They all relate back to the 16th century. The Jack, Queen and King were designed by Parisians, and they soon become the standard card in France. The Ace, however actually originated in the 14th century, and was only later standardised in the 18th century during the French revolution.
A playing card if a piece of heavy paper that is specially designed with the above mentioned designs, for a particular gaming use. They are sometimes made out of thin cardboard or thin plastic, too. They come with distinguishing motifs, too, and are used as a set in order to play what are known as ‘card games’. Playing cards are generally palm-sized, too, so that they are easy to handle.
A complete set of these cards is known as either a pack or a deck, and the subset of cards held at any one time by a player during a game is usually known as a hand, too, no matter what kind of card game we’re talking about. A deck of cards can be used for a huge variety of card games, and many of these will incorporate some kind of gambling. Given that playing cards have been standardised ever since the French revolution and are not commonly available, they are also adapted for other uses too. Playing cards are used for magic tricks, for cartomancy, or even just building a house of card (this is where a structure is made out of delicately balancing cards on top of one another in triangular shapes).
The front of every card has a different marking that distinguishes it from other cards, and as well as Jacks, Kings, Queens and Aces, cards features number and different symbols, including ‘clubs’ and ‘spades’.
A playing card if a piece of heavy paper that is specially designed with the above mentioned designs, for a particular gaming use. They are sometimes made out of thin cardboard or thin plastic, too. They come with distinguishing motifs, too, and are used as a set in order to play what are known as ‘card games’. Playing cards are generally palm-sized, too, so that they are easy to handle.
A complete set of these cards is known as either a pack or a deck, and the subset of cards held at any one time by a player during a game is usually known as a hand, too, no matter what kind of card game we’re talking about. A deck of cards can be used for a huge variety of card games, and many of these will incorporate some kind of gambling. Given that playing cards have been standardised ever since the French revolution and are not commonly available, they are also adapted for other uses too. Playing cards are used for magic tricks, for cartomancy, or even just building a house of card (this is where a structure is made out of delicately balancing cards on top of one another in triangular shapes).
The front of every card has a different marking that distinguishes it from other cards, and as well as Jacks, Kings, Queens and Aces, cards features number and different symbols, including ‘clubs’ and ‘spades’.
