A "standard" deck of playing cards consists of 52 Cards in each of the 4 suits of Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, and Clubs. Each suit contains 13 cards: Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King. Modern decks also usually include two Jokers.
Historically, this is the French or Anglo-American deck, while other regions (e.g. Germany, Italy, Spain) have their own traditional decks which vary in suits and face values.| Spades suit: | Hearts suit: | Diamonds suit: | Clubs suit: |
A multitude of games can be played with a standard deck of playing cards or a modified deck of playing cards. Some of those which have an entry on BGG are listed below. A much larger list can be found included under the Traditional Playing Cards family of games, while Traditional Card Games is a placeholder for all games not in the BGG database.
The best website with a comprehensive list of traditional card games (including rules) is John McLeod's Pagat.com. You'll also find a list of articles about playing cards on BGG.
Many solitaire card games are also playable with a standard deck.
POPULAR GAMES
For an overview of the more popular and common games, see these articles:- 40+ Great Card Games For All Occasions
- The Best Two Player Games with a Standard Deck of Cards
Some examples are listed below.
Standard Deck
- Ambition
- Bridge
- Casino
- Cheat
- Cribbage
- Gin Rummy
- Go Fish
- Hearts
- Lamarckian Poker
- Mao
- Napoleon
- Oh Hell!
- Pitch
- Poker
- Rummy
- Slap Jack
- Spades
- Whist
- Big Two
- Dou Dizhu
- Werewolf
Modified Deck
- Baccarat - Eight standard decks shuffled together from a Card Shoe
- Bezique - Two standard decks with 2's through 6's removed
- Blackjack - Eight standard decks shuffled together from a Card Shoe
- Bridgette - Standard deck with 3 Colons (Jokers can be used)
- Canasta - Two full decks shuffled together with Four Jokers
- Durak - Standard deck with the 2's through 5's removed
- Écarté - use 7-A of each suit
- Euchre - Standard deck with the 2's through 8's removed
- 500 - Standard deck composition varies depending on number of players. Special 64 Card deck with 11's, 12's and 2 13's also used.
- Hand and Foot - use 4-5 full decks including jokers
- Nertz (Pounce) - one full deck per player
- Panguingue (Pan) - Eight standard decks with the 8's, 9's, and 10's removed
- Pinochle - Two standard decks with 2's through 8's removed. Double Pack also used.
- Piquet - use 7-A of each suit
- Preference - Standard deck with the 2's through 6's removed
- Skat - use 7-A of each suit
- Watten - use 7-A of each suit
- Dyad - use 2-9 of each suit
MECHANISMS
Standard Deck Playing Card games can also be categorized by the main mechanism, examples being the following:
Trick Taking
- Ambition
- Bezique
- Bridge
- Bridgette
- Écarté
- Euchre
- 500
- Hearts
- King
- Mighty
- Napoleon
- Oh Hell!
- Pinochle
- Pitch
- Piquet
- Skat
- Spades
- War
- Watten
- Whist
- Dyad
Set Collection
- Canasta
- Cribbage
- Gin Rummy
- Go Fish
- Hand and Foot
- Rummy
Going Out
- Cheat (aka Bullshit)
- Crazy Eights
- Mao
- Slap Jack
Betting/Wagering
- Baccarat
- Blackjack
- Panguingue (Pan)
- Poker
Miscellaneous
- Dueling Nobles - uses a standard deck plus some d6s and counters; plays like a CCG
- Tripoley - uses a standard deck with a special board/playing mat
- The Blackjack River - uses a standard deck with a unique card laying mechanic
- Standard Deck Dungeon - uses a standard deck to simulate a dungeon crawler
OTHER RESOURCES
Selected Books
- The Penguin Book of Card Games
- Bicycle Official Rules of Card Games
- Hoyle's Games
- Card Games Around the World
- A Gamut of Games (also includes non-card games)
Popular GeekLists
- Games that use a standard deck of cards as one of their components
- Favorite Games with Standard Playing Cards
- Traditional Card Games that Should be Played More.
- Best Games Played with a Standard Deck of Playing Cards
- Your favorite trick taking games played with a standard 52 card deck.
- The Most Amazing Decks of Playing Cards You Have Ever Seen
- Pictorial Reviews of Custom Playing Cards
- Solitaire games playable with a standard, unmodified deck of cards - Master List
How many number cards are in a deck of 52 cards?
There are 12 face cards (Kings, queens, and jacks) and there are 36 numbered cards (2's through 10's). After the first face card is drawn, there will be 11 face cards leftover, and 51 total cards remaining.
What is the probability of getting a 7 in a deck of 52 cards?
A standard deck contains an equal number of hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. So the probability of drawing a heart is 14 . There are four 7s in a standard deck, and there are a total of 52 cards. So the probability of drawing a7 is 113 .
What are the cards in a deck of 52?
A standard 52-card deck comprises 13 ranks in each of the four French suits: clubs (♣), diamonds (♦), hearts (♥) and spades (♠). Each suit includes three court cards (face cards), King, Queen and Jack, with reversible (double-headed) images. Each suit also includes ten numeral cards or pip cards, from one to ten.
How many red 7s are there in a deck of cards?
There are 2 red sevens in a deck of cards. This is because there are two red suits in a deck, and each suit has one of each number card. So, the two red sevens are the Seven of Diamonds and the Seven of Hearts.