diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 711b598..efb6e3f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "shelem",
-  "version": "1.1.4",
+  "version": "1.1.5",
   "description": "Shelem card game — multiplayer",
   "main": "server.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/public/app.js b/public/app.js
index d41db2f..4f6a5cc 100644
--- a/public/app.js
+++ b/public/app.js
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ function renderWidowOverlay(st) {
   updateWidowPreview(st);
 }
 
-const WIDOW_SUIT_ORDER  = ['C', 'D', 'H', 'S'];
+const WIDOW_SUIT_ORDER  = ['C', 'D', 'S', 'H'];
 const WIDOW_SUIT_LABEL  = { C: '♣', D: '♦', H: '♥', S: '♠' };
 const WIDOW_JOKER_LABEL = { 'JOKER-COLOR': '🌈', 'JOKER-BLACK': '⚫' };
 
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index e8124ce..7ae70a7 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ function trumpRank(card) {
 }
 
 // Suit display order: C D H S JOKER
-const SUIT_ORD = { C: 0, D: 1, H: 2, S: 3, JOKER: 4 };
+// Alternate colours (black-red-black-red) so same-colour suits aren't adjacent
+const SUIT_ORD = { C: 0, D: 1, S: 2, H: 3, JOKER: 4 };
 function sortCards(hand) {
   return [...hand].sort((a, b) => {
     const sa = SUIT_ORD[suitOf(a)], sb = SUIT_ORD[suitOf(b)];