German: Bube ('boy') / Dame ('lady') / König ('king') / Ass

What's the name of the four 'pictures' in your language? I've started a list with translations:ĭutch: Boer ('farmer') / Vrouw ('lady') / Heer ('sir') / Aasįrench: Valet ('servant') / Dame ('lady') / Roi ('king') / As I don't know what those cards look like and what they are called. I think in Bavaria, some people play with German instead of French suits. In my region, spades is called 'Schippen', which means 'shovels'. Spanish: Oros ('gold') / Corazón ('heart') / Espadas ('spades') / Bastos Italian: Cuadri / Cuòre ('hearts') / Pieche / Fiori

German: Karo (from French) / Herz ('heart') / Pik (from French) / Kreuz ('cross') What are the four suits called in your language? I've started a list with translations:ĭutch: Ruiten ('diamonds') / Harten ('hearts') / Schoppen ('shovels/spades') / Klaveren ('trefoils')Įnglish: Diamonds / Hearts / Spades / Clubsįrench: Carreau ('diamond') / Cœur ('heart') / Pique ('spade') / Trèfle ('trefoil') In Brazil it's a strange subset, but I forgot which cards are missing. Which set of cards do you usually play with in your country? In North America, it seems to be A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K and in Germany 7 8 9 10 J Q K A. Recently Psi-Lord started a thread about popular board games in the General Topics forum.

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