Deck of cards curiosity

Posted just for fun and curiosity







Source: https://youtu.be/3ARVIkbbf3o?t=22

52 weeks, each 7 days = 364 days ... but I don't see how your image shows that

4 new kings a year. When were cards made?

Why were playing cards banned?
The World of Playing Cards writes that cards rather suddenly arrived to Europe around 1370 to 1380 and, seemingly just as swiftly, a ban on card games followed. The Church frowned upon cards, as they saw how the game promoted gambling.

Meaning Behind The King of Hearts Playing Card - Technology Org https://www.technology.org/2022/10/23/why-king-of-hearts-doesnt-have-a-moustache-is-he-stabbing-himself-to-his-head/#:~:text=Over%20time%20these%20wooden%20blocks,stabbing%20himself%20in%20the%20head.

If you take a look at the king of hearts of playing cards, you may notice that he is quite unique. He is the only one without a moustache. In 15th century French manufacturers assigned actual historical figures to each of the king card. King of hearts became Charles the Great, who most likely had moustache. In fact, the drawing had moustache too at first – they disappeared over time due to manufacturing imperfections.
At that time playing cards were stamped using wooden stamps. They were carved by hand, copying the previous design. Over time these wooden blocks would be worn down, making the drawing less and less vivid. When copying these cards, manufacturers started skipping the moustache, because it wasn’t visible anymore. This is also the reason why king of hearts looks like he is stabbing himself in the head. Originally he had an axe, but at some point the axe head disappeared and the handle turned into a dagger, which kind of looks like he is killing himself!

Who came up with 52 cards?
Who invented playing cards and what is the origin of 'Hearts', 'Diamonds', 'Clubs' and 'Spades'? PLAYING cards were invented by the Chinese before AD1000. They reached Europe around 1360, not directly from China but from the Mameluke empire of Egypt.

The History of Playing Cards: The Evolution of the Modern Deck – PlayingCardDecks.com https://playingcarddecks.com/blogs/all-in/history-playing-cards-modern-deck

It is also to the English that we owe the place of honour given to the Ace of Spades, which has its roots in taxation laws. The English government passed an Act that cards could not leave the factory until they had proof that the required tax on playing cards had been paid. This initially involved hand stamping the Ace of Spades - probably because it was the top card. But to prevent tax evasion, in 1828 it was decided that from now on the Ace of Spades had to be purchased from the Commissioners for Stamp Duties, and that it had to be specially printed along with the manufacturer's name and the amount of duty paid. As a result, the Ace of Spades tended to have elaborate designs along with the manufacturer's name. Only in 1862 were approved manufacturers finally allowed to print their own Ace of Spades, but the fate of the signature Ace of Spades had been decided, and the practice of an ornate Ace with the manufacturer's name was often continued. As a result, to this day it is the one card in a deck that typically gets special treatment and elaborate designs.

One final innovation that we owe to the United States is the addition of the Jokers. The Joker was initially referred to as "the best bower", which is terminology that originates in the popular trick-taking game of euchre, which was popular in the mid-19th century, and refers to the highest trump card. It is an innovation from around 1860 that designated a trump card that beat both the otherwise highest ranking right bower and left bower. The word euchre may even be an early ancestor of the word "Joker". A variation of poker around 1875 is the first recorded instance of the Joker being used as a wild card.

One suit /row summary:
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13=91

4 rows
91x4=364

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52 weeks, each 7 days = 364 days ... but I don't see how your image shows that
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One suit /row summary:
1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13=91

4 rows
91x4=364

Thank you for sharing interesting article

https://www.technology.org/2022/10/23/why-king-of-hearts-doesnt-have-a-moustache-is-he-stabbing-himself-to-his-head/#:~:text=Over%20time%20these%20wooden%20blocks,stabbing%20himself%20in%20the%20head.



If you take a look at the king of hearts of playing cards, you may notice that he is quite unique. He is the only one without a moustache. In 15th century French manufacturers assigned actual historical figures to each of the king card. King of hearts became Charles the Great, who most likely had moustache. In fact, the drawing had moustache too at first – they disappeared over time due to manufacturing imperfections.
At that time playing cards were stamped using wooden stamps. They were carved by hand, copying the previous design. Over time these wooden blocks would be worn down, making the drawing less and less vivid. When copying these cards, manufacturers started skipping the moustache, because it wasn’t visible anymore. This is also the reason why king of hearts looks like he is stabbing himself in the head. Originally he had an axe, but at some point the axe head disappeared and the handle turned into a dagger, which kind of looks like he is killing himself!

I know we’re talking about cards, but I’m kinda surprised nobody mentioned that the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to 666. 😈

And that regardless if it’s a single, double or triple zero. 🤪

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And that regardless if it’s a single, double or triple zero. 🤪
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this statement through me for a little loop because of course if you add zero to anything it doesnt change the number haha

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I know we’re talking about cards, but I’m kinda surprised nobody mentioned that the numbers on a roulette wheel add up to 666. 😈

And that regardless if it’s a single, double or triple zero. 🤪
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Does this hold in California?
(asking because this seems card-topical)