What is in a pack of 52 cards?

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.

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Also, what is pile shuffling?

So what is a pile shuffle? A pile shuffle is when you take a deck of cards, choose a number of piles, place one card in each pile, and repeat until no deck remains. Then you stack the piles together as your deck again. What do the rules say? Pile shuffles are against the rules to use as a method of randomization. How many times should you shuffle cards? Jim Reeds at Bell Laboratories and showed that a deck is perfectly mixed if it is shuffled between 5 and 20 times. Next, Dr. Diaconis worked with Dr. Aldous and showed that it takes 5 to 12 shuffles to perfectly mix a deck.

How do you hold cards in your hand?

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What can you do with a deck of cards?

13 Alternative Uses for Playing Cards Magic. If you have an interest or background in magic, then you already know this, and it may even be the main reason you own a deck of playing cards in the first place! Cardistry. Card games. Solitaire games. Artwork. Bookmarks. House of Cards. Polyhedrals.