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'''Playing cards''' were used in many | '''Playing cards''' were used in many [[game]]s and tricks. | ||
They were frequently used in [[gambling]] games. [[Seth Harper]] and the Clantons played cards in the [[Last Chance Saloon]]. | They were frequently used in [[gambling]] games. [[Seth Harper]] and the Clantons played cards in the [[Last Chance Saloon]]. | ||
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The [[Fourth Doctor]] performed a [[card trick]] at a meeting of the [[Scientific Reform Society]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Robot (TV story)}}) | The [[Fourth Doctor]] performed a [[card trick]] at a meeting of the [[Scientific Reform Society]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Robot (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Gaylord Lefevre]], a professional [[gambler]], played a game of cards on [[Paddle steamer (The Greatest Gamble)|a paddle steamer]] on [[the Mississippi]] in the [[Old West]], when the [[Celestial Toymaker]] lured him to [[Celestial Toyroom|the Toyroom]] for a private game. There, as Lefevre's [[luck]] began to run out, he attempted to cheat in the game by marking the cards with a [[sewing needle]], but the Toymaker knew of his deceit and declared the game was [[forfeit]], turning Lefevre into a toy as payment. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Greatest Gamble (comic story)}}) | [[Gaylord Lefevre]], a professional [[gambler]], played a game of cards on [[Paddle steamer (The Greatest Gamble)|a paddle steamer]] on [[the Mississippi]] in the [[Old West]], when the [[The Toymaker|Celestial Toymaker]] lured him to [[Celestial Toyroom|the Toyroom]] for a private game. There, as Lefevre's [[luck]] began to run out, he attempted to cheat in the game by marking the cards with a [[sewing needle]], but the Toymaker knew of his deceit and declared the game was [[forfeit]], turning Lefevre into a toy as payment. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Greatest Gamble (comic story)}}) The [[game between the Toymaker and the Fourteenth Doctor]] was that of [[Cut (game)|cut]]. [[Donna Noble]] attempted to dissuade the Doctor from playing, believing that the Toymaker would [[Cheating|cheat]] - as they were his cards - but both the Doctor and the Toymaker denied this. Nonetheless, the Toymaker emerged victorious. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}) | ||
In [[1889]], [[Li H'sen Chang]] performed a [[magic bullet]] trick involving playing cards. He threw a deck to the Fourth Doctor, who chose a card — the ace of diamonds — and shuffled them. Chang then aimed a [[firearm]] at him and told the audience he would fire a "magic bullet" that would only hit the chosen card. The Doctor brought the deck closer to his face and Chang fired. Taking his card out from the deck, the Doctor found the bullet had put a hole through the single diamond pictured on the ace. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)}}) | In [[1889]], [[Li H'sen Chang]] performed a [[magic bullet]] trick involving playing cards. He threw a deck to the Fourth Doctor, who chose a card — the ace of diamonds — and shuffled them. Chang then aimed a [[firearm]] at him and told the audience he would fire a "magic bullet" that would only hit the chosen card. The Doctor brought the deck closer to his face and Chang fired. Taking his card out from the deck, the Doctor found the bullet had put a hole through the single diamond pictured on the ace. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)}}) | ||
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The card suits on [[Dowdonia]] were Root, Cloud, Volvano and Tide, with eight cards in each suit. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] convinced [[Dracksil Forg]] he was mildly [[psychic]] by showing him that he had correctly identified the Doctor's card as the Nine of Spades despite the fact that he could not see the card and was unfamiliar with Spades as a suit. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Best-Laid Plans (audio story)}}) | The card suits on [[Dowdonia]] were Root, Cloud, Volvano and Tide, with eight cards in each suit. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] convinced [[Dracksil Forg]] he was mildly [[psychic]] by showing him that he had correctly identified the Doctor's card as the Nine of Spades despite the fact that he could not see the card and was unfamiliar with Spades as a suit. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Best-Laid Plans (audio story)}}) | ||
When awaiting sentencing at [[The Doctor's trial (The War Games)|his trial]], the [[Second Doctor]] passed the time with his playing cards. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Games from the real world]] | [[Category:Games from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Card games]] | [[Category:Card games]] | ||
[[Category:Celestial Toyroom games]] | [[Category:Celestial Toyroom games]] | ||
