sub build { return ( $_[0] << (16*4 + 2*5 ) ) + ( $_[1] << (16*4 + 2*4 ) ) + ( $_[2] << (16*3 + 2*4 ) ) + ( $_[3] << (16*3 + 2*3 ) ) + ( $_[4] << (16*2 + 2*3 ) ) + ( $_[5] << (16*2 + 2*2 ) ) + ( $_[6] << (16*1 + 2*2 ) ) + ( $_[7] << (16*1 + 2*1 ) ) + ( $_[8] << (16*0 + 2*1 ) ) + ( $_[9] << (16*0 + 2*0 ) ); } use constant { SUITS_MASK => build(0,3, 0,3, 0,3, 0,3, 0,3), ALL_D => build(0,0, 0,0, 0,0, 0,0, 0,0), ALL_S => build(0,1, 0,1, 0,1, 0,1, 0,1), ALL_C => build(0,2, 0,2, 0,2, 0,2, 0,2), ALL_H => build(0,3, 0,3, 0,3, 0,3, 0,3), }; my $suits = $_ & SUITS_MASK; ( $suits == ALL_D || $suits == ALL_S || $suits == ALL_C || $suits == ALL_H )