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[–] 22014484? 1 point 14 points (+15|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Genius of President Trump to be laying out 52 sites he will strike.

Does this sound like the house of cards is falling?

how many cards in a deck once the jokers are removed?

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[–] 22015231? ago 

I like it.

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[–] 22019333? 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago  (edited ago)

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[–] 22021006? [S] ago 

Hey, remember that war we fought with Syria after we killed Baghdadi? Hey remember that war we fought with North Korea after POTUS went to Singapore and then the DMZ with KJU? You all are so fucked.

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[–] 22015316? 3 points -3 points (+0|-3) ago  (edited ago)

House of Cards continued <

Part 2 >

Two main types of card widths

Size Comparison: A four of diamonds shown in Poker size (top) and Bridge size (lower).

Card Size and Makeup: Although many novelty sized and shaped decks of cards can be found, most cards used in serious play conform to specific sizes. This is usually determined by the specific type of card being used.

Playing cards usually come in either Bridge Size or Poker size. The only difference between these two types is the actual width of the cards in the deck.

Bridge size cards are usually 3.5 inches (8.89 centimeters) in height and 2.5 inches (6.35 cm) in width while Poker size cards are also 3.5 inches in height but are slightly thinner at 2.25 inches (5.715 cm) in width.

Bridge size cards are thinner to make it easier to hold and view all of ones cards in a game where a fairly large number of cards might need to be held in the players hand (such as Bridge with 13 card hands), while Poker sized cards are wider for games with a potentially smaller number of cards in the hand (such as Poker, often consisting of 5 card hands).

Other than this size discrepancy (Bridge size cards being one half inch thinner than Poker size cards), there are no other differences between the two types and either deck type conforms to the makeup of a standard deck and can be used for any game calling for a normal deck of playing cards.

In addition, most cards are approximately .25 millimeters (.0098 inches) thick. Standard playing cards are usually manufactured from pasteboard (multiple layers of thin paper glued tightly together) and then are often coated with a thin plastic coating to help them withstand normal wear from usage.

Common Modifications to the Standard Deck

Sometimes for peculiarities of a specific game or to accommodate differing numbers of players in a game, changes are made to this standard deck by adding or removing cards from it to make a larger or smaller deck size. The following are some of the most common changes that are made to this standard deck.

Wild Cards: Many games include the addition of one or more wild cards to the deck. These are generally cards that can be used, through the course of the game to represent any other card that the holder wants it to represent (although these cards can also be given other special significance or usefulness for the holder in the game). These cards often also carry other special abilities within the game. Although any card or type of card in the standard deck can be used as a wild card, the most commonly used are the following:

A collection of Wild Cards

A variety of wild cards are commonly used in a number of games which can be used to represent other cards of the holder's choice.

Jokers: Almost every commercial deck of cards comes packaged with two additional cards as part of the pack. These are called Jokers and usually have a representation of a court jester or a similar character or emblem. They are usually marked clearly with the word "JOKER" on the sides. One or both of these Jokers are often added to the standard deck for certain games or variations of games. Most standard decks come packaged with two such jokers in the pack, in which they are normally removed unless needed for a particular game. These two Jokers are usually distinguished from each other in some manner such that each may have a different significance in the deck. This difference usually consists of one Joker being in color and the other being black and white.

Deuces: The four twos (also called deuces) are another type of card that is often used as a wild card in a number of games. When using deuces as wild cards, usually no other new cards are added to the deck but every 2 in the deck is indicated to be a wild card and these cards carry whatever special privileges are given to wild cards in that game.

Unique Face Cards: A number of the face cards have unique features which make them prime candidates for designation as a wild card in a particular game. These can include such cards as the One-eyed Royals (The Jacks of Spades and Hearts and the King of Diamonds in which the figure on the card shows just one eye from a side profile), the suicide King (the King of hearts which is pictured holding a sword behind his head) and the "man with the axe" (the King of diamonds, being the only King not holding a sword).

Others: Although those given are the most popular, there are many games which also declare other various cards within the deck to be special or wild cards. These can include things such as threes (treys), Aces, all Spades and so on. Just about any denomination or type of card can be designated as a wild card, but it should be clear and unambiguous to all players which cards these are.

