| Author | Message | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 658 Registered: 7-2006 |
If he had produced a King instead of an Ace he would have lived. | ||
| Arek_fu (Arek_fu)
New member Username: Arek_fu Post Number: 665 Registered: 12-2007 |
He1 = He2? King = Monarch? Playing card? Ace = Winning tennis serve? Playing card? Extremely brilliant person? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 660 Registered: 7-2006 |
Arek, He1 = He2? CORRECT King = Monarch? Playing card? CARD Ace = Winning tennis serve? Playing card? Extremely brilliant person? CARD | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 3 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did he die voluntarily or was he killed? Was it some sort of game? If yes, then how many people played this game? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 663 Registered: 7-2006 |
Did he die voluntarily or was he killed? NO, YES Was it some sort of game? If yes, then how many people played this game? NOT FOR HIM | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 857 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is the way he was killed relevant? So is there a card game involved? do we need to find out which one? poker? is a card trick involved? Did the murderer participate at the card game? Is it relevant where this happened? in which century? | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 8 Registered: 2-2009 |
How many people played this game? Were they friends/enemies/unrelated to the man who died? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 664 Registered: 7-2006 |
Tobasi, Is the way he was killed relevant? YES So is there a card game involved? do we need to find out which one? poker? is a card trick involved? YES, NO, IRRELEVANT, NO Did the murderer participate at the card game? WRONG ASSUMPTION Is it relevant where this happened? in which century? YES, YES | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 665 Registered: 7-2006 |
FINNO, How many people played this game? NOT RELEVANT Were they friends/enemies/unrelated to the man who died? POSSIBLY, NO, PROBABLY | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 12 Registered: 2-2009 |
Dis the cards carry any particular weights? Say king was given higher weight than the ace? Was his death directly related to his producing King card? From how many cards did he draw the king? Did he draw the card voluntarily or under force? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 667 Registered: 7-2006 |
Finno, Did the cards carry any particular weights? Say king was given higher weight than the ace? NORMAL RANKINGS Was his death directly related to his producing King card? NO - READ THE QUESTION AGAIN From how many cards did he draw the king? Did he draw the card voluntarily or under force? WRONG ASSUMPTION - PLEASE REPHRASE | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 13 Registered: 2-2009 |
Was his death directly related to his producing an Ace? Ace = 1, King = 13; is this the weight (I am not a card player, so don't know what 'normal' rankings mean)? Did he draw a card knowing fully well that the outcome will affect his chances of living? Did he draw one card from a pack of 52? If no, then how many cards were there in the pack? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 1785 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is there any kind of magic trick going on here? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 668 Registered: 7-2006 |
Finno, Was his death directly related to his producing an Ace? YES Ace = 1, King = 13; is this the weight (I am not a card player, so don't know what 'normal' rankings mean)? ACE NORMALLY RANKS ABOVE KING IN MOST GAMES Did he draw a card knowing fully well that the outcome will affect his chances of living? NO - OR WRONG ASSUMPTION Did he draw one card from a pack of 52? If no, then how many cards were there in the pack? WRONG ASSUMPTION | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 669 Registered: 7-2006 |
PETER, Is there any kind of magic trick going on here? NO | ||
| Kalira (Kalira)
New member Username: Kalira Post Number: 11 Registered: 2-2009 |
Was he cheating at the game? Did he produce an Ace when somebody else already had that specific one? Was he killed in the sense that he ceased to breathe and have brain function? Or is this another sense of killed, like when a game piece is "killed" by being taken out of the game? Just went back and saw you said this was not a game for him. Did he know his life was going to be on the line in this card game? Was it not a game for him because he knew there were more serious stakes? Was he actually taking part in the game as a player? Perhaps as a dealer? Or was he not taking part in the game at all? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 671 Registered: 7-2006 |
