Age of Dragons

Published July 01, 2019 Updated June 18, 2022

Age of Dragons by Anne Stokes, 2017.

2017 United Kingdom USA United States Playing Card Co. Bicycle Anne Stokes Art & Design Fantasy Myths & Legends
Chamber’s Twentieth Century Dictionary

“Age of Dragons” Bicycle® playing cards with highly detailed fantasy artwork by Anne Stokes, 2017. Each card features a realistic dragon in a magical setting. See the Box

“Age of Dragons” fantasy playing cards with artwork by Anne Stokes, 2017 “Age of Dragons” fantasy playing cards with artwork by Anne Stokes, 2017 “Age of Dragons” fantasy playing cards with artwork by Anne Stokes, 2017

Above: “Age of Dragons” fantasy playing cards with artwork by Anne Stokes, produced on premium Bicycle® brand cardstock by USPCC, 2017. 52 cards plus 2 jokers + extra card in box.

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I have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.

Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.

Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.

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