Color (deck of cards)
The color denotes one of the two properties of a playing card , the second property is usually the value . Most map sheets use four colors, represented by one or more symbols on the map. Some decks of cards use additional cards that are not of a suit, such as the joker .
The term color has no connection with the colors of the symbols on the playing cards, except for four-color playing cards . Most card game rules require players to show their colors . With Fehlfarben those colors are called, are not in a game through stocking are.
Colors in the different map sheets
French sheet
The French leaf uses the following colors:
| Symbols of color |  |
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| Germany | cross | Spades | heart | Diamonds |
| Switzerland | cross | shovel | heart | corner |
| Austria | Meeting | Spades | heart | Diamonds |
| Finland | risti | pata | hertta | ruutu |
| Estonia | risti | poti | artu | ruutu |
| France | Trèfle | Pique | Cœur | Carreau |
| Greece | σπαθί | μπαστούνι | κούπα | καρό |
| England | clubs | spades | hearts | diamonds |
| Netherlands | clave | shop | tough | ruiten |
| Denmark | Klør | Save | Hjerter | Rudder |
| Poland | trefl | spades | kier | check |
| Serbia | meet | spades | herc | Diamonds |
| Italy | fiori | picche | cuori | quadri |
| Brazil | pause | espadas | copas | ouros |
In southern Germany, corner stones are often used instead of diamonds . Regionally also shovel instead of spades .
The value of the colors (descending): spades ( ♠ ) - hearts ( ♥ ) - diamonds ( ♦ ) - clubs or clubs ( ♣ ).
German sheet
The German newspaper uses the following colors:
| Symbols of color |  |
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| German |
Acorn Eckern |
Green grass of spades foliage leaf shovel |
Heart red |
Ring |
Switzerland has its own variant of the German Gazette with slightly different colors and symbols:
| Symbols of color |  |
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| German Switzerland | Acorn | Shields | Roses | Ring |
Italian-Spanish sheet
The Italian-Spanish sheet uses the following colors:
| Symbols of color |  |
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| German | Rod | sword | Chalice | coin |
| Italian | Bastons | Spada | Coppa | Denaro |
| Spanish | Basto | Espada | Copa | Oro |
Tarot
In addition to the major arcana, there are also four rows of tarot cards , traditionally represented by a staff (fire element), sword (air element), chalice (water element) and coin (earth element). Strictly speaking, however, these are only referred to as colors when the tarot is used as a game; in esotericism the terms series or series are preferred.
