A deck of cards is a world-famous item. Some consider them a diabolical invention of the enslavement and multiplication of sins. Others argue that the cards are designed for fortune telling, conducting magical rituals, they are assistants in knowing the will of God. From the article you will learn what an ace is and what is its significance.
Language history
The map takes its name from the Polish-German language roots. The German daus is translated as “hell”, the Polish tuz is the “ace” in Russian.
In English, “ace” sounds like a specialist’s name familiar in Russian - ace (ace). By implying this card, the French pronounce l'as - "important person" in translation.
The value of the card in the game
The value of the ace in the deck is the highest card. In many games, the ace gives one digital point. This does not contradict his seniority. But there are games in which the ace is not only the eldest, but also the most “expensive” of the cards with a value of 11 points.
There are games with separate rules, according to which the ace ceases to play a dominant role in the trump suit. He gives seniority to a jack or nine (in games of tertz, deberts, belote), and a weak card can beat an ace, for example six. Gambling blackjack, poker give you the opportunity to choose which card the ace plays: high or low.
Design and layout
Cards around the world can have different names and designs, but there are always 4 suits in the deck:
- peak, wine (black);
- club, cross, acorn (black);
- tambourine (red);
- heart, heart (red).
Each suit has its own ace. There are always 4 aces, which are indicated by the following letters depending on the country:
- Russia - "T".
- Germany - "A".
- USA - “A”.
- France - "1".
Design by tradition involves the application of the suit in the center of the card and the value of one point. The modern look has a mirror letter designation with a reduced suit symbol in two opposite corners (rarely in all 4).
In English-language decks, only Ace of Spades has a decoration. It is considered to be the highest card in the deck. This is due to its history, since for a long time the map was used in the public interest. In many countries of America and Europe, the ace of spades is called the Death Card. In Russia, a tambourine is decoratively isolated.
Ace suit in the gambling deck has an advantage over other cards only if it is a trump card. You can understand what an ace is in a sacred sense by individually deciphering the meaning or in combination with adjacent cards in fortune telling. For example, in Tarot cards, ace means new opportunities for a person.