Games with a larger number of players often employ two or more standard decks Multiple Decks: Many games, particularly those with a potentially larger number of players may require the use of multiple decks. This usually consists of two or more standard decks shuffled together and treated as one larger deck. In most cases these should be decks that have the same back design so as to keep all cards indistinguishable, although in some circumstances it is necessary to intentionally have the decks be of differing designs to distinguish and separate the decks throughout play of the game. Players must keep in mind the additional number of each denomination and suit of card when using such decks, as his can change their strategy considerably throughout the game. Also in these games, multiple Jokers may also be added to the combined deck to make an even larger stack.

Stripped Decks: Many games may use a smaller subset of the full, standard deck. This requires, before beginning the game, stripping the unneeded cards from the deck. This usually consists of removal of some of the smaller denominational cards in the deck (such as the 2's, 3's, 4's, etc). These cards are then set aside as they would not be used during play of the game. See the section titled "Variations of the Standard Deck", below for a specific description of some commonly used Stripped Decks.

When using secondary decks, they should have differing back designs Secondary Deck: Even for some games in which one deck is sufficient for the game to be played, it is fairly common practice to make use of a second deck of cards. Although only one deck is used at any one time in the play, the additional deck is a secondary deck. This secondary deck is usually shuffled by another specific player and set aside before the current hand begins. Then, when ready for the next hand or game, this secondary deck already shuffled is then ready for immediate cutting and dealing. Then, when the secondary deck is used in a hand, the other deck can be shuffled and set aside for the next hand. This is done to decrease the time between deals as well as speed up the general proceedings.

This is very common in tournament and partnership game settings, such as with Contract Bridge. In addition, this alternating of decks between hands also helps such that players may not remember the specific layout from a previous hand of a sloppily shuffled deck.

The decks should have differing card backs from each other to ensure the cards from each deck do not become unintentionally intermingled. The second deck is usually being shuffled by another player while the current deck is being dealt.

In partnership games, the secondary deck is usually shuffled by the current dealers partner and placed to his right such that the next dealer will have it immediately ready for the next deal. In non-partnership games, any other player can perform this shuffle.

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[–] 22015307? 3 points -3 points (+0|-3) ago 

House of Cards <

Part 1 >

https://catsatcards.com/Articles/TheDeck.html

The Standard Deck

What is common to all games of cards is the need for the deck or card stack. This is the collection of the individual cards which are used for the play of the game, piled neatly in a stack with the backs of each card all facing the same direction.

A number of cards from this deck are usually randomly distributed to the players in the game before the game begins or during actual play. In the following article we will explore various important aspects of this deck or stack of cards.

Every card in a deck should have the same back design Although there are a number of proprietary card decks used for specific games and numerous styles of novelty card decks, by far the most common type of deck used is the traditional French style deck which is used for the vast majority of card games played around the world.

While the specific makeup and number of cards in a deck used for a specific game may be different, the types of cards are going to be the same. Similarly, while the style and images on the cards (front and back) may be different for specific playing card manufacturers, the representations of the cards and the concepts are exactly the same.

A deck consists of some number of cards with one side of the card uniformly identical for every card in the pack. This is called the card back.

The other side (called the face) will vary depending on specifically what that card is meant to represent. This is done such that, from the back, no card can be distinguished from any other.

The most common deck used for the playing of card games is called the Standard Deck so we will describe this deck first.

The Standard Deck: The standard deck is the deck that is the most commonly used for games of cards. When buying a deck of cards at any retailer, this is usually what the buyer will purchase.

Most any normal card game can either be played with this deck as-is, or with the removal of some of the existing cards to make a shortened or stripped deck.

A Full Standard Deck of Cards This deck consists of 52 cards consisting of four different suits. These suits are Spades, Hearts, Clubs and Diamonds. In each suit, there is one card bearing each of the following markings: A for Ace, K for King, Q for Queen, J for Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2. Each numbered card, in addition to the number marking, usually displays a number of suit marking on its face corresponding to its ranking (which is usually also printed on the card face). The Ace, marked by the letter A usually shows just one such marking, which is usually a bit larger than normal. The King, Queen and Jack usually display a profile of a figure, often in courtly attire. These are called the court cards or face cards, as they usually have a caricature of a royal figure, including the face along with the other distinguishing markings.

The Jack card in the deck was originally called the Knave, but due to its similarity in alphabetic marking with the King, over time was changed to "Jack" (in which this card had long been called in the game of All-Fours).

