<p>I don't think there is any particular logic to the suit distribution in the Decktet. A quick search of BoardGameGeek didn't turn up any comments by P.D. Magnus (the designer of the Decktet, who is active in their forums) on the distribution either. I haven't been able to commit the distribution to memory, but if you want to, this is what you would need to memorize:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QbLGK.png" alt="Chart of suit combinations by rank"></p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/yUvJF.png" alt="Table showing pairwise suit combinations, and which ranks they apply to"></p>

<p>These are taken from the Decktet Charts and tables pdf available <a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/52924/decktet-charts-and-tables" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>

<p>Another useful view of which combinations of suits are most prevelent:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Axdl9.jpg" alt="HenryBlatbugIII&#39;s chart of card distribution from BGG"></p>

<p>This is an image by HenryBlatbugIII from <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/image/866761/henryblatbugiii" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BoardGameGeek</a>.</p>

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+1 Thanks very much - these are good summaries.  I found another image which may also be useful, which I'll post once I find it again!
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<p>Recently I discovered the <a href="http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37301/decktet">Decktet</a> playing card pack, and have been enjoying the way that suits and ranks combine to make for some very clever games. However, I think I would be able to use better strategies if I could remember what cards existed!</p>

<p>I have noticed that the basic deck contains one card of each rank/suit combination, and that the extended deck contains two pawns and two courts of each suit, along with The Excuse.</p>

<p>I was wondering if there was some further logic behind the card arrangement, or some easy way to remember that there is, e.g., a nine of moons/suns, an eight of moons/suns, but no seven of moons/suns.</p>

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Remembering Decktet Card Distribution
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# Remembering Decktet Card Distribution

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-08-28)

Recently I discovered the [Decktet](http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37301/decktet) playing card pack, and have been enjoying the way that suits and ranks combine to make for some very clever games. However, I think I would be able to use better strategies if I could remember what cards existed!

I have noticed that the basic deck contains one card of each rank/suit combination, and that the extended deck contains two pawns and two courts of each suit, along with The Excuse.

I was wondering if there was some further logic behind the card arrangement, or some easy way to remember that there is, e.g., a nine of moons/suns, an eight of moons/suns, but no seven of moons/suns.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2012-11-06. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

I don't think there is any particular logic to the suit distribution in the Decktet. A quick search of BoardGameGeek didn't turn up any comments by P.D. Magnus (the designer of the Decktet, who is active in their forums) on the distribution either. I haven't been able to commit the distribution to memory, but if you want to, this is what you would need to memorize:

![Chart of suit combinations by rank](https://i.sstatic.net/QbLGK.png)

![Table showing pairwise suit combinations, and which ranks they apply to](https://i.sstatic.net/yUvJF.png)

These are taken from the Decktet Charts and tables pdf available [here](http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/52924/decktet-charts-and-tables).

Another useful view of which combinations of suits are most prevelent:

![HenryBlatbugIII's chart of card distribution from BGG](https://i.sstatic.net/Axdl9.jpg)

This is an image by HenryBlatbugIII from [BoardGameGeek](http://boardgamegeek.com/image/866761/henryblatbugiii).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: +1 Thanks very much - these are good summaries.  I found another image which may also be useful, which I'll post once I find it again!  

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