card deck
Enable an agent to recognise a physical card deck, assess its completeness and usability for a stated activity, and choose appropriate handling or restoration actions.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
6 bundles · 11 layers · 18 findings · 28 questions
Deck identity and boundary Establishes which coordinated card set is being modelled and how an actual copy relates to a type or assembly specification.
Deck family and copy
Separates shared deck conventions from the particular physical set under inspection.
Identity anchor
Record the identifying evidence for a deck family, edition or custom assembly and distinguish it from observations about this copy.
- Which markings, packaging or accompanying documentation identify this deck's family or edition? provenance
- Which properties describe the deck type, and which describe only this assembled copy? boundary
Working set boundary
Determines what counts as a member of the deck rather than an accessory or neighbouring deck.
Membership boundary
Distinguish working cards, optional inserts and accessories, including cases where several packs form one working set.
- Do instruction, advertising, reference or blank cards belong to the working deck or only to the supplied package? boundary
- Are the cards intended to operate as one deck, several separate decks or a temporary combination? definition
Composition and completeness Describes expected card identities and multiplicities and compares them with the physical inventory.
Expected composition
Establishes the basis for deciding what the deck should contain.
Inventory authority
Record whether composition follows an edition inventory, a conventional pattern or a declared construction rule.
- What source or declared assembly rule establishes the required card identities and quantities? provenance
- Which cards are mandatory, optional or permitted in variable quantities for the intended use? definition
Observed composition
Checks the actual cards against the selected composition basis.
Inventory discrepancies
Record missing identities, excess quantities and substitutions separately from total card count.
- How many examples of each required card identity are physically present? measurement
- Which discrepancies require replacement, removal or an explicit change to the intended assembly? action
Card information and concealment Captures how cards communicate identity and what remains visible when information is meant to be concealed.
Face reading
Establishes the deck's identification and orientation conventions.
Identity and orientation cues
Record the symbols, text or images that distinguish cards and whether their orientation matters to the intended activity.
- Which visible features identify each card, and where could similar faces be confused? definition
- Does rotating a card change its reading or use, and what evidence establishes that convention? provenance
Hidden information
Assesses information available from backs, edges and other exposed surfaces.
Concealment compatibility
Evaluate distinguishability against the activity's requirements rather than assuming all decks require identical backs.
- Under the intended viewing conditions, can any card or subset be recognised from its back, edge, sleeve or wear? measurement
- Are those differences intentional and acceptable for the intended activity, or must affected cards be addressed before use? action
Arrangement and handling Tracks the deck's sequence and partitions and the physical operations suitable for its cards.
Sequence and partitions
Records order and temporary groups when they matter to the activity.
Working arrangement
Distinguish known sequence, unknown order and separately held groups without treating temporarily distributed cards as missing.
- Which cards are in the main stack, hands, discard piles or other named groups, and which sequences are known? measurement
- Must any sequence or partition be preserved before cards are gathered, sorted or shuffled? action
Physical manipulation
Assesses whether cards can be separated and moved reliably using the intended handling method.
Handling compatibility
Record size variation, stiffness, sticking and slipperiness where they affect drawing, dealing or shuffling.
- Do dimensions, stiffness or surface behaviour vary enough to cause sticking, double draws or unreliable dealing? measurement
- Which shuffle, cut or dealing methods are suitable for this deck's construction, condition and intended use? action
Condition and continuity Assesses deterioration and records interventions that affect the deck's continued identity and usability.
Card-level condition
Locates defects and relates them to deck-level consequences.
Defect impact
Record creases, tears, warping, contamination and fading by affected card and resulting loss of function.
- Which cards have defects affecting readability, separation, alignment or concealed identity? measurement
- Can the deck support its intended activity in its current condition, and which defects prevent that use? action
Care and replacement
Establishes supported care actions and compatibility requirements for replacement cards.
Intervention compatibility
Preserve evidence of replacements and repairs and assess their effects on membership, handling and appearance.
- What construction information or manufacturer guidance supports the proposed cleaning, flattening or storage method? provenance
- Would a proposed replacement match the required identity, dimensions, back design and handling properties, and how should its addition be recorded? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Check these first
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these check these first hold for the sense of card deck this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Kinds and varieties
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of card deck this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Identifiers and schemes
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of card deck this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of card deck this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Typical measurements
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of card deck this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of card deck this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of card deck this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of card deck this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Italian suited playing cards, Portuguese-suited playing cards, Italian playing cards, trick deck, hunting deck, Swiss playing cards, Magic: The Gathering deck types, one-way deck, Piedmontese tarot, Bolognese tarot, minchiate, Sicilian tarot
What it is Filled
A card deck is a complete set of physical playing cards intended to function together in a game, with its composition and card markings determined by the game or deck type.
