Curse of Scotland of 1715 and "became universally hated in Scotland". In 18th-century Scotland, the nine of diamonds was sometimes called the "Justice Clerk", and was considered to be the most unlucky card in the pack. James Mitchell's 1825 "Scotsman's Library" claimed that the expression originated from the Duke of Monmouth writing orders on such a card before the Battle of Bothwell Bridge (1679). Despite this, in "The Spectator", a reviewer of an 1885 book by George Gomme commented that the reviewer had believed that the phrase had started from an order written on a 9 by the Duke of Cumberland ("Butcher" Cumberland)
Flaps (card game) playing stack or discard pile (except for the topmost card) is inverted and placed face down beneath the remaining drawing stack, preserving the order of the cards previously played. When a FLAP card is laid, anyone can lay FLAPS cards in any order, so long as they interleave (i.e. take turns) with the other players. When the Flapping is finished, play continues in the same direction, following suit or number as normal. FLAPS Level 1 cards are as follows: There are three ACEs; no ACE of Diamonds. There are two ACE'N'ENDs; one Diamonds, one Spades. There are four ACE'N'LAYs one