The origin of card games in India can be traced to the beginning of the Mughal rule in the country. Card games, in medieval India, were taken to be a sole privilege or luxury of the royal class and more specifically the female section of the royalty. In modern times, however, card games have become immensely popular all over the world, especially among youngsters who have found a new interest in these games. Continue reading
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Card Playing In India
Card playing is well known to all people. Many of us often play card games either with family members or friends in spare time to have fun. Some historians say card playing in India evolved from ancient Chess or Dice games which were prevalent in the ancient courts of India. Continue reading
Scope of Live Online Gaming in India
Today, Asia-Pacific is experiencing the highest growth in media and entertainment industry: 5% annually. Interestingly, online gaming market is poised for an explosion in India. In 2006, the Indian online gaming market was USD 5 million; by the end of 2011 it is estimated to touch USD 446 million, growing at an incredible rate of 220%. This growth is expected to be made possible by the enabling factors like increasing internet penetration, popularity of social networking sites which further is giving rise to social network gaming etc. Continue reading
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Playing card games is a common pastime in the Indian Subcontinent. There are several popular card games in India including Bluff, Twenty-nine, Bridge, Court Piece etc. but the most popular card game in India is Rummy. Now-a-days, due to increasing use of Internet, lack of time & hectic lifestyle, the online gaming business has leaped to an extraordinary level. Here too, the traditional card games which can be played online are making their way ahead in the recent times. Continue reading
Court Piece – A popular card game in India
One of the popular card games played in India is Court Piece, also known as coat peace or kot pees, pees being a Hindi word meaning “to deal”. In Pakistan, this game is often known as Rang, which means “trump”. In some places, for example in Goa, it is called Seven Hands. In India, the English word “hand” is sometimes used to mean a trick i.e. a set of cards, one played by each player in turn. A variant of whist (a classic English trick-taking card game) in which eldest hand makes trumps after the first five cards have been dealt, and trick-play is normally stopped after one team has won seven hands. A special bonus is given if a particular team wins the first seven hands, or even all hands. The game is played by four players in two teams, but there are variations for two or three players as well. Continue reading
Spit Card Game
Spit, also called Slam or Speed, is a card game especially played between two players. The aim is to get rid of your cards as fast as possible. In Spit, each player has a row of stock piles, usually five, and each with the top card face up. A regular deck of 52 cards is used without the jokers. The cards are shuffled and divided equally – 26 to each player. If more than two players want to play then more decks can be used. Each player has to lay out 5 piles on the table. One card is placed face-up, followed by four face-down cards. Then a card is placed face-up on the first face down card, followed by another three face-down cards. This process is repeated until each of the five piles has a face-up card on top. Continue reading
Playing Cards on Diwali
Playing cards is considered very auspicious on Diwali. Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of money, wealth and prosperity, is worshipped on this day. Apart from firing crackers, playing cards is the best form of entertainment on Diwali. Often the cards playing will begin after the Lakshmi Puja and last through the night. It is believed that whosoever plays cards on Diwali, Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, smiles upon the player and ensures her goodwill upon him. Continue reading
Origin of Card Games in India
Playing cards is a common pastime in the Indian sub-continent. In Hindi, the official language of India, cards are referred to as “Taash”. Many popular card games in India include Rummy, Bluff, Twenty nine, Rang (Court Piece), Bridge etc. However, it is very interesting to know the origin of card games in India. Continue reading
Suits and their Origin
A deck of playing cards is divided into four classes. Each class is known as a Suit. Every suit is represented through a symbol imprinted on the cards. Origin of Suits can be traced back to Europe in fourteenth century, where they were first introduced with the playing cards during the renaissance. Continue reading
The Joker Card
The Joker card is a unique extra card in a deck, apart from the 52 regular cards. As believed, it was introduced around 1860 by Euchre players, when they established the need for an extra trump card. At first, it was known as ‘Highest Trump Card’ or ‘The Best Bower’. Continue reading