The ACEpectacular story behind the Ace cards

Perhaps the most versatile cards in the deck, ACES can serve either the lowest or the highest card value in various games. This distinction is unique to the card and it needed a complete turn of history to make that happen. Aces are also the most one-of-a-kind cards in the set as they are the only ones to feature a letter (the might letter A); the second to 10^th cards are numbers while all three court cards are all royal images.

The earliest card designs did not feature indexes on them and their ranks were often defined by the number of suit symbols or by the value inherent to the images on the court cards. The structure of the society was the basis of the cards’ hierarchy where Kings are at the top of the pyramid. The THREEs, TWOs, and most especially the ONEs (Aces) were the lowest ranking cards. But across history (with strong influences from arts and religion), the Ace’s role has drastically changed and became more dynamic.

In some religious references, Ace is being considered to be the highest ranked card in the pack, where it serves as symbolism for God. In other cases, it appears to be the defining character or element of a specific card game (such as in Poker where it is the top-ranked card). In America, taxation on cards (or on gambling) gave it a new role. Specifically the Ace of Spades, it was often used to contain the revenue stamp indicating that the tax was already paid on the deck of cards where it belongs.

Aces have always served important roles in numerous occasions, whether for gambling purposes or something else. At one point, it assumed psychological role with its aura of death and misfortune. And together with its cousin, The Joker, it has been the subject of numerous artistic interpretations and presentations.

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