Common card game vocabulary used across trick-taking and shedding-style card games.
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- What is a trick in card games?
- A round of play in which each player plays one card
- What does it mean to lead?
- To play the first card in a trick
- What does 'follow suit' mean?
- To play a card of the same suit as the card that was led
- What is a trump?
- A suit that ranks higher than and beats all other suits
- Name the four suits in a standard deck.
- Hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades
- What is the rank of a card?
- Its value or position in order, such as 2, 5, King, or Ace
- What is a face card?
- A Jack, Queen, or King
- What are the pip cards?
- Cards numbered 2 through 10, or the dot symbols on them
- What is the Ace?
- A card ranked highest in most games, though lowest in some
- What is a joker?
- A wild card that can substitute for any other card
- What is your hand?
- The cards you are currently holding
- What does it mean to deal?
- To distribute cards to players, usually one at a time
- What does it mean to play a card?
- To put a card from your hand onto the table for that round
- What is a discard?
- To play an unwanted card, typically to a discard pile
- What does it mean to draw?
- To take a card from the deck
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