French playing cards English pattern, based on the extinct Rouennais pattern, is the most well known pattern in the world. Note that patterns do not factor in Jokers as they are a very recent addition which leads to every manufacturer making their own trademarked depiction of this card. Almost all 52-card packs produced in the present will contain at least two jokers unless otherwise noted. The Paris pattern came to dominate in France around 1780 and became known as the . From the 19th century to 1945, the appearance of the cards used for domestic consumption was regulated by the French government. All
Eight Cards Thirteen, where ten cards are laid out and pairs and individual cards worth 13 points are removed. Eight Cards Eight Cards () is a simple, German patience game that is played with a French pack of 52 cards. Like most patience games, Eight Cards is a solitary card game. The cards, a single Rommé pack of 52 cards, are shuffled and placed in front of the player as a stock. The card values of the pip cards correspond to the face values; in addition the Ace is worth one, the Jack, Queen and King score 11 each. The top eight