Rank

A card’s value: 2 is lowest, then up through 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace, the highest.

Example

A King outranks a Queen, whatever their suits.

Also written: ranks.

Related

• suit One of the four card symbols: spades ♠, hearts ♥, diamonds ♦ and clubs ♣. No suit beats another.
• kicker A leftover card that breaks a tie between two hands of the same type.

Practise it in 5 minutes Suits & ranks, a short free lesson.

Quads is for adults, 18 and over. It teaches with play chips only: there is no real money, ever.