diff --git a/schafkopf-logic/.gitignore b/schafkopf-logic/.gitignore
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+target
+Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/schafkopf-logic/Cargo.toml b/schafkopf-logic/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "schafkopf-logic"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+strum = "0.27"
+strum_macros = "0.27"
+rand = "0.9"
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diff --git a/schafkopf-logic/src/deck/card.rs b/schafkopf-logic/src/deck/card.rs
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+use std::fmt;
+
+use crate::deck::{Suit, Rank};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Card {
+    pub suit: Suit,
+    pub rank: Rank,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Card {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{} {}", self.rank, self.suit)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/schafkopf-logic/src/deck/mod.rs b/schafkopf-logic/src/deck/mod.rs
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+mod rank;
+pub use rank::Rank;
+
+mod suit;
+pub use suit::Suit;
+
+mod card;
+pub use card::Card;
+
+use strum::IntoEnumIterator;
+
+use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
+use rand::rng;
+
+pub struct Deck {
+    cards: Vec<Card>,
+}
+
+impl Deck {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let cards = Suit::iter()
+                            .flat_map(|suit| Rank::iter().map(move |rank| Card { suit, rank }))
+                            .collect();
+        Self { cards }
+    }
+
+    pub fn draw(&mut self) -> Option<Card> {
+        self.cards.pop()
+    }
+
+    pub fn shuffle(&mut self) {
+        self.cards.shuffle(&mut rng());
+    }
+
+    pub fn deal_4x8(&mut self) -> Option<[Vec<Card>; 4]> {
+        if self.cards.len() < 32 { return None; }
+        let mut hands = [Vec::with_capacity(8), Vec::with_capacity(8),
+                         Vec::with_capacity(8), Vec::with_capacity(8)];
+        for _ in 0..8 {
+            for h in 0..4 {
+                hands[h].push(self.draw()?);
+            }
+        }
+        Some(hands)
+    }
+
+    pub fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item=&Card> {
+        self.cards.iter()
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/schafkopf-logic/src/deck/rank.rs b/schafkopf-logic/src/deck/rank.rs
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+use std::fmt;
+use strum_macros::EnumIter;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, EnumIter)]
+pub enum Rank {
+    Ass,
+    Zehn,
+    Koenig,
+    Ober,
+    Unter,
+    Neun,
+    Acht,
+    Sieben,
+}
+
+impl Rank {
+    pub fn points(&self) -> u8 {
+        match self {
+            Rank::Ass       => 11,
+            Rank::Zehn      => 10,
+            Rank::Koenig    =>  4,
+            Rank::Ober      =>  3,
+            Rank::Unter     =>  3,
+            _               =>  0
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Rank {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        let name = match self {
+            Rank::Ass       => "Ass",
+            Rank::Zehn      => "Zehn",
+            Rank::Koenig    => "König",
+            Rank::Ober      => "Ober",
+            Rank::Unter     => "Unter",
+            Rank::Neun      => "Neun",
+            Rank::Acht      => "Acht",
+            Rank::Sieben    => "Sieben",
+        };
+        write!(f, "{}", name)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/schafkopf-logic/src/deck/suit.rs b/schafkopf-logic/src/deck/suit.rs
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+use std::fmt;
+use strum_macros::EnumIter;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, EnumIter)]
+pub enum Suit {
+    Eichel,
+    Gras,
+    Herz,
+    Schell,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Suit {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        let name = match self {
+            Suit::Eichel    => "Eichel",
+            Suit::Gras      => "Gras",
+            Suit::Herz      => "Herz",
+            Suit::Schell    => "Schell",
+        };
+        write!(f, "{}", name)
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/schafkopf-logic/src/main.rs b/schafkopf-logic/src/main.rs
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+mod deck;
+use deck::Deck;
+
+fn main() {
+    let mut deck = Deck::new();
+    deck.shuffle();
+
+    let [mut hand1, mut hand2, mut hand3, mut hand4] = deck.deal_4x8().unwrap();
+
+    println!("Player 1 has:");
+    for card in hand1.iter() {
+        println!("{}", card)
+    }
+
+    println!("\nPlayer 2 has:");
+    for card in hand2.iter() {
+        println!("{}", card)
+    }
+
+    println!("\nPlayer 3 has:");
+    for card in hand3.iter() {
+        println!("{}", card)
+    }
+
+    println!("\nPlayer 4 has:");
+    for card in hand4.iter() {
+        println!("{}", card)
+    }
+}