In scope
- Deck identity, intended activities and type-versus-copy distinction
- Expected card inventory, duplicates, optional cards and replacements
- Faces, backs, orientation cues and information visible during handling
- Physical compatibility, ordering, shuffling, dealing and storage
- Completeness, wear, distinguishable cards and suitability for a stated use
Out of scope
- Complete rules, scoring systems and strategies of games played with the deck
- Divination practices and the validity of interpretations
- Standalone card artwork and its intellectual-property rights
- Digital decks and software randomisation mechanisms
- Individual collectible-card valuation and trading markets
- Card boxes, sleeves and dealing equipment as independently modelled products
Why it exists Filled
Enable an agent to recognise a physical card deck, assess its completeness and usability for a stated activity, and choose appropriate handling or restoration actions.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Its members are discrete physical cards intended to function together as a recognised set, rather than unrelated cards gathered in a pile.
- Cards can normally be separated and individually selected, arranged or distributed; permanently bound card pages require a different boundary.
- A deck has an intended membership or assembly basis against which an actual copy can be assessed, although membership need not be fixed across all decks of its kind.
- It is not restricted to a particular card count, suit system or activity; these must be established for the identified deck.
- A loose card is a member or component of a deck, while a box containing several decks is an aggregate unless those cards are intended to form one working set.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Mark, stack or manipulate a deck to cheat other players.
- Help run illegal gambling or prey on people with gambling problems.
- Present divination readings as reliable predictions about a person's health, money or relationships.
- Reproduce copyrighted card art for sale without permission.
Only with a human decision
- Giving divination readings to a person making serious decisions on them.
May
- Shuffle, deal and keep score with a deck for players who have asked.
- Check that a deck is complete and unmarked before a game.
Moral aspects Filled
- Card games are often played for money, so fair dealing protects people from fraud.
- Fortune-telling can exploit vulnerable people.
Who is affected
- Players
- People with gambling problems
- Clients of readers
Owners Filled
Steward
The person who owns it; in a casino, the operator under gaming regulation.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q17537576 - registry parent class
- Q17638008 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.card-deck
- Wikidata: Q3418492 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3418492)
Direct properties required Filled
- Deck identity and assembly basis: Deck family, named edition, product reference or declared custom assembly
- Intended activity: Playing, divination, instruction, reference, performance, collection, other or unresolved; multiple values allowed
- Actual card count: cards
- Required card multiplicities: Card identities mapped to expected quantities under a named inventory or assembly rule
- Card identification system: Ranks and suits, titles, numbers, symbols, illustrations, text, combinations or unresolved
- Card dimensions: Width, height and thickness in mm; record variation within the deck
- Card construction: Observed or documented substrate, finish and edge treatment; unknown where unverified
- Concealed-card distinguishability: No differences detected, distinguishable cards detected, not assessed or intentionally differentiated; under stated viewing conditions
- Current arrangement: Recorded sequence, sorted, user-reported shuffled, unknown order or partitioned into named groups
- Completeness and condition: Complete, incomplete, excess cards or unresolved against a stated inventory, with card-level condition exceptions
Recognition required Filled
- A stack of same-sized cards with matching backs and varied faces.
- Faces marked with suits, numbers, symbols or illustrations according to the game.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Inventory cards and compare their identities and quantities with the intended composition.
- Identify faces, backs and orientation cues under the intended viewing conditions.
- Sort, shuffle, cut, draw or deal cards when authorised for the deck's use and condition.
- Detect missing cards, incompatible replacements and cards distinguishable while concealed.
- Reassemble partitions or restore a documented sequence when the required ordering information exists.
- Select suitable storage or propose repair and replacement actions based on construction and intended use.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Marked or incomplete decks enabling cheating.
- Gambling losses and addiction.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- The Harmonized System nomenclature, maintained by the World Customs Organization, classifies playing cards under subheading 9504.40 for international customs purposes.
Context of use required Filled
- Card decks are used in homes, clubs, casinos and classrooms for games, demonstrations and learning activities.
- Some decks support divination or other structured practices, with the required card identities and counts determined by the activity.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3418492: card deck - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Card deck (gaming) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Does vr.tr.card-deck encompass instructional, reference, divination and performance decks, or does its registry provenance imply a narrower playing-card scope?
- Which existing Vercy models already cover physical cards, playing-card packs or related deck concepts, and where should this entry link to avoid duplication?
- What evidence should establish completeness for custom or variable-composition decks when no edition inventory exists?
- Which activity-specific requirements determine acceptable back differences, replacement cards and handling tests?
- What source-backed care guidance applies to the different substrates and finishes represented within the intended scope?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
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