The role of Joker Card as the replacement of the lost cards. Sometimes this card. In other card game, joker used often as wildcard in the game and they allowed to represent the existing cards. The joker can be extremely beneficial or extremely harmful. In Euchre, the image of Joker represent as Benny, the highest trumped. In Poker is wild. In children solitaire, Joker card represent as "Old Maid".
Joker is a special that can be found in modern deck of poker cards and/or Mahjong Tiles in some Mahjong sets. The word of Joker is came from of mispronounciation of Juker, name German/Alsatian name for the game Euchre (in German, the "J" sounds as "I" or "Y" so the German and English names should be pronounced similarly).
This card was introduced in the year of 1860 as the highest trumph family card game. It is first mentioned in connection with Euchre in the book /Euchre: How to Play it/ (1886). The book includes a description of a game called Railway Euchre in which a 33rd card is used.
The name Poker is also derived from Joker, where it was first mentioned in American Hoyle in 1875. The book A History of Playing Cards authored by Catherine Perry Hargrave has found the joker earlier from 1862 and 1865. In 1862 the card has tiger on it and label it as "Highest Trumph" while 1865 this card was called "This card takes either Bower" and "Imperial Bower", or "Highest Trump Card". Maybe in Euchre was started invented the Joker Card, not Poker, because part of this confusion on the issue may be due to the fact that both games spread simultaneously northward on the Mississippi. The Joker card represent as clown or court jester in 1880's.
Apperance
Joker card is represent as court harlequin. In one deck the number of Joker card is two with a different color. For the instances, Bicycle Playing Cards prints their company guarantee the Joker is only one card. Joke card have two colors one is black/non-colored card and the second is color red/colored by their color suit card: Red Joker and Black Joker.
In terms of rank comparison fo
r those Jokers, Red Joker is the highest ranking card than Black Joker. Sometime those two Jokers based on their suits like heart and diamond for red/full colored Joker and clubs and spades for Black/non-coloured Joker.
In the US Bicycle Playing Cards, The Joker bears sometimes as S for superimposed over U for index symbol. In Australia, Joker in the Queen's Slipper brand represent as Kookaburra, it is a native bird that represent as human laughter. In Australian games of 500, the Joker is often referred to colloquially as 'The Bird'. Most of the Joker in Australia stands for J in corner index of a card.
Joker In Tarot Games
Joker represents as "The Fool" Trumph of Tarot Games. They share the similarities for both appearance and function of that game as "Fool" or "excuse" that can play anytime but you can't win. The image of Joker represents as "jester" with a differing origin from Euchre, the Tarot deck has included the Fool since its invention in the 1400s while the Joker is a relatively recent (re)addition to the French/Anglo-American 52-card deck.
Because of the above correspondence, practitioners of cartomancy often include a Joker in the standard 52-card deck, with a meaning similar to the Fool card of Tarot. Sometimes those 2 Jokers represt with a different images such as Black Joker is "The Fool" while Red Joker is the "Magician" or also known as the Juggler. a card which is somewhat similar in interpretation and is considered the first step in the "Fool's Journey".
Joker's Rank In ACard Game
Go Fish – Jokers are not used but in the variant Go fish for two, when the cards are paired-hearts with diamonds and spade with clubs-the jokers are a pair and so can be used.
Gin Rummy – Joker is a wild card, able to be used as any necessary rank or suit to complete a meld.
Poker – Joker is used as a wild card. Some poker variants restrict the capabilities of the joker, only allowing it to be used as an ace, or to complete a flush or straight Unrestricted jokers can be very powerful; they guarantee a pair, promote an existing pair to three of a kind, and promote two-pair to a full house. In some forms, the joker may be used to promote a four-of-a-kind hand into a five-of-a-kind. A five-of-a-kind is considered the highest among all hands, even the royal flush. Alternatively, the joker is sometimes used as a buck or button to indicate which player is the dealer.
Chase The Joker – An alternative version of Old Maid where the Joker card is used instead of the Ace.
Canasta – Like Deuce, joker is worth 50 points in melding, as opposed to 20 for the deuce.
Hearts – Joker does not appear in standard hearts, but when playing with 3 or 6 players, both Jokers are commonly added to make the deck divide evenly, and are played as off-suit. Other variants use one or more Jokers to replace another card or cards, and give the Joker special properties.
Pitch – Joker ranks between the Jack and the 10 and are mark as High and Low ouranking the other.
Mighty – Joker is the second most-powerful card in the game, though it cannot belegally played on the first or last trick.
Crazy Eights – Joker is a skip card, playable on the top of any other card.
