blackjack evolution

The notion of a Joker was later transferred to the game of Poker where it was initially called the Mistigris. 🔔 This happened around 1875, where it functioned as a wild card.[13] Packs with two Jokers started to become the norm 🔔 during the late 1940s for the game of Canasta.[14][15][16] Since the 1950s, German and Austrian packs have included three Jokers 🔔 to play German Rummy. In Poland, the third Joker is known as the blue Joker because the KZWP monopoly during 🔔 the Polish People's Republic printed all third Jokers blue. In Schleswig-Holstein, Zwicker packs come with six Jokers.[17]

Many decks do not 🔔 provide the Joker with a corner index symbol; of those that do, the most common is a solid star (as 🔔 is the case with Bee cards). It is also common for decks to simply display the word "JOKER" in the 🔔 corner. Bicycle cards use a "US" monogram as the Joker index.

Joker collecting has been popular for an unknown amount of 🔔 time, but with the advent of the Internet and social media, it has emerged as a hobby. Many unusual Jokers 🔔 are available for purchase online, while other collectible Jokers are catalogued online for viewing. Guinness World Records has recognized Denoto 🔔 de Santis, an Italian magician, as having the world's largest collection of Jokers.[19]

Canasta: The Joker, like the deuce, is a 🔔 wild card. However, the Joker is worth fifty points in melding, as opposed to twenty for the deuce.

Double King Pede: 🔔 As the lowest-ranked card, but worth 18 points.