Editing Stripped deck (section)

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A '''stripped deck''' or '''short deck''' (US), '''short pack''' or '''shortened pack''' (UK), is a set of [[playing card]]s reduced in size from a full pack or deck by the removal of a certain card or cards.{{sfn|Arnold|2011|p=294}} The removed cards are usually [[Pip (counting)|pip]] cards, but can also be [[court card]]s or [[Tarot playing cards|Tarot cards]]. Many [[card game]]s use stripped decks, and stripped decks for popular games are commercially available.