[1] - Indices are in Greek letters
[2] - Indices are in cyrillic letters
In Switzerland, indices can be either German, French or English.
In other countries, standard decks feature English indices, although the ace and the courts are given local names.
Most decks have either two or four indices.
the Poker and Bridge types |
In the first case, they appear in the upper left and lower right corner,
often called Poker type (in this game players look at their cards one by
one, sliding them from left to right).
In the second case, each corner will have an index, the so-called Bridge type
(because in this game players hold several cards at a time, and find quite useful to tell
values from both sides). |
This is not really a strict scheme, so packs designed for playing Poker may sometimes
have four indices, and packs with two indices may be used for other games, as well.
International decks with no indices at all are rather uncommon; instead, this happens
very often in regional patterns, many of which only show pips (suit symbols) and
court illustrations, without any further notation.
