Card Games to learn!

Emperor Cards` — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:40:56 +0000

Playing cards has been a past time activity for many people, for many years now. For some of us in India, playing cards are considered auspicious during certain festivities, and besides this cards are a companion during travel, especially in the trains. Card games have proved to be beneficial for many reasons, for instance, it helps in boosting concentration, keeping an active mind, and is a medium to socialize.

But with time, card games have also evolved and people have developed interest in using their intellect for many new games. Below are some games that you can learn and teach today.

Crazy Eight Games

This game can be played with 2 or more players. The reaming cards form a pile with the top card is turned face down. The game starts with distributing five cards to each player. The 1st player should play a card that will match the face-up card by either suit or number. Eights can be played over any card as they considered to be the wild cards. If you have played an eight, then you can say “suits are now jacks”. If the players don’t have the jack, they’ll have to pick a card or set of cards. The player who gets rid of all their cards first wins the round.

Go Fish Game

The purpose is to collect a set of 4 cards by the same number. A player collect the desired card(s) by asking other players. It is necessary for a player to have at least one card of that set to ask for other cards. If one receives the cards, then they will get additional turn. However, if the player does not have the requested card/set, they would be told to ‘Go Fish’ where they have to take 4 cards from the top of the pile. If one makes a set of 4 cards, they are discarded to the pile and player who gets rid of all their cards wins the game.

31 Game

This game is as simple as its name and it needs basic knowledge of Math. You can play it with the kids and one will need at least three or more people to play this game. Each player will be given 3 cards face down and the rest will be kept in the middle. Players are allowed to look at their respective cards without revealing them. The aim is to score a total of 31 before the other player achieves the same. The players need to pick up a card from the pile while discarding a card from their own hand. The value of an Ace can be either 1 or 11, depends on the set of cards, where the value of Ace will be 11 if paired with King, Queen, and Jack; and the value will be 1 if paired with 2-3-and-4. Other cards will hold as per the respective number.

Bluff/Challenge –

This is a multiplayer game. You have to distribute the cards equally, depends on the number of people. The first player can throw up to 4 cards at one time as a set of 4. (Set of kings, Jacks, etc.). If next player suspects it to be a false claim, one can challenge the other person to show the cards. If the cards turn out to be genuine, then the one who challenged pick all the cards. And if the cards are not what player claimed to be, then they need to collect those along with other cards played before. The player who’s left with no cards in hand is the winner.

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Playing Cards – Symbolism & Notions

Emperor Cards` — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:52:37 +0000

Card games have always been a major part of Indian culture. Maybe it’s not known to many, but India has been home to many card games like bridge, rummy, poker, teen Patti etc. Every third or fourth household owns deck of cards to play with, in leisure time. Also, many must have entered casinos to play card games at some point of their lives. Playing cards have served as a medium to pass time, perform magic tricks and a mathematical probability model, at times as a currency model and an instrument to for secret message.

Over the years, deck of cards reveals peculiarities of their origin. They are not just toys or tools but cultural imprints that reveal popular system. Having said that, there’s another aspect involved with the cards games that no one really explored till now. And it has a great significance to it. There are some questions which are left unexplored till now.

It’s been said that every symbol of the deck has some meaning behind it, has some significance. For some it represents some natural aspects, for some it has some mysterious edge to it. If you are one of those people who are yet to explore it, It’s the right time –

Spades –

A spade represents the winter season. It’s represents the later stage of life when people learn – wisdom, acceptance, transformation, etc. Apart from this, in some cultures, it symoolizes the element of water.

Hearts –

A heart represents the season of spring, when everything blossoms, grows! It represents the phase of the beginning i.e. childhood. It also signifies the element of fire. The power that fuels the growth.

Clubs –

The club represents the season of Summer, when everything shines and looks bright. It represents the stage of youth, educations, recklessness, etc. Clubs signifies the element of earth.

Diamonds –

The Diamonds represents the season of Autumn or Fall. It represents the stage of growth, responsibilities, values, security, maturity, etc. The diamonds represent the element of Air.

In ancient Europe, the suit represented the structure or the system of the society and human energy. The clubs represented the peasantry and achievement, Diamonds represented the merchant class and the excitement of the wealth creation. The hearts represented the emotions/religion i.e church and struggle to achieve inner joy. And lastly, the spades represented the warrior class, nobility and the problems of life.

There are 13 cards in each suit including the king, the queen and the jack! Each value number of the cards represents/symoolizes the personality trait.

Ace stands of the desire, wish
Two stands for the unity, strength
Three stands for faith, emotions
Four stands for satisfaction, contentment
Five symoolizes the change, transformation
Six stands for adjustments, amendments
Seven is an epitome of victory, achievement
Eight stands for power, valor
Nine represents the new beginning, journey
Ten symoolizes the success, growth

Maybe, today the meaning of the playing cards is not related to the actual games or doesn’t affect the game but a few believes that a deck of cards is a marvel of engineering, design and history.

Even though the card games are still being considered taboo in some parts of the society, they are actually helpful in discovering secret facts and major part of learning.

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Card Games to learn!

Playing Cards – Symbolism & Notions