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Marek Brejcha

  • Czech Republic • Member since June 13, 2024

My relationship with cards grew from playing to collecting and transformed into publishing as well. I am part of the team at Counter Clockwise, a small company that publishes traditional card games.

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1940 Doppel-Deutsche Karten by Bratří Willnerové, Teplice

Doppel-Deutsche Karten by Bratří Willnerové, Teplice

This deck from local manufacturer Bratří Willnerová offers a standard version of the popular Central European card pattern.

2022 The European Interchanges Quartets

The European Interchanges Quartets

A card game based around motorway intersections from European countries.

1914 Austrian Tarock by S.D. Modiano

Austrian Tarock by S.D. Modiano

Modiano’s Austrian Tarock with country scenes has been in production for over 100 years.

1920 Prager Pattern by Bratří Willnerové, Teplice

Prager Pattern by Bratří Willnerové, Teplice

Traditional single-ended Prager pattern by Willner Brothers from northern Bohemia.

2022 Playing card designs by Franz Exler

Playing card designs by Franz Exler

Reconstruction of playing cards from the original 1903 designs.

1910 Tarock Cards by NIL Spielkartenfabrik

Tarock Cards by NIL Spielkartenfabrik

A deck of tarock cards from the eastern end of the ending Austro-Hungarian Empire.

1905 Whist by Ditha Moser

Whist by Ditha Moser

Ditha Moser created this minimalist Whist deck in 1905, in the style of the Vienna Secession art movement.

1919 Animal Skat, Česká Grafická Unie

Animal Skat, Česká Grafická Unie

A non-standard deck from Czechoslovakia.

1862 Johann Nejedly Tarok Cards

Johann Nejedly Tarok Cards

Johann Nejedly, a 19th-century Viennese card maker, produced Tarock cards featuring modern scenes that reflect the artistic and cultural trends of the time.

1854 Joseph Sürch, Engraver

Joseph Sürch, Engraver

Joseph Sürch, a prominent Viennese engraver, made significant contributions to card sheet engraving and is renowned for his work on various tarock decks.