A jack or knave is a playing card which, in traditional French and English decks, pictures a man in the traditional or historic aristocratic dress generally associated with Europe of the 16th or 17th century. The usual rank of a jack, within its suit, plays as if it was an 11 (that is, between the 10 and the queen). As the lowest face (or "court") card, the jack often represents a minimum standard — for example, many poker games require a minimum hand of a pair of jacks ("jacks or better") in order to continue play.
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Jacks are compare to in tarot is like young person leaving the nest. And off on there first adventure.
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I've often wondered what was the story behind the jack in a deck of cards.
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I am an avid card player - hearts, spades, pinochle, whist, et al
ReplyDeleteI love to play cards but haven't found a lot of folks with similar interests.
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