Kalira, Was he cheating at the game? WHAT GAME? Did he produce an Ace when somebody else already had that specific one? YES (AND NO) Was he killed in the sense that he ceased to breathe and have brain function? Or is this another sense of killed, like when a game piece is "killed" by being taken out of the game? YES, NO Just went back and saw you said this was not a game for him. CORRECT Did he know his life was going to be on the line in this card game? WHAT GAME? Was it not a game for him because he knew there were more serious stakes? WRONG ASSUMPTIONS Was he actually taking part in the game as a player? Perhaps as a dealer? Or was he not taking part in the game at all? NO, NO, CORRECT | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 2043 Registered: 12-2004 |
Can we call the person who was killed Al? I'll assume we can. Was Al's death a homicide? A murder? A result of a medical anomaly from natural sources (heart attack, stroke, seizure, etc.)? An accident? A legal execution? Did Al drown? Get shot? Suffer blunt force trauma from a weapon? Hit the ground at a speed sufficient to cause death? Suffocate? Was Al poisoned? Decapitated? Cut? Impaled? Crushed? Thrown in the path of a moving trolley? Roundhouse kicked in the face? Was the relevant card game played at a casino? At a business? In a residence? Narcotics, illegal gambling, or prostitution involved? | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 18 Registered: 2-2009 |
What does "Produced" mean? Taking a card out of a pack of cards or something else? If something else, what is it? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 2044 Registered: 12-2004 |
According to my dictionary, "produce" means: (verb) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc. By 2008, travellers must produce their passport when crossing from Canada to the USA. | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 2045 Registered: 12-2004 |
Oh, I forgot to ask, is that the above sense of the word that which is intended by the puzzle statement? | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 19 Registered: 2-2009 |
@Doctapeppa: Yes! I want to know in waht context the term 'produced' is used here | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 21 Registered: 2-2009 |
If he did not produce an Ace and produced a King instead, would someone else might have been killed? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 672 Registered: 7-2006 |
Doc Pep Can we call the person who was killed Al? I'll assume we can. OK Was Al's death a homicide? A murder? A result of a medical anomaly from natural sources (heart attack, stroke, seizure, etc.)? An accident? A legal execution? NO, NO, NO, NO, YES Did Al drown? Get shot? Suffer blunt force trauma from a weapon? Hit the ground at a speed sufficient to cause death? Suffocate? NO Was Al poisoned? Decapitated? Cut? Impaled? Crushed? Thrown in the path of a moving trolley? Roundhouse kicked in the face? NO Was the relevant card game played at a casino? At a business? In a residence? Narcotics, illegal gambling, or prostitution involved? NO OR WRONG ASSUMPTION | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 673 Registered: 7-2006 |
FINNO AND DOC PEP What does "Produced" mean? Taking a card out of a pack of cards or something else? NO, YES If something else, what is it? According to my dictionary, "produce" means: (verb) To make (a thing) available to a person, an authority, etc. EXACTLY | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 674 Registered: 7-2006 |
FINNO, If he did not produce an Ace and produced a King instead, would someone else might have been killed? NO | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 860 Registered: 8-2006 |
Was he sentenced to death because of something involving cards? Could he have been pardoned because of something involving cards? Could he have escaped because of something involving cards? Did he actually touch any card in the scope of the puzzle? Did other people touch any card in the scope of the puzzle? Did any people play any card game which is relevant to the puzzle? Is there a particular pack of cards relevant to the puzzle? Were the cards only virtual, say on a computer? Did this happen in the U.S.? rest of America? Asia? Europe? Africa? Oceania? Did this happen in the 15th? 16th? ... 21th? century? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 676 Registered: 7-2006 |
TOBASI, Was he sentenced to death because of something involving cards? YES Could he have been pardoned because of something involving cards? MAYBE OR IRRELEVANT Could he have escaped because of something involving cards? MAYBE Did he actually touch any card in the scope of the puzzle? YES Did other people touch any card in the scope of the puzzle? YES Did any people play any card game which is relevant to the puzzle? YES - BUT NOT DIRECTLY RELEVANT Is there a particular pack of cards relevant to the puzzle? NO Were the cards only virtual, say on a computer? NO Did this happen in the U.S.? rest of America? Asia? Europe? Africa? Oceania? ENGLAND Did this happen in the 15th? 16th? ... 21th? century? 19TH C | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 24 Registered: 2-2009 |
Did someone else know in advance that he has an Ace with him? Was it a pre-planned murder? Did the murderer(s) know him? Is it some sort of drinking game? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 678 Registered: 7-2006 |
