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What is a foul in jacks?

Your turn is over if you foul by not catching the ball, letting the ball bounce more than once, letting the ball hit a jack on the table, fail to pick up the correct amount of jacks or touch another jack that is not being picked up.

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Why are jacks called jacks?

jacks, also called jackstones, fivestones, or dibs, is a game of great antiquity and worldwide distribution, now played with stones, bones, seeds, filled cloth bags, or metal or plastic counters. The name comes from thestones to be thrown.

Subsequently, why does the king of diamonds have an axe?

There are many stories about why, but the most common one seems to be due to a misprint: originally, he was holding an axe, but the printing errors eradicated part of the axe, making it look like the sword was straight through. Sometimes, the King of Hearts is identified with Charlemagne. And another question, why do some jacks have one eye? One eyed jacks is a phrase most often used to describe cards that are being declared wild. It is a convenient way to specify that half the jacks should be wild, and as an ancient part of poker slang, it's also just fun to say. One eyed jacks are often paired with the "Suicide King" in declaring wild cards.

Then, why does the king of diamonds have one eye?

It represents Odin, the King of Asgard. He sacrificed one of his eyes in exchange for secret wisdom of magic. That is why The King of Diamonds is shown on nearly all decks of cards offering the diamond symbol with one eye facing away because it was sacrificed to receive the kind of power only found in mythology.

By McNeil Saliva

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