Other reasons for their popularity were the simplicity of the suit insignia, which simplifies mass production, and the popularity of whist and contract bridge. In comparison to Spanish, Italian, German, and Swiss playing cards, French cards are the most widespread due to the geopolitical, commercial, and cultural influence of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Aside from these aspects, decks can include a wide variety of regional and national patterns, which often have different deck sizes. In addition, in Tarot packs, there is a cavalier ( cavalier) ranking between the queen and the jack. In a standard 52-card deck these are the valet ( knave or jack), the dame ( lady or queen), and the roi ( king).
Each suit contains three or four face/court cards. Card deck using suits of clubs, diamonds, hearts, and spades Standard 32-card deck of the Paris patternįrench-suited playing cards or French-suited cards are cards that use the French suits of trèfles (clovers or clubs ♣), carreaux (tiles or diamonds ♦), cœurs (hearts ♥), and piques (pikes or spades ♠).
