I want to represent "size" via an icon, for a card game. The three sizes are simply small, medium, and large... and they have an associated value of 0, 1, and 2, respectively.
Cards themselves represent objects (creatues, inanimate objects, magical entities, etc.), but not from any one group in particular (i.e., if it were spaceships, I'd just use three different spaceship icons, but I don't have the luxury of homogeny). The game has a fantasy theme, if that helps.
My problem is, I just don't want the words written on the card, because the word doesn't convey the value associated with it. I also don't want to say something like "Size: 1" because that doesn't convey size very well at all.
Any ideas?