The playing cards around the world are so different because of the cards gambling games. The Cary-Yale deck has 24 court cards in six ranks: King, queen, knight, lady rider, knave, and damsel (maid) The number of cards in 48 card decks may go up to 50 with the two Jokers Those decks are popular in Italy (Primiera Bolognese with 40 cards) and Spain. Russia and Bavaria prefer the German-suited packs Popular in north and central Germany and Austria
