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.
Woodland Old Maid
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by Simon Wintle
Woodland Old Maid, a Pepys Card Game illustrated by Racey Helps, first published c.1957.
Woodland Snap
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by Simon Wintle
Woodland Snap is played with a pack of 44 cards illustrated with "Woodland" characters by Racey Helps the famous children's artist.
World Tour
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by Simon Wintle
World Tour Quiz Game published by Tactic Group for Finnair involves recognising flags from different countries and their locations on the map.
Yowie
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by Matt Probert
Yowie Game Cards, a promotional item supplied by Cadbury Ltd and published by Kidcorp, c.1999.
Zoo Comics
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by Simon Wintle
ZOO COMICS animated playing cards made by Litografía Ferri, Valencia (Spain), first published in 1968.
