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| You would be wrong! The English pattern is not the only
design; most countries have their own designs, popular locally,
which you may not have seen. These are very often far more
colourful than the English one and beautifully printed. The
composition of the pack often changes with the game which
is being played; a Swiss players sitting down to play jass
expects to find 36 cards in their pack, German skat players
use 32 cards, while the dealer of French Tarot has to cope
with 78 large cards in their hand. In many parts of the world,
different suit systems sre in use, rather than the familiar
hearts, clubs, diamonds and spades! And of course, packs are
designed and printed especially for children's games-such
as Old Maid and Black Peter. .... |
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| There have been thousands of games invented and played
since the late 14th century when playing-cards first came
to Europe. Some of the games became very popular and remained
so for many years before being forgotten, unless they were
recorded in literature. Some of today's popular games have
changed little over several hundred years. Playing cards is
still a popular pastime; look at the postings to the newsgroup
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| It was not until recently that the origins of such ephemeral
things as playing-cards were the subject of rigorous research.
History has left us some fascinating puzzles to sort out,
with clues waiting to be pieced together from records of tax
collectors, trade directories, church proclamations banning
idle diversions and uncut sheets of cards found inside ancient
books taken to be rebound. While some of the basic facts about
the history of playing-cards have been clearly established,
many others are still matters of speculation and debate.....
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| The International Playing-Card Society has been working
for over 25 years to understand the development of playing-card
designs and games. It numbers more than 500 members world-wide
and is run by a members' elected council. Our members range
from beginners through to expert in their fields with all
aspects of playing-card activities represented-games players,
collectors and those interested in the historical aspects
of playing-cards...... |
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