Card Denomination and Ranking: In the deck are a collection of cards, each bearing a number or letter on its face along with a certain number of "pips" representing that number.

The royalty cards (Jack, King, Queen) however are usually represented by a picture along with a suit pip on each side. Pips are essentially small representations of a cards suit marked somewhere on the face of the card.

The number (and a smaller representation of the cards suit) is usually found near the upper left and lower right of each card.

The Ace usually has one large pip in the center of the card face. The Ace of Spades in most decks is also often further ornamented with a logo (inside the central spade) of the company or printer who manufactured that particular deck of cards.

In the vast majority of games these values have a ranking or ordering amongst themselves.

In most games the cards are ranked numerically in the following way from highest to lowest: Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2. Sometimes, however the Ace may be set as the lowest card in the ranking instead, resulting in a ranking order of: King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, Ace.

Certain games or stages of a game may alter this rank, and this will be described in the game description itself of any game that does so.

The fours suits in a standard deck The Suits: As noted previously, the standard deck is divided into four different and distinct suits. These suits are Spades, Diamonds, Hearts and Clubs.

Each of these suits contains one card of each numerical ranking in the deck, including the face cards and Ace.

Some games may also have a secondary ranking of the suits within the game beyond the normal ranking by the number marked on the card. The Hearts and Diamonds suits are red in color and so are called the red cards and the Spade and Club suits are black in color and are thus called the black cards. In a standard deck of cards there would be 13 cards in each suit.

In France, the playing cards suits of Clubs and Spades sometimes are known by alternative names; Clovers and Pikes respectively.

The Picture Cards: As described above, the Kings, Queens and Jacks (originally called Knaves) usually show a figure on the face of the card. This is usually some type of courtly type figure to help portray what it represents. The actual pictures, although having been drastically changed since the original decks of cards, still do carry a very similar pattern to that found on early cards of the French deck.

For instance, some of the specific cards show a side profile, while others face forward and certain of these figures carry specific items in their hands on any card of the same rank and suit.

These cards are often described by a number of names including; court cards, picture cards, face cards and royalty cards. While originally these face cards were meant to represent specific historical individuals of royalty, in modern card packs they are not intended to represent anyone specific.

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[–] 22018330? ago 

What the heck? LOL

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[–] 22014184? 2 points 3 points (+5|-2) ago 

The very same Hezbollah was absolutely slaughtered in Syria.

Full of shit. So many layers of shit in that article. It's a new level.

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[–] 22015779? [S] 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

It’s afraid. Learn to Code.

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[–] 22015787? 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

I code for a living. Stfu.

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[–] 22021017? [S] 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

list the layers, faggot.

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[–] 22014039? 2 points 3 points (+5|-2) ago 

Great, informative read. Thank you.

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[–] 22014245? 2 points 0 points (+2|-2) ago 

Nice opalt shill response

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[–] 22014493? ago 

you spelled oprah incorrectly

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[–] 22016571? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Wow. Some extravagant downvoating going on in the comments section. Interesting. I love how Thomas Wictor pisses people off and gives no fucks that those people are pissed off. It's a Wictory.

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[–] 22020952? [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

They didn't know....we know.

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[–] 22018181? 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Love it.

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[–] 22015807? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/436652/China-s-Bank-of-Kunlun-starts-operation-in-Iran

General Soleimani was deeply involve in the founding of Bank of Kunlun

Having control of $280 Billion of the Bank of Kunlun's Assets

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[–] 22015800? [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Shit, I triggered the shit out of the JIDF faggots. Kek. Dare I say, OVER TARGET?

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[–] 22017540? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Nice job and link OP! I posted a statement in the awakening labeled β€œBack channels”. It was just thought/speculation, however your link completely backs up what I was contemplating, that the ayatollah and/or others in the cabinet levels wanted salmonella gone.πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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[–] 22018277? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

What I find revealing are the one's who are so triggered over him being gone.

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[–] 22020965? [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

WWG1WGA Brothers and Sisters.

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[–] 22013933? 2 points 2 points (+4|-2) ago 

interesting...thanks!

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[–] 22014258? 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

Another opalt shill response

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[–] 22022068? [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Look at all the Redditors here tonight. The left is in full damage control mode. Hey QRV, should we tell them how we are beating them? At this point it doesn't matter. We've already won.

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