Section 2: The Deck
- One standard 52-card deck, no jokers.
- Only rank matters — suits are irrelevant.
- A book is all four cards of one rank.
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Section 2: The Deck
Go Fish
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What is the deck in Go Fish?
Verdict
One standard 52-card deck, no jokers.; Only rank matters — suits are irrelevant.; A book is all four cards of one rank.
Why people argue about this
People often assume that suits matter in Go Fish, thinking you need different suits for a book—like hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades all together. But actually, the official rule states only rank matters, so having four kings is perfectly fine and doesn't require them to be of different suits.
Send this to your friend — argument over.
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Rules sourced from Traditional public-domain game — standard children’s rules · Last verified: Aug 2026