discard pile

collocation in English

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discard
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈskɑːd/us
/dɪˈskɑːrd/
in a card game, a card that you have got ...
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pile
noun
uk
/paɪl/us
/paɪl/
objects positioned one on top ...
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(Definition ofdiscardandpilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They may not be taken from thediscardpile, and are useless if found in the hand.
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During a player's turn they must play an attack, which sends it to thediscardpile.
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You then take the cards you want from the top of that person'sdiscardpileand place them in your hand.
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This card is called the upcard and becomes the beginning of thediscardpile, otherwise known as dead, or no longer in the game.
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You can call rummy if a point is discarded into thediscardpile.
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After forming the new stock, the top card is drawn to form the newdiscardpile, just like after the deal.
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Burn cards are almost always placed face down next to thediscardpilewithout being revealed to the players.
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Thediscardpileshould be slightly spread, so that players can readily see all the cards in it.
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Similarly, graveyard re-replaceddiscardpile, and library re-replaced deck.
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The top card from the stock is turned over to form thediscardpile.
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This card also marks the beginning of the "discardpile" which builds up as the game progresses.
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Cards with no lasting effects, or cards that have been nullified, are placed in adiscardpile.
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A card picked up from thediscardpilemust be swapped with one of the current players cards.
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This is achieved by removing all of the enemy's deck either to thediscardpileor graveyard.
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Players discard their cards by matching rank or suit with the top card of thediscardpile.
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Once a player touches the stack, they are not allowed to then use thediscardpileinstead.
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The top card is turned over to start adiscardpile.
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Depending on the number of players, thediscardpilemay need to be shuffled to resupply the draw pile.
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If the draw pile is ever empty when someone needs to draw from it, thediscardpileis shuffled to form a new one.
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Thediscardpileis not shuffled in the process.
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