Tarot card games of the same length, and they were invented not for occult purposes but purely for gaming. In 1781, Court de Gébelin published an essay associating the cards with ancient wisdom, the earliest record of this idea, subsequently debunked by Dummett. The cards have since been used for cartomancy and divination. Dummett classified Tarot games into three distinct types: Tarocchi (Italian, singular "Tarocco"), and similar names in other languages, is a specific form of playing card deck used for different trick-taking games. An earlier name of the game "Trionfi" is first recorded in the diary of Giusto Giusti in September 1440
Glossary of card game terms dealer declarer defenders Diamonds discard pile doubleton draw a card eldest face card facedown (US) faceup (US) face value fold follow suit game points hand Hearts in turn joker kind lay off lead Leaves meld natural card pack penalty picture card plain card pool prial rank renege renounce revoke schmear or smear schneider schwarz singleton slam solo soloist Spades squeeze tableau trey turn-up upcard value void widow youngest Glossary of card game terms The following is a glossary of terms used in card games. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon slang terms. This list