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a 36-card deck with four suits: bells, roses, acorns, and shields, commonly used in Switzerland and Swiss-German-speaking regions for traditional card games
What is a "Swiss-suited playing card"?
Swiss-suited playing cards are a type of deck commonly used in Switzerland and some neighboring countries. The most common Swiss deck has 36 cards, divided into four suits: Acorns, Shields, Roses, and Bells. Each suit contains nine cards, with values that include six, seven, eight, nine, Banner, representing ten, Under, representing jack, Ober, representing queen, König, representing king, and As, representing ace. This deck differs from the standard 52-card deck in both its structure and card values. The cards are used in various Swiss and regional card games, where the suits and card ranks play a central role in the game's strategy and scoring.