FINNO, Did someone else know in advance that he has an Ace with him? I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE IRRELEVANT Was it a pre-planned murder? Did the murderer(s) know him? NO Is it some sort of drinking game? NO | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 863 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is his occupation relevant? Did he produce the Ace voluntarily? Did he have an idea that he would be sententenced to death doing this? When he produced the Ace did he actually have cards in his hand? including also a King? Did he commit a crime? should we find out of which kind? | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 27 Registered: 2-2009 |
Is it something to do with rituals in Royal Family? Do we need to find out more about the family background of this person who was killed? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 679 Registered: 7-2006 |
Tobasi, Is his occupation relevant? YES Did he produce the Ace voluntarily? YES Did he have an idea that he would be sententenced to death doing this? PROBABLY YES When he produced the Ace did he actually have cards in his hand? including also a King? NO OR NOT NECESSARILY Did he commit a crime? should we find out of which kind? YES, YES | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 28 Registered: 2-2009 |
What was his crime? Murder? Robbery? Theft? Was there a judge to decide his fate? Was he asked to produce one card only or multiple cards? Did he have more than one card with him? | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 2049 Registered: 12-2004 |
If his crime wasn't one of the three Finno asked, was it... Espionage? Treason? A military crime (e.g., going AWOL)? Rape? Incest? Sodomy? Adultery? Apostasy? Drug trafficking? Human trafficking? Corruption? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 682 Registered: 7-2006 |
FINNO AND DOC PEP, What was his crime? Murder? Robbery? Theft? NO, NO, YES - ISH Was there a judge to decide his fate? YES Was he asked to produce one card only or multiple cards? I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER HE WAS ASKED. Did he have more than one card with him? PROBABLY YES If his crime wasn't one of the three Finno asked, was it... Espionage? Treason? A military crime (e.g., going AWOL)? Rape? Incest? Sodomy? Adultery? Apostasy? Drug trafficking? Human trafficking? Corruption? NO | ||
| Doctapeppa (Doctapeppa)
New member Username: Doctapeppa Post Number: 2052 Registered: 12-2004 |
Hmmm... Yesish theft. Embezzlement? Burglary? Blackmail? Larceny? Dealing in stolen property? Pickpocketing? I don't even know what England was like in the 1800s. :-[ | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 30 Registered: 2-2009 |
Admin, You missed one set of my questions: Is it something to do with rituals in Royal Family? Do we need to find out more about the family background of this person who was killed? | ||
| Finno (Finno)
New member Username: Finno Post Number: 33 Registered: 2-2009 |
Was this Ace his own card or did he pick it up from the place where he committed his crime? Did he pick it up intentionally or was it inside something he stole? Was he a servant, nobleman, soldier? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 684 Registered: 7-2006 |
FINNO, Is it something to do with rituals in Royal Family? Do we need to find out more about the family background of this person who was killed? NO Was this Ace his own card or did he pick it up from the place where he committed his crime? YES, NO Did he pick it up intentionally I NEVER SAID HE PICKED IT UP. I SAID HE PRODUCED IT. or was it inside something he stole? NO Was he a servant, nobleman, soldier? NO | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2590 Registered: 2-2001 |
Was his crime barratry? Fraud? Did the production of an ace prove something which led to his execution? Would the production of a king have disproved it? Or was it more a matter of severity? Was he self-employed? Government worker? Military? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 687 Registered: 7-2006 |
BODO, Was his crime battery? Fraud? NO, YES Did the production of an ace prove something which led to his execution? YES Would the production of a king have disproved it? NOT EXACTLY DISPROVED Or was it more a matter of severity? NO Was he self-employed? Government worker? Military? YES, NO, NO | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2591 Registered: 2-2001 |
Actually I meant "barratry" vs. "battery" (seems that Firefox doesn't recognize the word, though). Still waiting for someone to do a puzzle featuring barratry, unless John did one? Can't remember. Is he a gambler by profession? Does he host games? Play them himself? The ace proved he was cheating at cards? Relevant from where he produced it (e. g. sleeve, hat, pocket etc.)? It was on his person? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 688 Registered: 7-2006 |
Bodo, Is he a gambler by profession? NO Does he host games? Play them himself? The ace proved he was cheating at cards? Relevant from where he produced it (e. g. sleeve, hat, pocket etc.)? It was on his person? NO TO ALL THOSE | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 865 Registered: 8-2006 |
