{"id":23148,"date":"2022-11-11T09:04:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T09:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journeyz.co\/?p=23148"},"modified":"2022-11-06T17:02:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T17:02:40","slug":"cards-in-a-deck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journeyz.co\/cards-in-a-deck\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Cards Are There in a Deck?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
There seems to be a bit of confusion as to how many cards are in a deck. While some may say there are 52 cards in a deck, others say that there are 54 cards in a deck. So, how many cards are there?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are officially 52 cards in a standard deck of French-suited playing cards. However,<\/em> some French-suited playing card decks also include two extra cards, the Jokers. Jokers are not a part of the standard deck, but some card games require the use of Jokers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let’s clear up some of the confusion and take a look at the difference between a 52 and 54-card deck. Each of them has its own uses, and there’s a bit of history as to why there are Jokers included in a standard French-suited playing card pack. Below, we’ll take a closer look at these reasons and the history of the two-deck numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The French-suited playing card deck is the most commonly used playing card deck. It’s considered the traditional deck to use in all English-speaking countries. However, in non-English speaking countries, it is usually used alongside other playing card decks that have different suit symbols and sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A standard 52-card set deck includes four suits with values from one to thirteen. There are four sets of 13 cards, which total 52 cards. This is historically the French and Anglo-American deck. However, regions like Germany, Italy, and Spain have their own decks with different suits and face values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 54-card set deck is used to describe a deck with the same 52 cards plus two added Joker cards. Unlike other cards, Jokers aren’t a part of the suits. Instead, they are their own cards and hold a value of a low-ranking joker and a high-ranking joker. These are represented by a full-colored joker, the big Joker, and a one-colored joker, which is the little Joker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jokers are almost never used in modern-day card games. However, there used to be more benefits for them back in the 1800s. In modern-day, the only card games that include Joker cards include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you think about it, Joker cards seem very out of place in a standard deck of playing cards. Few games even use Jokers, which makes it puzzling why they are included. However, there’s actually some historical value as to why they are sometimes included in decks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Joker card appeared around the 1860s when the game euchre was popular. However, a card was included called the Imperial Bower, which was then morphed into the Joker card. The problem is that many games that need the Joker card became less popular, hence why companies ended up not adding them to a deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>The Standard 52-card Set Deck<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>The Untraditional 54-card Set Deck<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>So, Why Are Joker Cards Included?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>How Many Cards Are in a Deck?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n