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The standard 52-cards deck of most french-suited_playing cards is the most common pack of playing cards used today.
* In English-speaking countries it is the only traditional pack
*used for playing cards; in many countries of the world today, however, it is used alongside other traditional, often older, standard packs with different suit systems such as those with Spanish, Italian, German or Swiss suits.
The most common pattern of French-suited cards worldwide and the only one commonly available in Britain and the United States is the English pattern pack. The second most common is the Belgian Genoese pattern, designed in France, but whose use spread to Spain, Italy, the Ottoman Empire, the Balkans and much of North Africa and the Middle East.
In addition to those, there are other major international and regional patterns.
* In English-speaking countries it is the only traditional pack
*used for playing cards; in many countries of the world today, however, it is used alongside other traditional, often older, standard packs with different suit systems such as those with Spanish, Italian, German or Swiss suits.
The most common pattern of French-suited cards worldwide and the only one commonly available in Britain and the United States is the English pattern pack. The second most common is the Belgian Genoese pattern, designed in France, but whose use spread to Spain, Italy, the Ottoman Empire, the Balkans and much of North Africa and the Middle East.
In addition to those, there are other major international and regional patterns.
