

Rams - B

There is a Rams variant with special rules. For two black or two red jacks in hand, player writes off five points. For four - 10 points. The player with jacks may pass. By showing them when demolishing cards, you will immediately write off...

Remix bridge

They play with two full decks of jokers (108 cards). Card rank: from Ace to Two, joker replaces any card. Everyone gets 10 cards, the dealer gets 11. He starts game, discarding the eleventh card into the bank. Players take...

Remix gin

A whole group of games is known under the name “remix”, which appeared at the end of the last century based on the Mexican games kunken. Remix for players called gin. This a game already more...

Remix Oklahoma

Played basically like a remix of gin, but each draw has a maximum number points, which you can “knock on”. This limit is determined by the first...

Remix five hundred

From the family of remixes this one a game According to the rules, it most closely resembles kunken. The difference is in quantity kart on hands. So, with one deck without a joker (52 cards) play from two to four players. With two players, they deal...

Fatal

A deck of 32, 36 or 52 kart carefully shuffle and place four of it on the table cards picture up. If among these four were cards the same suits, then one more card is placed on them from the deck. Solitaire game...

Brook

Deck of 52 kart mix thoroughly and begin to lay out one at a time map from left to right, pictures up. If they happen to be nearby cards one suits, then right map is removed from the row (in the example like this...

From apartment to apartment

From a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards put six on the table kart side up. Under this first row the second row is placed in the same way and, finally, one card under both rows. Then you need to spread out...

Pig

Game for children 5-9 years old. The second name is “wet chicken”. This a game is that any deck kart scattered in a heap on the table. Placed horizontally on top of the deck map, on which a hut of two cards is placed. The players started...

Saint Helena

Solitaire is more of a probabilistic than a puzzle type, and therefore solving it does not cause any particular difficulties. Name solitaire sends us back to past times - poignantly...

Sevens

Tens, nines and eights are removed from a deck of 52 sheets. Thus it remains deck in 40 sheets. It's a two-on-two game. Each of them is dealt in turn. players ten cards each. Seniority kart in the deck: three (the most...

Sikka (Two leaves) - B

Rules similar game"Sikka (Three leaves) - A", but two cards are dealt. Glasses kart same advantages add up...

Sikka (Village) - B

The game is similar to "Sikka (Three Leaves) - A", but four cards are dealt. playing cards By suits regardless of quantity, four cards one rank (in some companies there are also three cards), two and three aces. Four cards one suits they call...

Sikka (Edno) - D

The game is similar to the variant "Sikka (Three leaves) - A", but ace counts as either 1 point or 14 by agreement. The king is always - 13 points, lady - 12 points, jack - 11 points....

Sikka (Three leaves) - A

Quantity players- from 2 to 10 people. Select from a deck (no more than 36 sheets) map(usually a six), which is declared a “check”, for example, a six of clubs is a “check”. ...

Sikka (Southern option) - G

Deck 24 sheets (four suits from T to 9 inclusive), no checks. Rules games similar to "Sikka (Three Leaves) - A", but three tens are considered older than 30 points in one mass...

Sympathy

Participants receive one deck from 52 map mi and lay them out on the table as follows: 16 piles, three cards each one is placed on the table. Remaining 4 cards make up a stock...

Scat

Skat originated in Germany at the beginning of the 19th century, combining several card games. Enriched with new rules, it turned out to be a very successful game, gaining international recognition before bridge. Rules it was finally approved in 1...

Scat (Spleen) - B

There are two to four players. Deck 54 sheets. Five cards are dealt. The game differs from the option "Picket - B". the fact that the deuce and the ace are connected. The player does not have the right to place a card in a row near the deck that makes up a layout with the ones already available. In this case, he must...

Skat - B

This option is incorrectly called “Canaste” by some players. Players - from 2 to 6 people. Deck - 54 or 108 sheets. Six cards are dealt. Glasses on...

Skat - G

This option is incorrectly called “Bridge” by some players. The game is similar to the "Piquet (Norman)" option. Differences: six cards are dealt. Changing the joker and taking a card from the open row has...

Osprey

Players - 2 - 4 people. With four players a game It's two-on-two. Deck - 52 sheets. They deal 4 cards. After passing the top four cards decks open...

Addition

They take one deck at 52 cards and take out 1 ace, 2 twos, 1 three, 2 fours, 1 six and 1 eight. These cards placed on the table as follows: ace, deuce, ...

