Poker fortune-telling video tutorialThe following is a video tutorial on card fortune-telling:
First, the testee shuffled the cards. During the shuffling process, they could not look at the cards or drop the cards. If an accident occurred, they had to reshuffle the cards until the testee was satisfied.
Then, he arranged the playing cards into two horizontal rows, with five cards in each row. Below these two rows, there were three more cards, all facing up. Then, he took away the two cards that added up to ten points (not limited to the flush). The K, Q, J, and 10 of the flush could be counted as ten points.
From Ace to King, each card represented meaning. The big ghost represented the sun, the small ghost represented the moon, and the other 52 cards represented the 52 weeks of the year. The four colors of hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades represented the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
There was also another method of divination. Other than the trump card, the fifty-two cards were shuffled first, starting from the top of the deck and counting until their age. Then, they picked up that card (still covered) and placed it on the other side. Then, they did the same for the other party's age.
Another common method was to first pick out the King and King, then shuffled the cards three times before starting to lay out the cards. All the cards were placed with their backs facing up. The first row had six cards placed horizontally, and then the next six cards were placed opposite each other, which counted as the first hole card.
The Origin of PokerThere were many explanations for the origin of poker cards.
In the Western perspective, some people believed that the leaf cards that were popular in China in the 9th century were introduced to Europe during the Southern Song Dynasty in the 12th and 13th centuries, and the Europeans were inspired to modify the playing cards. However, in Europe, where it originated, different countries had different versions of it. French scholars said that cards were first invented by the French in 1392; Belgian scholars believed that their history of cards was earlier than that of France; and the Italian people believed that playing cards were invented by the Italian people.
There were also many theories in Asia. It was said that a tribal leader in ancient India had the habit of twirling his beard, and his relatives invented playing cards to persuade him to change it. The Koreans believed that poker was a prop used by the Goryeo people for divination. It originated from a game that developed from the " divine divination." There were also China scholars who believed that poker originated from the English word poker. However, there was also a card game similar to leaf games in ancient China. There was a legend as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties. It was invented by General Han Xin. There were written records of the popularity of leaf games in the historical materials of the Tang Dynasty. In 1299, poker cards appeared in Italy. Some experts speculated that poker cards originated from the Chinese "leaf game" and were brought back to Europe by Marco Polo.
In addition, there were also materials scientists who claimed that Spanish soldiers used leather playing cards to pass time during the expedition in 1534. There were also data that showed that modern playing cards were formerly French tarot cards. Later, American merchants joined the two trump cards of Joker in Germany. After entering China, it evolved into the current 54-card deck.
The Origin of PokerThere were many theories about the origin of poker cards, but there was still no conclusive conclusion.
One theory was that it originated in China. Cards had appeared in China at least in 969 AD. At that time, a deck of cards had four suits, each with 14 cards. It was used as both paper money and card games. Some people believed that it was the people of Venice who brought China cards back to Europe, such as Niccolo Polo or his son, Marco Polo. Moreover, the Ye Zi game invented by Zhang Sui, a famous China Astronomist in the Tang Dynasty, was considered the origin of playing cards. Playing cards were introduced to Europe during the Southern Song Dynasty.
However, there were also other countries that raised different views. The French believed that poker was invented by the French in 1392; the Belgians claimed that poker was invented as early as 1379; and the Italian claimed that poker was invented by them in 1376.
Some people believed that India was more likely to be the origin of cards than China. The early European cards (tarot cards) were related to the goddess Ardhanari in Indian mythology. The wand, cup, sword, and ring (representing money) in her image were similar to the symbols of early European cards. It was said that the gypsies brought cards from India to Europe through Persia, Arabia, and Egypt.
In addition, there were also some unique sayings in Asia. For example, a tribal leader in ancient India had the habit of twirling his beard, and his relatives invented poker cards to persuade him to change this habit. North Koreans believed that poker was a prop used by the Koreans for divination and originated from a game developed from the "god divination."
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