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+Where Did Playing Cards Come From?
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+<br>Across every continent, a deck of playing cards is an instantly recognizable symbol. From a crowded poker room in Las Vegas to a village card game in rural China, these simple pieces of paper connect every culture. Yet the story of how these cards arrived in the format we know today is a rich, fascinating, and surprising story spanning more than ten centuries, weaves through Chinese dynasties, through the Islamic world before arriving at the modern casino tables we know today.<br>
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+The Chinese Invention
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+<br>The dominant historical view is that cards were born in ancient China around the 9th century AD. These early Chinese 'leaf games' were likely printed on paper and may have actually been paper money and also as the pieces of the game itself. Since printing technology was invented in China, the Chinese had a monopoly these early card games for centuries.<br>
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+The Journey to Europe: The westward migration of cards through Islamic merchants. The cards were modified by the Middle East through the 13th and 14th centuries. These Mamluk cards used suits of coins, cups, swords, and polo sticks. This four-suit structure was the framework of the modern 52-card deck.
+The European Transformation: Cards entered Europe sometime around the 1370s, via Moorish Spain and northern Italy. The first European cards were expensive artworks, made exclusively for royalty. Gutenberg's printing press mass-produced cards by cutting the cost dramatically, making them affordable for common people for the first time.
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+The Standard Deck We Know Today
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+<br>Every nation modified the cards, different countries developed their own unique suit systems. German suits were acorns and leaves. The Latin suits were very similar to the Mamluk design. The French, in the 1480s, developed the system that would become the universal standard: Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades.<br>
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+Modern Meaning
+The Historical Representation
+The Practical Advantage
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+Hearts
+The noble class of the Church
+The four simple French suits could be printed with just a single color on a press, making them perfect for mass production and export
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+Diamonds
+Represented the Merchants and the Bourgeoisie
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+Clubs
+The lowest social class, the serfs
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+Pique
+Military and noble power
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+<br>To wrap up, those thin rectangles of printed card that sits on your blackjack table is the product of over a thousand years of evolution from hand-painted luxury items in medieval Europe to the digital, holographic decks of the 21st century. These cards have seen wars, revolutions, and the rise of Las Vegas, the invention of the casino, and the rise of Las Vegas.  If you cherished this article and you also would like to receive more info relating to [spinsy casino](https://spinsycasinoaustralia.com) nicely visit our web page. Most of all, it is still the most universal and timeless entertainment device ever invented.<br>
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