Sun

Two full decks are required to solve this logic problem. kart(104 sheets). Folds out solitaire in three stages. Stage one - sunrise. 1. The cards are carefully shuffled. From the deck on top one is taken one at a time...

Speculator

This a game completely different from the others. Her uniqueness may attract players with commercial inclinations. In the same time a game very cheerful and interesting in a big company. No more than 10 players. ...

Speculator - B

This option has one single difference from “Speculator” - trump appointed during the process games. Last one after passing map opens and is placed near the deck. This suit cards- trump suit...

One hundred

The game reinforces knowledge of basic arithmetic operations. Suitable for schoolchildren in grades 1-2. The number of participants is three or more. They play with a deck of 32 cards. Each map depending on its dignity, it has a certain amount...

Stoolka (Required)

No more than five players. In this variant, on the first deal, everything players must bet and play. Nobody has the right to pass. In the second hand and in the future, when some players They will definitely be in the heddle, knock at will and pass at will. If the remise is played...

Stukolka (With char)

Players from 4 to 7 people. The one who drew the lowest card chooses a place and deals first, the rest sit down map m. Rent one to three. The turn goes to everyone to the player one by one. After delivery...

Little doll (With purchase)

No more than 5 players. In this game each of players has the right to buy the number of cards he needs. After everyone wants play tapped and the passers folded cards to the middle of the table, the buying begins. Anyone who wants to buy discards the cards he doesn't need...

Small piece (with train)

No more than 6 players. Unlike the option "Stupid (With purchase)", trump In this game does not open. After the deal, the dealer, without looking at his cards, looks at the top card of the deck, places it face down near the deck and announces suit this cards ...

Judicial red tape

Place nine open ones next to each other kart and the tenth closed - for reserve. If among the open kart available aces and kings, then they are taken out and stacked in the following order: aces- on one side, kings - on the other. On aces I'm putting...

Sir Tommy

The oldest solitaire game is possibly the oldest known. It is sometimes called just that - old solitaire. One full deck is used, which is held closed in the hand, going through the cards one by one. When an ace appears, it is put aside as...

Secret

First, 4 cards are placed in one row. The next ones in order are 2 cards are laid aside, side up. These are the secrets that will be revealed in due time. Postponing...

Tierce

There are two players. Deck 32 sheets. Ten cards are dealt. The dealer deals cards three at a time. Upper in deck map opened and placed on top of the deck - this is a trump card. The first move belongs to...

Aunt

The game came to Russia from France at the end of the 19th century and immediately gained popularity. Play with a deck of 52 kart four of us, each playing independently. Junior map, How...

Thirty two cards

Thirty one - A

Players - from 2 to 9 people. Deck 32 sheets. Rent to everyone to the player three each cards and face down, and three cards, also face down, are placed in the middle. Cards are dealt one at a time to all players...

Thirty one - B

This version of the card games differs from "Thirty-one - A" in that cards are given up in the middle open. Everyone has the right to replace player during its course, on any circle. After one of players tale...

Shamrock

Lay out 51 cards in threes cards like a fan, the latter is placed separately. For permutations you can use the top cards each fan. They are transferred to each other according to rank: queen to queen, three to three, etc. Released aces used as base...

Thirteen

Club card game. It existed until the beginning of the 20th century. Disappeared with the ban on gambling houses. Number players not limited. Deck 52 sheets. The first banker is the one who drew the lowest card. Punters with...

Trinka

Origin and development of this games currently unknown. Has limited distribution in Ukraine. There are four players. The game is played two on two. Deck of 36 cards. All cards are dealt one at a time. After the deal, the first move is...

Threes

One full deck must be factored by 17 open groups three cards each. One open map placed separately. Target games- releasing the aces and collecting on them in the ascending line kart given suits. Available aces immediately used as a base...

Thousand

This a game requires quick orientation and accurate assessment. Three players play with a deck of 32 cards. Their nominal value (by seniority): ace — 11 points, ten - 10, king - 4, queen - 3 and jack - 2 points; nine, eight and seven cost...

One thousand one

3 - 4 people play. With four players, the dealer does not participate in the drawing. Deck - 24 sheets: ace, ten, king, queen, jack, nine of four suits. The cards have...

