Editing Minor suit

{{Short description|Diamonds and clubs in contract bridge}}
In [[contract bridge]] the '''minor [[suit (cards)|suits]]''' are [[diamonds (suit)|diamonds]] ({{Diams}}) and [[clubs (suit)|clubs]] ({{Clubs}}).<ref>{{OEB|6|293}}</ref> They are given that name because contracts made in those suits score less (20 per contracted trick) than contracts made in the [[major suit]]s (30 per contracted trick), and they rank lower in bidding. In particular, one can make [[Contract bridge glossary#G|game]] with a four-level bid in a major suit, while a five-level bid is required in a minor. Of the two minor suits, diamonds rank higher than clubs.

==Suit combinations==
Fundamentally, there are three ways to divide four suits into pairs: by ''color'', by ''rank'' and by ''shape'' resulting in six possible suit combinations.
* Color is used to denote the ''red'' suits (hearts and diamonds) and the ''black'' suits (spades and clubs).
* Rank is used to indicate the ''[[Major suit|major]]'' (spades and hearts) versus ''minor'' (diamonds and clubs) suits.
* Shape is used to denote the ''pointed'' (diamonds and spades, which visually have a sharp point uppermost) versus ''rounded'' (hearts and clubs) suits. This is used only as a [[mnemonic]].

==See also==
*[[Standard 52-card deck]]
*[[Major suit]]
*[[Two suiter]]

==Notes==
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