Children's Card Games
The games we play mirror the world we live in, like popular art. There was a time when friends and family played indoor games by the fireside and enjoyed countless hours of pleasure and amusement. Children don’t play card games so much because they prefer computer games, the ultimate excitement. Antique and vintage card games offer documentary evidence, as well as nostalgic memories, of the social interaction, fashions and stereotypes of bygone days and are a study in social anthropology.
UNO
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by Adam Wintle
UNO Indonesian edition, licensed by Mattel for sale in Far Eastern countries, 2011
Vacuation
“Vacuation” published by Pepys games, based on the evacuation of children to Reception Areas in the countryside during WW2, c.1939-40.
Valentine’s Games
Valentine & Sons Ltd, Dundee & London, were greeting card and book publishers who also produced playing cards and party games during the early 20th century.
Verkeers Kwartet
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by Simon Wintle
A helpful quartet game celebrating the 75th anniversary of road safety exams making traffic safer.
Verkehrsmittel Einst und Jetzt
“Verkehrsmittel Einst und Jetzt” transport quartet game by Bielefelder Spielkarten Fabrik GmbH, 1949.
Vesalius Anatomy Card Game
Celebrating the work of Andreas Vesalius in the quincentenary year of his birth.
Veto
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by Simon Wintle
‘Veto’ is a Polish CCG game. Players compete for power and influence. The game is set in 17th century.
Victory
“Victory” by Pepys Games, a splendid game with caricatures of British and German leaders, published in 1940.
Vogelspiel
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by Simon Wintle
Vogelspiel, a German card game known as the “cuckoo game” also known as “Gnau”.
Waddy Productions
Waddy Productions Ltd was a member of the giant Amalgamated Press group and only published card games for a short period in the 1930s.
Walt Disney “Schwarzer Peter”
Walt Disney “Schwarzer Peter” game published by Vereinigte Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabriken A.G.
War of Omens
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by Adam Wintle
War of Omens is a card game combining deck-builder and collectable-card-game mechanics, featuring fast, strategic play and 3 different playable factions.