Prisoner

From the deck kart 36 sheets are laid out one at a time 9 kart in one horizontal row with the picture facing up. Next 3 cards one at a time is laid out under this row (also with the picture facing up). If they meet in the top row cards the same dignity as...

Stubborn

First put shop of 15 cards that are taken from the top of two decks. Near the store on the right side, any 3 cards are laid out. Of these, the layer has the right to choose any one to make it initial or basic. Selected map is placed on top. Posting for it...

Hurricane

The name most likely comes from the fact that in game It is possible to sweep away everything on the table with one card. Game for two. The result is determined by the points won. To achieve them, you need to get: as possible larger number kart; as much as possible...

Pharaoh - B

They rent out one to four each. Upper map in the deck remaining after the deal is opened. Rules are similar to the option “Believe it or not (2) - A”, but the queen is placed on any card and the suit is ordered. Next to the player who placed the seed...

Fofana

In this variant, any map. After distribution kart between players equally, coinciding in value and color are folded. Players take turns drawing cards from each other. I'm starting to have...

Frap

An ancient game that was never widely used, but has survived to this day almost in its original form. In fact, it is a French type of figurines. Number of players...

Snore

The game is similar to "Frap". It differs in that 5 cards are dealt. There are three announcements: 1. Snoring. 2. Whist. 3. Cut. The player who declares "snore" must take 3 bribes, whistling or cutting - one. If the ad...

Gypsy

In this game play four of us. If players more, then you need to take a deck of 36 instead kart deck out of 52. The dealer puts all deck circle side up. The last card opens, identifying the trump card, and places it in the center. ...

Watch

The layout of this simple old solitaire- The process is purely mechanical and does not require special skills. Deck of 52 kart shuffled and laid out into 13 groups, 4 each cards in each, picture down. 12 ...

Black donka (black Maria)

This a game from Bulgaria is popular not only among children, but also among adults. In the English version of the king, the queen of spades appears under the name black Maria. At first glance, it is elementary, but this is only a superficial impression. A game...

Chizhik

One of the most beloved folk games among children. Known in many variants and under different names: chirga, tsurka, chig, tyuzik... Chizhikom a game it is called legitimately, based on its main idea - to release the bird into the wild...

Sixty six

This a game was very popular in Germany in the second half of the 19th century. In the seventies it came to Russia, where it changed greatly. It was quite widespread until the 30s of the 20th century. It was gradually replaced by brown and is now very rare. There are two players...

Shiff, shof and noise

This is a very fun game that doesn't require much skill. It can be played by 5 or more participants. The optimal option is 6 players. One is used deck from 32 or 52 kart ...

Stoss

The game has been known in Russia since the end of the 18th century. In the capital it practically disappeared at the beginning of the 19th century, but in the provinces it existed until the middle of it. Currently known only from the story of the same name by M. Yu. Lermontov. Number of games...

Egoist

This is, in fact, not solitaire, but a kind of a game V cards without a partner, why is she called that. After shuffling the deck, they deal 3 cards to myself, and 3 cards- a blockhead. Having opened the trump card, they put it aside deck to the side, pointing up. The dummy's cards open the fan...

Ecarte (With limited bank) - B

This option differs from "Ecarte - A" in that the ATM puts a certain amount money. The first and second punters are also obliged to deliver some kind of conditional...

Ekarte (With responsible bank) - A

Quantity players not limited. They play two full decks of 52 sheets each. The ATM gives out cards on four scoreboards regardless of the number of players. They deal one to four for each scoreboard. Seventeenth map opens - this is a trump card. First...

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Find out what awaits you in the near future with the help of playing cards.

What types of playing cards are there?

Playing cards have been around for centuries. The first mentions of them appear about 4 thousand years ago in China. IN modern world, as in ancient times, they were used to predict future events, and also used them in various games, of which today there are more than 10 thousand (there are about 200 subspecies of poker alone). We will look at their main types in this article.

Playing cards for various needs

There are quite a lot of types, but from the whole variety of card decks, the main four can be distinguished, namely:

• Playing - that is, those that are purchased for all kinds of card games. The most common.
• Fortune telling is also well-known, the most famous deck being Tarot. There are many types of Tarot cards. Also worth noting are the Maps of Lititia. However, the most common are ordinary fortune telling decks of 36 cards.
• For tricks - rare and specific, they must have special properties, such as improved gliding and durability.
• For various solitaire games - in this case they use regular deck, the shirt and designs of which are most suitable for the person doing the layout.

