diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index eafb134..5c3c72e 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -585,6 +585,15 @@ local function inventory_to_cardtable(list,pos,sender,which)
    return false
 end
 
+local function is_cardtable(pos)
+      local prefix="deck:cardtable_"
+      local n=minetest.get_node(pos)
+      if string.sub(n.name,1,string.len(prefix)) == prefix then
+	 return true
+      end
+      return false
+end
+
 -- return true if pos is deal position
 local function is_deal_position(pos)
    local around={
@@ -594,8 +603,7 @@ local function is_deal_position(pos)
    }
    local tablenodes=0
    for key,p in ipairs(around) do
-      local n=minetest.get_node(p)
-      if n.name == "deck:cardtable" then
+      if is_cardtable(p) then
 	 tablenodes=tablenodes+1
       end
    end
@@ -619,9 +627,8 @@ end
 local function deal_card_to_table(pos,formname,fields,sender)
    log("deal cards at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
    local below={x=pos.x,y=pos.y-1,z=pos.z}
-   local belownode=minetest.get_node(below)
    local dp
-   if belownode.name == "deck:cardtable" then
+   if is_cardtable(below) then
       log("below is cardtable")
       local from_pile_meta=minetest.get_meta(pos)
       local from_pile_inv=from_pile_meta:get_inventory()
@@ -648,9 +655,8 @@ end
 local function deal_cards(pos,formname,fields,sender)
    log("deal cards at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
    local below={x=pos.x,y=pos.y-1,z=pos.z}
-   local belownode=minetest.get_node(below)
    local dp
-   if belownode.name == "deck:cardtable" then
+   if is_cardtable(below) then
       log("below is cardtable")
       dp=cardtable_get_deal_positions(below)
    else
@@ -846,8 +852,7 @@ local function on_construct_cardtable(pos)
 		      
    )
    for key,p in ipairs(around) do
-      local n=minetest.get_node(p)
-      if n.name == "deck:cardtable" then
+      if is_cardtable(p) then
 	 add_node_to_cardtable(cardtable_get_main_pos(p),pos)
 	 return
       end
@@ -945,16 +950,16 @@ for _, row in ipairs(dye.dyes) do
    local name = "deck:cardtable_"..color
    local colorize = tablecolorize[color]
    if colorize == nil then colorize = color end
-   local tile = "deck_table_g.png^[colorize:"..colorize..":alpha"
-    log(name..": "..tile)
-    minetest.register_node(name, {
-			    description = "Table where cards can be easily dealt",
-			    tiles = { tile },
-			    on_construct = on_construct_cardtable,
-			    groups = {cracky=3, cardtable=1},
-			    after_dig_node = after_dig_cardtable,
-			    on_receive_fields = fields_cardtable,
-    })
+   local tile = "deck_table_g.png^[colorize:"..colorize..":127"
+   log(name..": "..tile)
+   minetest.register_node(name, {
+			     description = "Table where cards can be easily dealt",
+			     tiles = { tile },
+			     on_construct = on_construct_cardtable,
+			     groups = {cracky=3, cardtable=1},
+			     after_dig_node = after_dig_cardtable,
+			     on_receive_fields = fields_cardtable,
+   })
 end
 
 -- ABM enables adding cards to a pile by placing card on the pile.