Is his occupation one of the following list: Artistic? Musical? Agriculture? Hunter? Fisherman? Banking? Financial? Real estate? Clerical? Administrative? Receptionist? Computer related? Hardware? Information technology? Construction? Craftsman? Criminal? Jailbird? Education? Teaching? Entertainment? Media? Executive? Management? Hospitality? Travel? Food Service? Law enforcement? Police? Legal Services? Manufacturing? Distributions? Medical? Health Services? Nurse? Carer? Child care? Politics? Government? Military? Sales? Marketing? Tradesman? Religion? Retired person? Occupational disease? Research? Academic Research? Applied Research? Science? Mathematics? Natural science? Humanities? Sports? Student? Trainee? Technical? Engineering? Transportation? Unemployed? Writer? Editor? Translator? Interpreter? Other? Was he sentenced by mistake? Before he produced the Ace was it hidden anywhere? on his body? When he produced the Ace some people saw it, right? authorities? did these people arrest him? did they witness at the trial? Did he commit fraud for money? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 691 Registered: 7-2006 |
Tobasi, Is his occupation one of the following list: Artistic? Musical? Agriculture? Hunter? Fisherman? Banking? Financial? Real estate? Clerical? Administrative? Receptionist? Computer related? Hardware? Information technology? Construction? Craftsman? Criminal? Jailbird? Education? Teaching? Entertainment? Media? Executive? Management? Hospitality? Travel? Food Service? Law enforcement? Police? Legal Services? Manufacturing? Distributions? Medical? Health Services? Nurse? Carer? Child care? Politics? Government? Military? Sales? Marketing? Tradesman? Religion? Retired person? Occupational disease? Research? Academic Research? Applied Research? Science? Mathematics? Natural science? Humanities? Sports? Student? Trainee? Technical? Engineering? Transportation? Unemployed? Writer? Editor? Translator? Interpreter? Other? NO - UNLESS YOU COUNT CRIMINAL Was he sentenced by mistake? NO Before he produced the Ace was it hidden anywhere? on his body? NO When he produced the Ace some people saw it, right? authorities? did these people arrest him? did they witness at the trial? POSSIBLY Did he commit fraud for money? YES | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2594 Registered: 2-2001 |
Is this something like a three-card-Monty scam? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 692 Registered: 7-2006 |
Bodo, Is this something like a three-card-Monty scam? NO (WHATEVER THAT IS) | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 618 Registered: 5-2008 |
Produced = showed? Produced = made? Did he only have the Ace (or Aces) in his posession? Did he have a King in his posession? or was he able to produce one? Did he have card(s) of other values (other than Ace or King) in his possession? or was he able to produce such a card? iff so: would he have been killed had he produced such a card? Relevant in what type of location the card was produced? Relevant in what type of situation the card was produced? The 'card' on which the Ace is printed relevant? The 'ink' with which the Ace is printed relevant? The face of the Ace relevant? The design on the face of the Ace relevant? The design on the back of the Ace relevant? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 693 Registered: 7-2006 |
Liquizt, Produced = showed? NO Produced = made? YES Did he only have the Ace (or Aces) in his posession? YES - OR IRRELEVANT Did he have a King in his posession? or was he able to produce one? IRRELEVANT Did he have card(s) of other values (other than Ace or King) in his possession? or was he able to produce such a card? IRRELEVANT iff so: would he have been killed had he produced such a card? NO Relevant in what type of location the card was produced? NOT REALLY Relevant in what type of situation the card was produced? A LITTLE The 'card' on which the Ace is printed relevant? NO The 'ink' with which the Ace is printed relevant? NO The face of the Ace relevant? NO The design on the face of the Ace relevant? NO The design on the back of the Ace relevant? NO | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 868 Registered: 8-2006 |
Hm, the usage of "produce" is still unclear to me. Which of the following definitions is closest to the usage in the puzzle statement: 1: to offer to view or notice 2: to give birth or rise to : yield 3: to extend in length, area, or volume <produce> 4: to make available for public exhibition or dissemination: as a: to provide funding for <search> b: to oversee the making of <will> 5 a: to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about b: to give being, form, or shape to : make ; especially : manufacture 6: to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort 7: to cause to accrue Did his fraud involve cards? the Ace? other objects? So there were victims of his fraud? people? authorities? organisations? Did these pay money to him? buy something from him? Was it fiscal fraud? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 694 Registered: 7-2006 |
