Glossary

ace

• The card in a standard deck marked "A." Typically has a value of 1 or as the highest-ranking card.

black card

• A card of either clubs or spades

black lady

• (Hearts): The queen of spades, worth 13 points.

build

• (Cassino): A play which involves combining cards to be captured later.

capture

• (Cassino): To take cards from the table using a card from one's hand.

crib

• (Cribbage): An extra hand given to the dealer, composed of cards from other players

discard

• A play that involves removing a card from active use
• (Cribbage): Placing two cards into the crib

deuce

• The "2" card

big cassino

• (Cassino): the 10 of diamonds, which scores two points

cassino

• (Cassino): a card that scores points on its own, that is not an ace. The 2 of spades and the 10 of diamonds.
• A specific card game, the only "fishing"-type game widely played in the English-speaking world.

clubs

deal

dealer

diamonds

eldest hand

flip card

• (Cribbage): The card flipped from the top of the deck, for use as a common card in both players' hands

hand

hearts

his heels

• (Cribbage): When the dealer flips a jack from the top of the deck, they score 2 points for "his heels."

jack

• The card marked "J". Usually ranks between the 10 and Q.

joker

• Most decks have two cards marked "joker". They are only used in a few games, often as wild cards.

king

• The card marked "K". Usually ranks above the Q, sometimes below A.

little cassino

• (Cassino): The two of spades, worth one point.

lurch

• (Cassino): To win a game while the opponent has less than 6 points.

game

nibs

• (Cribbage): See "his heels"

partner

point

queen

• The card marked "Q". Usually ranks between the J and K.

red card

• A card of either hearts or diamonds.

round

royal card

spades

suit

sweep

• (Cassino): to remove the last cards from the table, scoring one bonus point.

trick

• An individual play in which one or more players make cards publicly known in an attempt to win more cards for themselves. Found in many games.
• (Cassino): An action which captures cards

wild card

• A card that can stand in for any value.

youngest hand