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Playing Card Plethora / "Playing Cards to Publicize Crimes"
« on: September 16, 2014, 12:09:47 PM »
My Mom actually pointed me to this article. I think it's a great idea. As many of you know, the U.S. military has long used similar decks with soldiers.

http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_268743/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=9tpE3DLd

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Feedback + Support / Admin/Moderator Info Page?
« on: September 09, 2014, 11:28:07 PM »
Hello,

I think it would be really awesome if there could be a whole Admin/Moderator contact page outlining who everyone is and their specific forum roles. I can see at least 5 of you when sorting the member list. Perhaps this could even be a "sticky" (not sure what they are called on this forum) at the top of this "Feedback + Support" thread or maybe even attached more visibly to the main page.

Thank you!
Spindles

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Playing Card Plethora / Favorite Green Decks?
« on: September 09, 2014, 07:55:29 PM »
Here's a chance to show off some of your collection and help me at the same time :)

What are some of your favorite green-colored decks?

I'm in the market for some general purpose decks and quite simply, love green.

Thanks guys!

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Hello Card Friends,

I am interested in buying 1 Green Gatorback Deck.

Now, I know these sold for $5/deck.

I will offer $9 PayPal'ed CONUS.

Kindly don't be an unreasonable price gouger. I didn't miss the sale or anything. I only ever wanted one.

Thanks!
Spindles

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RARE! Aviator Playing Cards

Each deck is sealed with a government issued tax stamp (they have never been opened). This dates the decks to c.1940-1965.

Edition: Bridge 913

There are 12 decks total: 6 BLUE & 6 RED

$6 per deck (or $10 per blue/red pair) + shipping to wherever you are

Take the whole lot and get the brick box bottom they came in.

Thank you for looking!

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Playing Card Plethora / Playing Cards & the Military
« on: July 26, 2014, 05:36:05 PM »
It seems to be rather well known that armed forces have used playing cards to help soldiers learn to identify naval and aircraft. (I hope to collect more myself.)

In more recent years, playing cards have been used for another special purpose: Historic preservation.

I was lucky to find one such former government-issue deck. This one is specific to Afghanistan and I know Iraq ones exist as well. Cards inform soldiers to avoid buying antiquities, prevent the destruction of archaeologically significant sites, protect museums, leave important items in situ for later study, etc.

I will attach a few photos here. I apologize for their poor quality. (They were done a while ago and quickly.) I can re-snap. Just let me know.

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Playing Card Plethora / NASA Deck
« on: July 26, 2014, 03:05:11 PM »
Warning: Major geekiness here  ;D

In honor of Apollo 11th's recent 45th Anniversary, I figured I would share this deck for fun.

I don't have many novelty decks, but this one caught my eye as it matches another hobby quite well :)

They were purchased at a planetarium, but you can probably get them online too.

I wouldn't use them for cardistry as their handling is poor. The graphics are really high quality, though.

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Playing Card Plethora / Apache Playing Cards
« on: July 26, 2014, 02:19:50 PM »
Hello,

While on a recent trip, I found a really cool deck on display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Here is photo of the cards themselves and then a bit about their history. I bet it would be tricky to shuffle those...


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Playing Card Plethora / Playing Cards Seriously Up Close
« on: March 27, 2014, 09:15:54 PM »
I came across these as I was trying to find more info. on specific card terminology. I bet you never thought of a card at the microscopic level (well, unless you're pondering the air cushion magic).

http://microvisionlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/cs/anatomy_of_a_playing_card_part-1.pdf
http://microvisionlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/cs/anatomy_of_a_playing_card_part-2.pdf
http://microvisionlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/cs/anatomy_of_a_playing_card_part-3.pdf

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Introduce Yourself / Another newbie!
« on: March 27, 2014, 08:45:53 PM »
Card guys and gals,

Thanks for having me as part of this forum! I come from a long line of card players. My grandmother was very instrumental in fostering my playing card interest. I never leave the house without a deck of cards. Dealing with some annoying health stuff, I now find that I have more time to learn both tricks and games. I've also really gotten into all the new decks being made out there. (I recently made a $34 profit on the sale of an antique store deck find and used it all to buy new ones. :)

So yeah, see you out there!
--Spindles

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