Tobasi, Hm, the usage of "produce" is still unclear to me. Which of the following definitions is closest to the usage in the puzzle statement: 1: to offer to view or notice NO 2: to give birth or rise to : yield YES 3: to extend in length, area, or volume <produce> NO 4: to make available for public exhibition or dissemination: as a: to provide funding for <search> b: to oversee the making of <will> NO, YES 5 a: to cause to have existence or to happen : bring about b: to give being, form, or shape to : make ; especially : manufacture YES, YES 6: to compose, create, or bring out by intellectual or physical effort YES 7: to cause to accrue NO Did his fraud involve cards? the Ace? other objects? YES, YES, NO So there were victims of his fraud? people? authorities? organisations? YES, NO, YES, YES Did these pay money to him? buy something from him? NO, NO Was it fiscal fraud? YES | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 870 Registered: 8-2006 |
Did he manufacture playing cards? Aces? Kings? other cards? Was he allowed to manufacture what he did? Did he not pay the business taxes? any other taxes? Did he manufacture under cover? Did he commit forgery? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 696 Registered: 7-2006 |
Tobasi, Did he manufacture playing cards? YES Aces? Kings? other cards? YES, IRRELEVANT, IRRELEVANT Was he allowed to manufacture what he did? NO Did he not pay the business taxes? any other taxes? CORRECT Did he manufacture under cover? YES Did he commit forgery? NOT FORGERY EXACTLY | ||
| D_gordon (D_gordon)
New member Username: D_gordon Post Number: 350 Registered: 11-2008 |
I seem to recall a sentence along the lines of "[X playing card company] claims exclusive copyright over the Ace of Spades, Joker, etc." which did not include the design on the kings. Is this relevant? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 697 Registered: 7-2006 |
DG, I seem to recall a sentence along the lines of "[X playing card company] claims exclusive copyright over the Ace of Spades, Joker, etc." which did not include the design on the kings. Is this relevant? NO | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 872 Registered: 8-2006 |
Why was he sentenced for manufacturing an Ace: At the time at the place it was not allowed at all to produce Aces? Because it happened in England in the 19th? He did not have a licence to do so? His Ace had a particular forbidden feature? There was some copyright issue? Would he have lived if he had produced a: 2? 3? ... 10? Jack? Queen? Joker? Tarot Card? a dice? | ||
| Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt Post Number: 621 Registered: 5-2008 |
Only the Ace as a whole is relevant? Would he have died if the Ace had no design on the back? Did the Ace have a design on the back? Is the suit relevant? (can't believe I forgot to ask this one!) Iff so: was it an Ace of spades? Would he have died if he produced an Ace of a different suit? Having produced the Ace, he was deemed as having committed a crime? and it was for this crime that he was executed? | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 698 Registered: 7-2006 |
Liquizt, Only the Ace as a whole is relevant? CORRECT Would he have died if the Ace had no design on the back? YES Did the Ace have a design on the back? IRRELEVANT Is the suit relevant? (can't believe I forgot to ask this one!) Iff so: was it an Ace of spades? SPADES Would he have died if he produced an Ace of a different suit? I BELIEVE NOT Having produced the Ace, he was deemed as having committed a crime? and it was for this crime that he was executed? CORRECT | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 699 Registered: 7-2006 |
TOBASI, Why was he sentenced for manufacturing an Ace: At the time at the place it was not allowed at all to produce Aces? CORRECT Because it happened in England in the 19th? He did not have a licence to do so? CORRECT His Ace had a particular forbidden feature? There was some copyright issue? NO Would he have lived if he had produced a: 2? 3? ... 10? Jack? Queen? Joker? Tarot Card? a dice? YES | ||
| Tobasi (Tobasi)
New member Username: Tobasi Post Number: 875 Registered: 8-2006 |
So in England in the 19th it was prohibited to manufacture Aces? Was even the use of Aces prohibited? If so, was it because the Ace was invented or introduced in another country? because it was associated with illegal gambling? If there is more I think that I will have to look on Wikipedia. | ||
| Admin (Admin)
Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 700 Registered: 7-2006 |
* * * SPOILER * * * Tobasi, So in England in the 19th C it was prohibited to manufacture Aces? Was even the use of Aces prohibited? YES/NO In England in 1800 the manufacture of playing cards was allowed except for the Ace of Spades. Only His Majesty’s Customs and Excise could produce this card and it was sold to raise tax revenue. Richard Harding was hanged in 1805 for breaking the law by making and selling Aces of Spades. More details here: http://www.cardboardillusions.com/card_ace_of_spades.php This is one reason why the Ace of Spades is associated with death. |
