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Clubs

This article is about Clubs in the context of playing cards. For other uses of the words "club" and "clubs" see club (disambiguation).

Clubs (♣) is one of the four suits found in playing cards, marked with a black trefoil; the term is translated from the Spanish basto.

It is the lowest ranking suit in Contract bridge and the highest ranking suit in Skat.

In some Hearts variants, the player who takes the 10 of Clubs scores double his/her normal score for the round. The 2 of Clubs is the standard opening lead in Hearts.

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