Zoology
Animals and fauna are familiar and beloved by people of all ages. Their popularity in card games makes them accessible and appealing to a wide range of players and offers opportunities for creativity in game design. There is also animal symbolism which varies in different cultures or mythology: i.e. dragons can symbolise strength, eagles or lions might suggest power. A fox might be cunning, doves suggest peace, etc
• See also: Education • Nature & Environment
Animal Tarot by Joseph Fetscher
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by Simon Wintle
French-suited Natural History Tarot deck by Joseph Fetscher, Munich, c.1820.
Animals Quartet printed for Cigarrillos El Figaro, Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Animals Quartet game printed for Cigarrillos El Figaro, Peru, early 1900s.
Birds, Beasts and Fishes
The game of “Birds, Beasts and Fishes” published by Multum in Parvo Ltd, from 1896
Dino Deck playing cards
A different dinosaur for each of the four suits, two printed in red and two in blue.
Forest Echoes
Chad Valley’s “Forest Echoes Zoological Snap” from before the First World War depicts superb illustrations of animals and their associated calls.
J. W. Spear and Sons: ‘Zoology’
Quartet games with scientific illustrations became popular during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. J. W. Spear and Sons Zoology quartet game is a lesson in natural history.
La Zoologie
Dondorf's “La Zoologie” card game no.335 features a collection of 40 chromolithographic prints of species of animals from around the world
Natural History Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
Natural History Tarot published by G M, Germany, early 19th C.
Noah’s Ark Card Game
Noah’s Ark Card Game, c.1905, which in its day helped to teach the Old Testament worldview
The Age of Dinosaurs playing cards
Dinosaurs from different ages and locations, with artwork by Virginijus Poshkus.
