Do all decks have jokers?

Standard decks normally contain two or more additional cards, designated jokers, each depicting a traditional court jester. Few games employ them, and those that do use them in different ways.

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2023-02-03 09:07:41

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Why do card decks have jokers?
Jokers were added to the deck around the 1860s—long after card decks became common—to capitalize on the popularity of a game called euchre
euchre
Euchre is a four-player trump game, wherein the players are paired to form two partnerships. Standard Euchre uses a deck of 24 playing cards consisting of A, K, Q, J, 10, and 9 of each of the four suits; it may also be played with 25 cards by adding a Joker.
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Euchre - Wikipedia
, from the Alsatian game juckerspiel
juckerspiel
Juckerspiel, also known as Jucker or Juckern, is a card game that was popular in the Alsace region. It is believed to be the ancestor of Euchre and may have given its name to the playing card known as the Joker. Juckerspiel. Ancestor of Euchre. Origin.
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2024-01-18 08:03:49

Why are there only 2 jokers in a deck of cards?
Why are there two joker cards in a pack of playing cards? The short answer is: Because there are some games where the joker is used. The joker was originally created to be a trump card in the game of Euchre. It sometimes is used as a wild card in poker or other card games.
2024-01-13 12:43:55

Why are there 2 jokers in a deck of cards?
The United States Playing Card Company's version, created by Joli Quentin Kansil, uses two Jokers, with the black joker to be used as a wild black card and the red joker as a wild red card.
2023-07-08 00:04:19

What is a standard deck of cards without jokers?
A standard deck of playing cards consists of four suits (Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs) and each suit has thirteen cards, numbered 2 through 10, plus an Ace, King, Queen, and Jack. So, in total, a standard deck of cards has 52 cards
52 cards
A standard 52-card French-suited deck comprises 13 ranks in each of the four suits: clubs (♣), diamonds ( ♦ ), hearts (♥) and spades (♠). Each suit includes three court cards (face cards), King, Queen and Jack, with reversible (double-headed) images.
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Standard 52-card deck - Wikipedia
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2023-01-19 23:51:12

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