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2013 • September
Jungle Thrills & Safari
Jungle Thrills illustrated by Racey Helps and published by Pepys Games, 1955.
8-Bit Mafia and 8-Bit Werewolf
This pack created by Michael Scott has been inspired by retro 8-bit pixel games from the 80s and 90s.
Baraja Canaria
‘La Auténtica Baraja Canaria’ was published in 1995 by Justo Pérez as an expression of the history and character of the Canary Islands.
Baraja Marinera
‘Baraja Marinera’ designed by Francisco Javier San Juan, published by Asescoin (Madrid), 1995
Civil Unrest Playing Cards
A deck of cards inspired by the American Civil War, featuring leaders, army generals, President Abraham Lincoln and other characters from this historical period.
Believe Playing Cards
A deck of playing cards inspired by the Wayang Shadow Puppets of the Island of Java.
Steampunk Pirates
The deck has been inspired by pirates and swashbuckling and the world of Steampunk, a science-fiction realm of steam-powered machinery, intricate cogs and gears.
El Cid 9th centenary
Playing cards commemorating the IX centenary of the death of ‘El Cid’ designed by Vicente S. Algora.
Interview with Alan Kriegel, creator of Gestalt playing cards
Alan Kriegel has set out to rethink the signs and symbols used in traditional playing cards.
Blueblood Redux Playing Cards
Follow-up pack for the 2012 Blue Blood Playing Cards pack on Kickstarter.
Winter Deck by Ultramarine Designs
Inspired by freezing tribal images of northern winter, this deck is called to show you all its mystic and dangerous beauty.
Draughts League Medals
Arthur Charles Prince worked for De la Rue as a playing card cutter and later was promoted to supervisor of a small team of workers of same until his death aged 50.
Rowley & Co - “Monarchs of Europe”
In around 1775 Rowley & Co attempted to reform the traditional court cards to portraits of the kings and queens of England, France, Spain and Russia.
Monumentos de España
"Monumentos de España" souvenir playing cards manufactured by Heraclio Fournier, S.A., Vitoria (Spain), c.1955.
Regional Costumes
Spanish regional costumes and coats-of-arms; cute illustrations on each card, 1986.
Repoker Político
Political caricature playing cards designed by Antonio Olveira, published by the Malaga newspaper “Diario 16” on the occasion of the 1995 local elections.
Quits
Jaques' Quits card game, c.1880-85, with portraits of monarchs inside suit symbols in red, blue and yellow, designed to assist in the education of school children in British history.
Baraja Gallega
Baraja Gallega designed by cartoonists and caricaturists Pinto Chinto (David Pintor & Carlos López) in 2002.
Baralla Galega
'Baralla Galega' designed by X. Cobas and published by Imprenta Comercial Imprent S.A., La Coruña (Spain) in 1983
Rider Waite Tarot - details compared
After the first edition of the Rider-Waite tarot in 1909 four further editions were published till approx 1940. These differ in several attributes: outline artwork, colours, lettering and card thickness.
Rider-Waite Tarot
The Rider Waite Tarot was created at the beginning of the 20th century by Arthur Edward Waite and Pamela Colman Smith.
32: The Not-So-Minor Cardmakers of the 19th Century - Part 3
A survey of the cards made by Creswick and Hardy, with a brief mention of De La Rue, Goodall and Reynolds.
31: The Not-So-Minor Cardmakers of the 19th Century - Part 2
This page continues the presentation of examples of the major English cardmakers of the 19th century.
30: The Not-So-Minor Cardmakers of the 19th Century - Gibson, Hunt & Bancks
A preliminary look at the card-makers operating in the 19th century.
Nintendo Mario Playing Cards
Special cartoon playing cards designed to accompany Nintendo's Mario series of computer games.