There are also special, rarely used ones, such as:

• For children - with fairy-tale characters;
• Comic - with funny images;
• Political, etc.

What materials are they most often made from?

There are not so many materials from which cards are made; they can be listed on one hand. Below are examples of basic materials and their advantages.

Vinyl

They have increased strength. Among the positive qualities, we should highlight their low cost and general availability, as well as ease of use. The main disadvantage of the material is its high damageability.

Cardboard

The most inexpensive and accessible material. However, cards made from it quickly deteriorate and become wrinkled, and therefore it is not recommended to use them for fortune telling, because they will become unusable before you get used to them and they are saturated with your energy.

Plastic

This type of card is widespread. Has an attractive appearance and is the most beautiful of all existing ones. It is durable and resistant to deformation.

Basic manufacturing technologies

There are not so many basic manufacturing methods today. It should also be said that they are all suitable for any of the above materials.

Card games are one of the most popular ways of spending leisure time for various companies. Many people perceive card games as entertainment, but sometimes this hobby can bring significant income.

All card games can be divided into several types - family (the game is played “for fun”), commercial (the player’s winnings depend on skills) and gambling (winnings depend on both skills and luck). Gambling, in turn, can be divided into games against the casino and games against another player.

Modern online casinos offer their clients both classic gambling games, for example, Black Jack, and various types slot machines, built on the principles of poker, as well as various types of poker in which players can compete with each other.

Games against casinos

Games against casinos are built on the opportunity to get winning combination cards by placing a bet. TO similar games refers to Black Jack, Caribbean poker, Three Card Poker or Pai Gow poker.

To participate in such a game, you need to place a bet and then monitor the cards that will be dealt by the dealer. In some games, it is possible to double your bet after receiving a set of cards or "split" cards. In addition, some casinos pay out the Jackpot when certain combinations occur.

Games against another player

Games against another player are very popular among fans gambling. Similar games include various types of poker, which allow players to demonstrate their skills, both when calculating possible card layouts and when assessing the psychological state of the opponent. Often, the winner in poker is the player who can use a bluff to deceive his opponent or “read” his plan.

The most popular types of poker are Texas hold'em, Omaha and 7-card Stud Poker.

Modern online casinos (like this one http://wulkanonline.com) offer various types of bets for playing poker, and also organize tournaments where you can take part in experienced player can get a big win. Tournament rules allow novice players with a small amount of money to compete with professionals.

Cards - rectangular pieces of material made of heavy-duty plastic, specially prepared cardboard or thin paper, depicting various motifs, assembled into a set for use in a variety of card games, fortune telling, magic tricks or 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 deck of cards, a deck with 32 cards is called a small deck of playing cards, a deck with 52 cards is called a large or Anglo-American deck, and the cards that a player holds during the game are his (the 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 - playing for money.
The front side of each card, as it is also called the picture or card face, is marked. The index of playing cards includes the designation of card strength - deuce (from English deuce) ... five (from English five) ... ten (from English ten), jack (from English jack), queen (from English queen), king (from English king), ace (from English ace) and card suit- heart (from English hearts - hearts), tambourine (from English diamonds - diamonds), pike (from English spades - shovels), clubs (from English clubs - club). As a rule, each country has its own style of playing cards: 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 is called the back, in most cases it is a simple and at the same time elegant pattern, each card manufacturer uses its own unique design, sometimes brand 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, and cards with white and black backs are less common. In exceptional cases, the difference is radical, for example, cards for tricks “Bicycle” with a transparent back or playing cards with a multi-colored back “Rainbow cards” from the same company “Bicycle”.

Cards by purpose are divided into:

1. Playing cards - the most common type of cards on our planet, 92% of the population have at least once held one of them in their hands. The history of playing cards goes back more than four thousand years; the oldest 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 basic card games, for example, the game Poker has more than 200 subspecies, the main of which is Texas Hold'em. Because There are many types of playing cards, we will look at them in more detail in the next chapter.

