Eight Kings Card System

“Eight Kings” is another card system that has been referenced in magical literature. And while it has never enjoyed the popularity of the Si Stebbins System, a simple child-like rhyme makes the order easy to remember:

“Eight king(s) three-ten-ed t(w)o save (7) nine(ty)-five queen(s) fo(u)r one sick (6) knave”

Thus, the order of the “Eight Kings” stack is: 8, K, 3, 10, 2, 7, 9, 5, Q, 4, A, 6, J.

As with the Si Stebbins System, the suits rotate in the familiar CHaSeD (Clubs, Hearts, Spades, Diamonds) or any other order you prefer.