Check check it out http://jsfiddle.net/GpAUP/

Here is the meat of the code:

    var maxSize = 3*3*3*3;
    for(var i = 0; i < maxSize; ++i){    
        var a = Math.floor(i/27) % 3;
        var b = Math.floor(i/9) % 3;
        var c = Math.floor(i/3) % 3;
        var d = i % 3;    
        $("body").append(a + "," + b + "," + c + "," + d );
        $("body").append("<br />");
    }

essentially using modulus and a little linear math. You want `cards.push([a,b,c,d])` instead of appending to body. You can change the ordering if you want it a different way.