; pack : A complete set of cards. In English-speaking countries, a standard
pack comprises 52
French-suited cards. In other countries, packs of 24, 32, 36, 40 or 48 cards are common as are
German or
Latin-suited packs. Also
deck. ; packet : A portion of a
pack, less than the whole pack. ; pair royal : Three cards of the same
denomination (
rank). Also called a '
prial' or '
triplet'. See
set. ; partie : A
game which requires a specified number of
deals to decide it, especially at
Piquet. See also
rubber. ; partner : Another player with whom one shares a common score, and with whom one therefore cooperates in
bidding and
play. ; partnership : Two or more players who play jointly and win or lose together. May be 'fixed', in which case the players play together for the entire session, or 'floating', in which case partners vary from deal to deal, sometimes called an
alliance. Also called a
side or
team. ; pass • In
bidding games, to make no
bid. Usually
called by saying "pass". • In
vying games to pass the privilege of
betting first. ; penalty : A score awarded for common violations of the rules of the
game. It can be awarded either negatively to the violating player/partnership, or positively to their opponent(s) ; penalty card : A card that incurs a
penalty, usually a minus score, e.g. the
queen of spades and all hearts in
Black Lady. ; penny ante : A
game played for insignificant
stakes. ; picture card : Usually the same as
court card, but can include the
Aces as well. ; pile : A set of cards placed on a surface so that they partially or completely overlap. Also
stack. ;
pip • A
numeral. • A
suit symbol (e.g. , , , or , , , ) on a card. • A
card point in
point-trick games. Not necessarily the same as the actual number of pips (symbols) on a pip card.
Court cards also have a pip value. ; pip card : See
numeral. ; pip value : The numerical,
index or
face value of a card. ; pitch : In some games of the
all fours family, to
lead to the first
trick, establishing the
trump suit in doing so. ;
pitcher : A player who establishes
trumps in
leading to the first
trick ; plain card : A card other than a
court card. ; plain suit : Any suit that is not a
trump suit. ; play • To contribute a card to a
trick. • To move a card to a place on the table (either from the players hand, or from elsewhere on the table), in
Patience games. • The card played or the move made. • The stage of the
game during which the players'
hands are depleted by plays to
tricks or to a common
pile, etc. The "rules of play" are the rules for playing tricks, etc. e.g. stating that players must follow suit if able, otherwise may play any card (as at
Whist). •
Betting in general. ; play over : To play a higher card. : To
cover i.e. play a higher card of the same suit. Not to be confused with
go over,
head the trick or
overtake. ; point : May refer either to
card points or to
game points. Not to be confused with
rank and
face value. For example, in Briscola, the 3-face valued card is ranked between the Ace and King, and is worth 10 points. ; pone :US term for non-dealer in some two-player
card games e.g.
Colonel or the player on the dealer's right, who
cuts the cards. ; pool : See
pot. ; positional priority : The priority a player has by virtue of his position in relation to the
dealer and direction of play. Normally
forehand or
eldest hand has the highest priority, followed by the other players in the order of play. So, for example, in an
auction if two players bid the same ranking
contract and
play is clockwise, the player nearest the dealer's left hand usually has priority. '' - traditional Swedish tin for holding gaming counters. The pot for gaming chips is in the reversible lid. ; pot • A container into which money or
chips are paid initially and during a
game and from which the winnings are paid out. • The contents of the pot. An accumulation of chips, antes, bets, forfeits, etc., to win which is the object of the game. ; preference : A bid in the
preferred suit. ; preferred suit, preference suit : A
suit that has
bidding preference over the rest, as in
Boston,
Préférence or
Fipsen. ; prial : A 'pair royal'. A
set of three cards of the same
rank. ; protection. : Cards that
guard others, normally of higher
rank. ; punter : Person who lays bets in a
banking game. == Q ==