Minor suit
In contract bridge the minor suits are diamonds and clubs. They are given that name because contracts made in those suits score less than contracts made in the major suits, and they rank lower in bidding. In particular, one can make 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 and the black suits.
- Rank is used to indicate the major versus minor suits.
- Shape is used to denote the pointed versus rounded suits.
For four-color decks, it has been suggested that the red/black distinction could be replaced by pointed bottoms.
