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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.

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Donkey game from Malaysia

Donkey game from Malaysia

“Donkey” children's card game designed and created by Ooi Yan Hee, manufactured by Hee Trading Co., Malaysia, 1984

Dragon Fight

Dragon Fight

Dragon Fight card game by Playmobil ®, 2014.

Drover’s Dilemma

Drover’s Dilemma

“Drover’s Dilemma” - a card game from Australia.

Drownin’ Surfer

Drownin’ Surfer

Drownin’ Surfer card game

Dudák

Dudák

Dudák, meaning ‘Piper’, is a traditional Czech card game and this set has been specially illustrated for children.

Dumbo

Dumbo

Dumbo card game published by Heraclio Fournier, 1992.

Dumbo

Dumbo

Walt Disney’s Dumbo card game published by Pepys, 1939.

Dungeons & Dragons “Curse of Strahd” Tarokka Deck

Dungeons & Dragons “Curse of Strahd” Tarokka Deck

Enhance your Dungeons & Dragons game with the Tarokka Deck, a tarot-inspired set of cards that bring mystique to your adventures.

DWYN

DWYN

Dwyn - a card game about Welsh history designed by Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio, 2006.

Editorial Gráfica Flores, c.1970-90

Editorial Gráfica Flores, c.1970-90

Editorial Gráfica Flores S.A. were manufacturers of playing cards and card games around c.1970-90.

Educación Vial

Educación Vial

Educación Vial (Road Safety) card game published by H. Fournier, 1995.

El Gato con Botas

El Gato con Botas

Puss in Boots card game manufactured by H. Fournier, 1981.

El Negrito Pedro, c.1950s

El Negrito Pedro, c.1950s

El Negrito Pedro, children’s card game, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1950s.

El Reloj card game by Imprenta Lecaros

El Reloj card game by Imprenta Lecaros

“El Reloj” card game by Imprenta Lecaros, Lima, Peru, c.1920.

Electric Snap

Electric Snap

Electric Snap by the South Wales Electricity Board, 1950s.

Electrical Mah Jong

Electrical Mah Jong

Electrical Mah Jong was produced by De La Rue for The Western Electric Company Ltd in 1924 for the Wembley Exhibition.

Elevenses

Elevenses

Elevenses is a card game in which respectable 1920s socialites strive to serve the finest morning teas!

England Expects

England Expects

‘England Expects’ card game published by Pepys Games in 1940.

Entente Cordiale

Entente Cordiale

Jaques' The Entente Cordiale Card Game, c.1905.

EPCS August 1996 Newsletter

EPCS August 1996 Newsletter Members Only

Euro 96 Football • WWII • Frizzle • Women's Suffrage • James English • Peerless Card Co. • Dr Who • Gilbert & Sullivan • Norwich Cathedral • KAN-U-GO • Flora • C.W. Faulkner • Roman Numerals • Heads of House Game • Zetmea • Joseph Hunt & Sons • SNAP • Universal for Denmark • Schweppes Ephemera