United States Playing Card Company brand of cards, introduced in 1885. The typical Bicycle deck is a standard deck of cards consisting of 52 traditional French-suited playing cards, two jokers, an information card, and a card describing poker ranks. As with most decks, the first standard card of the deck is the uniquely stylized ace of spades. The Bicycle trademark is usually also printed on the ace of spades. The type number of a Bicycle deck can be found both on the bottom of the deck box and on the stone of the joker artwork. Bicycle cards have a textured 'air cushion' finish for improved
Knight (playing card) Knight (playing card) A knight or cavalier is a playing card with a picture of a man riding a horse on it. It is a face card and is called "caballo" in Spanish playing cards and "cavallo" in Italian playing cards. In these decks, it ranks between the knave and the king within its suit. Among French playing cards, the knight ("chevalier") can only be found in tarot decks. In Latin and French suited tarot decks, the knight ranks between the knave and the queen. Knights do not appear in German or Swiss playing cards; their place being occupied by