2. Fortune telling 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 card pictures
- Marseille Tarot - cards in the French style of the 17th century
- Visconti-Sforza Tarot cards - cards made in the style of the Italian Renaissance
- Rider-Waite Tarot cards - cards drawn at the beginning of the twentieth century, this is the most popular deck of Tarot cards, leaving many clones and descendants behind it
- Thoth Tarot cards - 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 fortune telling cards

3. Cards for tricks or cards for magic tricks (from the English magic tricks cards) - manipulations with cards and small card magic shows will be available to you with these cards. Best cards for tricks, in terms of their characteristics, and these are quality, high glide (which makes manipulating them much easier) and durability, are cards from the Bicycle company, this brand is the undisputed leader in this area. In our store you can purchase magic cards from this company in a large assortment. Videos of 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 (be it a small 32-card deck or a 52-card deck) are suitable for playing your favorite solitaire big deck playing cards, it all depends on the type of solitaire). For exclusive solitaire games, separate decks are sold with the required number of specific 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 was not on the game or ease of handling them in card tricks, namely their specifications, are divided into their own subcategories
- cards for children– educational cards with very bright and memorable pictures with fairy-tale characters
- joke cards- cards with funny pictures, parodies of famous people, this also includes political cartoons and the like
- cards with erotic photographs– erotic cards and cards with porn photos, I think, do not need comments

Cards are divided according to the material used:

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

Playing cards (in English. Playing cards). Diverse characteristics of playing cards, division of playing cards into groups, systematization of playing cards by site version NashP oker.N et

Playing Cards by size:

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

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

- cards unusual shapes (triangular, round or 5 times larger) – these cards are made more for fun than for a serious card game and can be an excellent 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, sec...
- 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 English pinocle or pinochle) has 48 cards - 2 sets of tens, jacks, queens, kings and aces, for another exciting game Canasta (from Spanish canasta) involves a double large deck with additional jokers. There are also 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 are classified according to index size:

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

- cards with a large index (in English Jumbo Index or Large Index) - playing cards with the optimal index size in our opinion

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

Playing cards 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 fans.

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

Cards are divided according to the color of the index and picture:

- (from the English standard color playing cards) - the most common playing cards in our time with standard colors of indices and suits - red is provided for hearts and diamonds, black for spades and crosses, designs of high cards are painted in free colors.

- four color playing cards (from the English 4 color playing cards) - these playing cards are gradually becoming history, they were popular in Europe until the middle of the last century, their distinctive feature is four (instead of two for regular cards) reserved colors for suits and indices. The color of hearts is red, diamonds are blue, spades are black, crosses are green, 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 rarely seen playing cards, can be made in one color or two colors with different variations of shades. These cards also include gold and gilded playing cards - they look very impressive.

Gradation of playing cards based on the color of the back:

- playing cards with one main back color – the pattern of the design and edges on the back of the cards is made in one color, as a rule, this color is blue or red, although others are not exceptions.
- playing cards with a multi-colored background on the back – there are playing cards where the back of the cards is painted in all the colors of the rainbow, a very interesting effect occurs when shuffling such a deck, this also includes cards with a multi-colored pattern on the back.
- playing cards with a design on the back – the designs on the shirt can be different, perhaps it’s something neutral – a flower, a landscape, a cute animal, a picture of a car, a still 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 leaders in card production, be it cardboard cards, plastic-coated playing cards or 100% plastic cards – you are guaranteed pleasure from the game. Giant manufacturers in the playing cards 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 a leader in the production of cards in Europe.
3. The Brazilian playing card manufacturer Copag is a major player in the American market playing cards.
4. The Spanish company Fournier produces high-quality and affordable playing cards.
5. Austrian company Piatnik - the accumulated 150 years of experience in the production of playing cards is reflected in the quality of products; the Piatnik company is rightfully proud of its traditions.
6. Another representative of the Italian school of playing card manufacturers, the Dal Negro company – quality, quality and once again the quality of the products produced.
7... There are a lot of manufacturers on the playing card market, but the share of these companies is very small...

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

- custom playing cards – you can order your own deck featuring your friends, family or colleagues. The design can be yours or the manufacturer’s. The cost of a deck of cards to order depends on the order quantity; the more decks of cards you need, the lower the price of one deck.

We have looked at the main categories of playing cards and now we can easily read the symbols on any deck, for example:
Example No. 1: Modiano Cristallo red plastic playing cards poker size 4 pips jumbo index - plastic playing cards with a red back from the Italian company Modiano model Cristallo, poker size cards with four large indices.
Example No. 2: Copag 139 blue plastic coated playing cards poker size 2 pips regular index, which means blue plastic coated playing cards from the Brazilian company Copag brand 139, poker cards with two standard indexes.

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 email...