Alcatraz: Rules and Regulations Playing Cards

Alcatraz operated as a prison (or penitentiary) from 1934 to 1963. In 1972, Alcatraz Island became part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Each card has a rule or regulation in white lettering against a dark green background featuring a prison watchtower. The card designs perhaps also reflect the dullness and monotony of life in such an institution. The back design, on the other hand, is dramatic – more like a Hollywood film poster or the cover of a Marvel comic book. Although the date 2003 appears on the bottom of the tuck box and on the extra card, the Piatnik imprint on the Ace of Hearts would suggest that this pack was actually printed in 2005. See the box►

Above: Alcatraz: Rules and Regulations Playing Cards. Printed by Piatnik for the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, CA, USA, 2003. 52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 extra card with text in tuck box. Size 63 x 88 mm.

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