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Hot Sauce Playing Cards

Published July 03, 1996 Updated November 24, 2023

Each card shows an image of a bottle of hot Chilli Sauce (spelt 'chile' on the cards), a map of where the product is made, a heat gauge plus amusing notes and information about the particular sauce.

USA Paulson Frank Mulligan Advertising Food & Cooking
The Chilehead tells you how hot each product is The World of Playing Cards Hot Sauce Playing Cards - Collector's Series Decks

Hot Sauce Playing Cards… a series of four different collector's decks for the gourmet.

"I developed and designed the cards personally with the assistance of some good California Chardonnay and/or Cabernet Sauvignon throughout the process. It was (and remains) my intention to use the playing cards as a fun way to get information about hot sauces to the public, and as an effective advertising medium for the various makers."

Frank Mulligan, designer and marketing director
Firefood Specialities, Ltd
392 Coogan Way
El Cajon
CA 92020, USA.

Right: The original 'HOT SAUCE' deck, 1st in the series.

Each card shows an image of a bottle of hot Chilli Sauce (spelt 'chile' on the cards), a map of where the product is made, a heat gauge (see top left), plus amusing notes and information about the particular sauce, including manufacturer's phone numbers and website addresses.

52 cards + 2 jokers + extra card in cellowrapped tuckbox. Manufactured by: PAULSON GAMING SUPPLIES of Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Original Hot Sauce Cards
Chile Chuckles… they'll Keep you laughing while you enjoy your favorite card games Left: The 'CHILE CHUCKLES' deck, 2nd in the series.

Each card shows an image of a bottle of Hot Sauce, a map of where the product is made, A 'FUN-LOVING' tortilla chip cartoon (see right) indicating strength, plus amusing notes and information about the particular sauce, including manufacturer's phone numbers and website addresses.

52 cards + 2 jokers + extra card in cellowrapped tuckbox. Manufactured by: PAULSON GAMING SUPPLIES of Las Vegas, Nevada.

COMING SOON… "Let's Barbecue!", consisting of all barbecue products, and finally "The Winner's Circle", which will consist of exclusively National Award winners.
"Hot Sauce Playing Cards"TM is a registered trademark of Firefood Specialities, Ltd, El Cajon, CA 92020 U.S.A. All rights reserved.
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By Simon Wintle

Member since February 01, 1996

Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.

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