\na pack or a deck = a set of 52 playing cards (plus 2 Jokers) that constitutes the standard American playing cards
\na play = a person’s turn in a card game, for example: “It is your play.”
\na hand = the subset of cards that a player is holding in his\/her hand
\nthe card face = the front of the card which has unique markings on it
\nthe back of the card = the back of each card is identical so other players cannot determine what cards a player is holding in his\/her hand
\nsuit(s) = a group of cards that are all have the same symbol in them; there are four suits in a standard American set of playing cards
\nto shuffle = the verb used to describe the action of mixing up the card before starting to play a game with them<\/p>\n
Playing cards:<\/strong> So, just to review, there are four suits, and there are 13 cards in each suit, which makes a total of 52 cards per deck.\u00a0 You always want to check you have all the cards in the deck before you begin a game.\u00a0 These 52 cards are all you need to play all the games that I will present to you over the next few posts.<\/p>\n
\nPlaying cards in the United States have four different categories (called suits). \u00a0The names of the suits are: Spades, Diamonds, Hearts and Clubs (a picture of these suits is shown below). \u00a0The cards in an American deck of cards are numbered from 2-10 and include “face” cards that have letters on them: (J) for Jack, (Q) for Queen, (K) for King and (A) Ace.\u00a0 Cards are named for their number\/face and suit, in the following way: Ace of Spades, two of Hearts, ten of Clubs.<\/p>\n
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