Changes: Playing card

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A playing card was a type of card that was marked with symbols that belonged to a deck. A variety of card games could be played with them. There were fifty-two cards to a standard deck. Cards bearing the face of a figure were known as picture cards.

While typically rectangular, playing cards might also come in a circular shape. (TOS: "Mudd's Women", "By Any Other Name"; TNG: "The Measure Of A Man", "The Price"; VOY: "State of Flux")

In the final draft script of "Mudd's Women", circular cards that appear in that entry were described as "an odd-sized deck of cards."

Fictional knights based on anthropomorphic playing card jack existed in the Earth classic Alice Through the Looking Glass. Several of artificial knaves carrying pikes chased the landing party from the USS Enterprise during its second visit to the Shore Leave Planet in 2269. (TAS: "Once Upon a Planet")

In 2376, when Harry Kim was navigating through a Borg cube, he used playing cards to mark his path, in case he had to come back the same way. He placed a three of hearts on a transwarp conduit and a nine of diamonds on a data node. Mezoti, found one of the cards, a queen of hearts, and returned to him. (VOY: "Collective")

Playing card people — More anthropomorphic playing cards

In 2380, Q set a challenge for the bridge crew of the USS Cerritos by placing them on a giant chess board with elements of several different sports and games. In that challenge, the bridge crew's apparent opponents were anthropoplaying cards (some of which carried hockey sticks). (LD: "Veritas")

Deck format

Ranks

Ace
King
Queen
Jack
Deuce

The term "trump card" has been used in behind-the-scenes sources, but not in canon.

Suits

Clubs
Diamonds
Hearts
Spades

Card games

External links

Playing card at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Playing card at Wikipedia

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 [[File:Blackjack.jpg|thumb|Playing cards]]
-[[File:Nog and Jake playing cards.jpg|thumb|Nog and Jake playing a card game]]
 [[File:Double jack.jpg|thumb|Circular playing cards]]
+[[File:Queen (card).jpg|thumb|Queen of Hearts]]
-A '''playing card''' was a type of card that is marked with symbols that belonged to a deck. A variety of [[Recreational activities|games]] could be placed with them.
+A '''playing card''' was a type of card that was marked with symbols that belonged to a '''deck'''. A variety of [[card game]]s could be played with them. There were fifty-two cards to a standard deck. Cards bearing the face of a figure were known as '''picture cards'''.
-While typically rectangular, playing cards may also come in a circular shape. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women}}; {{VOY|State of Flux}})
+While typically rectangular, playing cards might also come in a circular shape. ({{TOS|Mudd's Women|By Any Other Name}}; {{TNG|The Measure Of A Man|The Price}}; {{VOY|State of Flux}})
 {{bginfo|In the final draft script of "Mudd's Women", circular cards that appear in that entry were described as "an odd-sized deck of cards."}}
+[[File:Queen of Hearts.jpg|thumb|Playing card knights]]
-[[Jake Sisko]] and [[Nog]] played a card game in [[2369]] while Nog was listening to a conversation between his [[uncle]] [[Quark]] and the [[waiter]] [[Broik]] in [[Quark's]]. ({{DS9|Progress}})
+Fictional [[knight]]s based on [[anthropomorphic]] playing card {{dis|jack|card}} existed in the [[Earth]] classic ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass]]''. Several of [[Artificial knaves 001|artificial knaves]] carrying {{dis|pike|weapon}}s chased the [[landing party]] from the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} during its second visit to the [[Shore Leave Planet]] in [[2269]]. ({{TAS|Once Upon a Planet}})
-In [[2376]], when [[Harry Kim]] was navigating through a [[Borg cube]], he used playing cards to mark his path, in case he had to come back the same way. He placed a three of hearts on a [[transwarp conduit]] and a nine of diamonds on a [[data node]]. ({{VOY|Collective}})
+In [[2376]], when [[Harry Kim]] was navigating through a [[Borg cube]], he used playing cards to mark his path, in case he had to come back the same way. He placed a three of hearts on a [[transwarp conduit]] and a nine of diamonds on a [[data node]]. [[Mezoti]], found one of the cards, a [[queen of hearts]], and returned to him. ({{VOY|Collective}})
+[[File:Playing card people.png|thumb|More anthropomorphic playing cards]]
-== Cards ==
+In [[2380]], [[Q]] set a challenge for the bridge crew of the {{USS|Cerritos}} by placing them on a giant [[chess]] board with elements of several different sports and games. In that challenge, the bridge crew's apparent opponents were anthropoplaying cards (some of which carried [[hockey stick]]s). ({{LD|Veritas}})
+== Deck format ==
+;Ranks
+* {{dis|Ace|card}}
 * {{dis|King|card}}
+* {{dis|Queen|card}}
+* {{dis|Jack|card}}
+* [[Deuce]]
+{{bginfo|The term "[[trump card]]" has been used in behind-the-scenes sources, but not in [[canon]].}}
+;Suits
+* [[Clubs]]
+* [[Diamonds]]
+* [[Hearts]]
+* [[Spades]]
 == Card games ==
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 * [[Canasta]]
 * [[Cardassian pinochle]]
-* [[Double jack]]
+* [[Double-jack]]
 * [[Five-card stud]]
 * [[Gin rummy]]
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 * [[Poker]]
 * [[Rummy]]
+* [[Seven-card stud]]
 * [[Solitaire]]
 * [[Tongo]]
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 == See also ==
 * [[Baseball card]]
+* [[Card counting]]
 * [[Casino]]
-== External link ==
+==External links==
+* {{mbeta}}
 * {{wikipedia}}
 [[Category:Recreation]]