Blank (playing card) court cards are also called "Ladons", "Latons" or "Ladonis". Low-value poker cards may be called "rags". Blank (playing card) A blank is playing card in card-point games that is a non-counter or is worth nothing. The names of the non-counters varies from region to region and game to game. In Poker they are blanks, bricks or bombs. In the German games of Schafkopf, Doppelkopf, Sixty-six and Skat, the 7s, 8s and 9s in all card suits are "Luschen". In the popular Swiss game of Jass the "Luschen" are the 6s, 7s, 8s and 9s; unlike Skat, however, the 9 of
Joker (playing card) 6 Jokers (3 different pairs) in a 52-card French deck. German Rummy uses 2 packs of French playing cards, with 3 Jokers per pack. The Joker is often compared to "(the) Fool" in the Tarot or Tarock decks. They share many similarities both in appearance and play function. In Central Europe, the Fool, or "Sküs", is the highest trump; elsewhere as an "excuse" ("L'Excuse") that can be played at any time to avoid following suit but cannot win. Practitioners of cartomancy often include a Joker in the standard 52-card deck with a meaning similar to the Fool card of Tarot.