Approximately Normal Playing Cards
Playing cards in which face values are more common the closer they are to average.
Requirements
30-60
1-7
12+
Description
In most playing card decks, all the cards occur equally often, regardless of value. In this deck, the face values follow the "Bell Curve" which means that the cards are more common the closer they are to the average value.
The face values of the cards range from 1 to 12. There are 108 cards in 6 suits of 18 cards each.
The sum of the cards in each suit is the same (117) but the suits don't have the exact same cards, because of the nature of the distribution. Specifically, there are:
One: 1 and 12
Two: 2 and 11
Five: 3 and 10
Ten: 4 and 9
Sixteen: 5 and 8
Twenty: 6 and 7
Other differences between this and a traditional deck include a lack of face cards, multiple copies of certain cards and classy leaf-shaped pips.
One potential use for these cards is to replace dice rolling in traditional board games. Consider games where you roll two dice to move - There is one way to roll a 2, and two ways to roll a 3, but there are six ways to roll a 7. Average rolls are more common. This deck has the same idea built in, so you can spice up traditional games by replacing luck-based dice rolling mechanics with strategic card-based ones.
If you are interested in the technical mathematical background, each face value has a frequency calculated by integrating the probability density function of the normal distribution with a median of 6.5 and a standard deviation of 2, then multiplying the result by 108 and rounding.
In short, this deck is "approximately normal" only in the mathematical sense.
Graphic Credits:
Pips:
https://openclipart.org/user-detail/silvyn [openclipart.org]
Back design from: Leaves, Vines, Floral, Swirl - Free Image on Pixabay [pixabay.com]
The face values of the cards range from 1 to 12. There are 108 cards in 6 suits of 18 cards each.
The sum of the cards in each suit is the same (117) but the suits don't have the exact same cards, because of the nature of the distribution. Specifically, there are:
One: 1 and 12
Two: 2 and 11
Five: 3 and 10
Ten: 4 and 9
Sixteen: 5 and 8
Twenty: 6 and 7
Other differences between this and a traditional deck include a lack of face cards, multiple copies of certain cards and classy leaf-shaped pips.
One potential use for these cards is to replace dice rolling in traditional board games. Consider games where you roll two dice to move - There is one way to roll a 2, and two ways to roll a 3, but there are six ways to roll a 7. Average rolls are more common. This deck has the same idea built in, so you can spice up traditional games by replacing luck-based dice rolling mechanics with strategic card-based ones.
If you are interested in the technical mathematical background, each face value has a frequency calculated by integrating the probability density function of the normal distribution with a median of 6.5 and a standard deviation of 2, then multiplying the result by 108 and rounding.
In short, this deck is "approximately normal" only in the mathematical sense.
Graphic Credits:
Pips:
https://openclipart.org/user-detail/silvyn [openclipart.org]
Back design from: Leaves, Vines, Floral, Swirl - Free Image on Pixabay [pixabay.com]
Components
| Component | Quantity | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Poker Deck | 1 deck of 108 cards |  |
| Poker Tuck Box (108 cards) | 1 |  |
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| Average Rating | 0 reviews |
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| Publish Date | June 09, 2015 |
| Edition | First |
| Department | Playing Cards |
| Tags | Abstract Students / Teachers Math / Numbers |
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