Spades, King David of Israel, clubs, Alexander the Great, hearts, Charlemagne the French King and diamonds, Caesar Augustus of Rome." A third user said: "The Ace was originally the low card until ...

Start by building a small deck of cards that includes one card of a red suit, one ace of spades, and enough black numerical cards so the number of cards in the deck matches the number of players.

In 2003, the military also used playing cards in Iraq to help troops identify its most-wanted fugitives, a deck that famously featured Iraqi President Saddam Hussein as the ace of spades.

Frontline Leaders, a new, limited-edition collectible deck of cards from Bicycle ... replaces Saddam on the ace of spades. Uday Hussein, previously on the ace of hearts, is replaced by Team ...

Card games are a great way to ... it’s handy to have a deck and a few games in your arsenal in case you get bored. In Spades, players bet how many hands they think they can win.