Shoe (cards) must be dealt from a shoe (Scarne's invention). While no such ruling was ever passed, most Nevada casinos now deal from a multi-deck shoe. As gaming advisor to the Havana Hilton, Scarne also introduced the shoe to Puerto Rico and Cuba. The device is so named because the earliest versions of it resembled a woman's high-heel shoe, and were often painted red or black in color. Dealing shoes come in many colors and sizes, depending on the number of decks they are capable of holding (2, 4, 6, or 8 decks). When the cards are placed in the shoe, the
Talon (cards) table. In other games, there are however very different variations, for example in Königrufen. Talons may be placed face up or face down. Parlett describes a "kitty" as "the pool or pot being played for" or "a dead hand or widow". He also equates "talon" to "stock" as the "cards which are not dealt initially but may be drawn from or dealt out later in the play." The following are examples of games and the term usually used for talon. They are taken from Parlett unless otherwise indicated: Talon (cards) A talon (; French for "heel") in card games is