Nintendo might be synonymous with video games today, but the company actually got its start as a playing card company. Founded in 1889, Nintendo originally produced Hanafuda--a type of card used ...

As the Spanish adopted playing cards, they replaced queens with mounted knights (caballeros). The Germans similarly excluded queens from their decks, naming their royals könig (king), obermann ...

including three all-male court cards: the King, the Lieutenant, and the Second Lieutenant. These French playing cards were made in the 18th century. The suit, hearts, are hidden in the cartoonish ...

A standard deck of playing cards can be utilised to play ... Each suit contains nine pip cards (2 to 10), an Ace, and three court cards (Jack, Queen, King). Jokers and promotional cards are ...