History of playing cards

playing cards or card game.

There are 1001 kinds of card games. Each country and even regions of a country has its own type of game, but are popular in many countries such as poker, canasta, blackjack, casino, solitaire, bridge with a number of games that can vary.

Solitaire and bridge for us may be more familiar than others. Solitaire, which has played hundreds of people since last year - and many of its kind - it is played alone, especially for leisure. Do not be surprised if before the end of working hours in offices, easy to find people to play it cool on-screen personal computer (PC) was somewhat vague. Probably brought by traders, soldiers or nomadic tribes. Clearly, this type of card game - whether it comes from the East, Egyptian or Arab - appeared in Italy around the late 1200s after it spread to Germany, France, and Spain.

Some historians suspect, a card game that evolved from a kind of chess game played by the shepherds in western Asia. While grazing, they play chess using gravel. Other experts argue. The card game is an evolution of such a ceremony to communicate with the gods. Four rods stick or arrows that have been marked by four different symbols, thrown over the altar.

Which stick falls, that's what the preacher interpreted  as the word of god.

The first card in Europe (Italy) called Tarot (trochin) or tablet form such as tablet's fate, and is used among others to predict the fate. Tarot of the oldest dating from 1470 in Lombardy. One sentry 50 cards, divided into five groups each of 10 cards. Engraved on the surface themes of allegory or mythology about various aspects of life such as science, art, planet, etc.

Tarot continues to evolve. Venetia Tarot card number 78, including a card - his name il Matazo (the fool) - are thought to be the forerunner of his modern joker. First card game enjoyed by the rich given the top expensive. Understandably, there are still handmade painting and drawing results. After printing system with wood is found, the people crowded to reach the card. Production increased after the discovery of copper plate printing technique of the discovery process of color reproduction by lithography technique in the early 1800s encouraged the emergence of the more beautiful cards from Germany, Italy, and France.

History does not record who the actual figure of Jack, Queen, and King in modern cards. However, the figures on the cards previously kept changing from time to time. In the old card from Italy and Spain, the fourth card describes him King of the kings of the medieval kingdoms of the world. And when King Henry III of France to the throne, the nobility costume changes on the cards following the fashion of the time.