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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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