The “Joker” playing card was first printed in this year.
- 1776
- 1842
- 1863
- 1940
The “Joker” playing card was first printed in this year.
1863. The Joker, originally designed to be the trump card in Euchre, was first called the “Best Bower”. By 1875 the Joker had become a wild-card in several poker games. In the 1940s packs with two jokers were printed to play Canasta.