face card
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one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
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However, if the second player turns up another ace or face card in the course of paying to the original penalty card, his payment ceases and the first player must pay to this new card.
The cards' value is determined by identifying the face card or counting the number of suit characters.
The hand is lost by the player who, in playing his penalty, turns up neither an ace nor a face card.
They come in decks of 40 cards with designs representing the numbers 1 through 10. There are four cards for each number and the 10 (Jack) is the only face card.