Appendix:Glossary of card games
This is a glossary of card games.
Contents: | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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Ranks
- ace
- king
- queen
- jack
- ten
- nine
- eight
- seven
- six
- five
- four
- three
- two/deuce
- ace
Suits
- hearts
- diamonds
- clubs
- spades
Games
- poker
- rubby
- bridge
- canasta
- whist
A
editB
edit- bridge
- A trick-taking card game normally played by four players with two partnering against the other two.
C
editD
editF
edit- follow suit
- To play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card.
H
editJ
editK
edit- king
- A playing card with the image of a king on it.
O
editP
edit- pack
- A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre pack.
- poker
- Any of various card games in which, following each of one or more rounds of dealing or revealing the cards, the players in sequence make tactical bets or drop out, the bets forming a pool to be taken either by the sole remaining player or, after all rounds and bets have been completed, by those remaining players who hold a superior hand according to a standard ranking of hand values for the game.
Q
edit- queen
- A playing card with the picture of a queen on its face, the twelfth card in a given suit.
R
editS
edit- shuffle
- To mix up cards in a random order before a card game.
- spades
- One of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♠.
- suit
- Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
T
edit- trump
- The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.