Braingle: 'Needed in a Hand' Riddle

Needed in a Hand

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Puzzle ID:	#48069
Fun:	(2.96)
Difficulty:	(1.09)
Category:	Riddle
Submitted By:	PedroArSp
Corrected By:	boodler

They use me to build castles, but I'm not a brick.
They use me to make hands, but I'm not a finger.
I'm international, and cosmopolitan. I'm very often in Monte Carlo, Las Vegas, Atlantic City and even in Punta del Este.
I'm not alive but I have 81 hearts.
What am I?

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JQPublic Oct 09, 2010	Pardon my ignorance, but why do you need cards to make a hand?
krishnan Oct 09, 2010	Nice teaser, although it wasn't too hard. JQPublic, in many card games, the cards you hold are called a hand.
Marple Oct 10, 2010	When you play cards - it's called dealing a hand (of cards). I loved this teaser - I didn't guess it though!
Mathgeek007 Oct 11, 2010	Good job. I enjoyed it. Good job!
crazyboiez Oct 27, 2010	((: hehe i got it
omas Nov 10, 2010	Very easy! However! sum of all the hearts should be 91. not 81!! (1 + 13)*(13/2) = 91
PedroArSp Nov 10, 2010	Every card has 2 two hearts (. 11*(10/5)
PedroArSp Nov 10, 2010	Every card has two hearts (one in each corner), and the king, queen and jack don't have additional heats. So, 213 (for each corner) plus 11(10/5) = 26+55 = 81 Answered?
PedroArSp Nov 10, 2010	CORRECTION Every card has two hearts (one in each corner), and the king, queen and jack don't have additional hearts. So, 213 (for each corner) plus 11(10/2) (sum 1 to 10) = 26+55 = 81 Answered?
kennaboo12 Nov 12, 2010	I didn't get it cuz well i didnt get it
kennaboo12 Nov 12, 2010	I didn't get it cuz well i didnt get it
XRiddleDragonX Nov 25, 2010	Ohhhhh....Clever! Very clever.
spikethru4 Dec 09, 2010	Although designs do vary, most common designs of playing cards, including those used in casinos, have two additional pips on each of the face cards. So the number of hearts is 87. 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 = 55 pips on the spot cards 2 pips on the Jack, Queen and King = 6 2 suit identifiers in the corners of each card = 26 55+6+26=87 Otherwise, nice riddle.
doehead Dec 09, 2010	If you want to get technical. They also are not alive, but there are 4 jacks, 4 queens, 4 kings, and 2 jokers, and they have a heart in them. So add 14 more.!!!
sharkarr Dec 09, 2010	Very good teaser. Easy, but sometimes that's necessary!
kwelchans Dec 09, 2010	If you REALLY want to get technical, in most card decks, the royal cards (King, Queen & Jack), are wearing outfits that are decorated with whatever their suit is, so you would have to add those hearts as well. However, the number of hearts probably differs from deck to deck, so it would be impossible to give a specific number.
patiencewithaP Dec 09, 2010	Whatever the number of hearts, I liked this one! Great teaser!
phyllisa Dec 09, 2010	LOL, great teaser!
mepapa Dec 09, 2010	somehow I knew the answer as soon as I saw the title. just lucky today, It's a fun teaser if only for the comments alone Keep 'em comin'
bradon182001 Dec 19, 2010	Fantastic teaser. I loved it. Well done, Pedro. Thanks for posting.
precious1026 Feb 22, 2011	yes, a deck of cards are used to build houses or castles. Good Teaser