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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Was there a USPCC museum catalog?
« on: April 21, 2017, 05:43:32 AM »
The USPCC ended public access to their private collection back in 2001. I never had a chance to visit it. Was a catalog ever produced for this collection? I can only find Hargrave's 1930 "A History of Playing Cards..." as the closest thing to a catalog but it had no reference numbers to each deck.

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The Conversation Parlor / Any interest for European cards/reproductions in North America?
« on: January 03, 2016, 10:29:31 AM »
Ever since I've moved to Europe, I've been snapping up some European cards and historical reproductions. Some of these are hard or impossible to find online. I return to the States for the summer every two years. I suppose I can sell my spares on ebay for the 2 or 3 months that I'm back. Does anyone here think there's a significant interest? If there is I will be more aggressive in purchasing them. I'm worried about being stuck with unsold stock if the market is too weak. Also will US Customs give me trouble for bringing a suitcase full of decks?

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Playing Card Plethora / Restoration of Andrew Dougherty's 1878 deck on KS
« on: May 05, 2015, 02:49:25 PM »
1878 Restoration, Andrew Dougherty, Euchre Playing Cards











It went live yesterday and has a two week campaign. There's only 13 days left!


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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Pigments on woodblock and stencil era cards
« on: April 18, 2015, 10:07:14 AM »
I have a question regarding the limited range of colors on many card patterns that date from the woodblock and stencil era. It seems to me that manufacturers used only black and the old primary colors of red, yellow, and blue. Was it a technical limitation or an economic one? I know some inks used to be more expensive in the past but I think German-suited cards from the same era were generally more colorful because green was required for their suit of leaves.

Here are some examples of the RYB color scheme:
Paris pattern: http://www.altacarta.com/overview/francais.html
Trentine, probably the oldest Italian pattern: http://www.mydearplayingcards.com/2006_ITALIA_HTML/027_Baraja-Trentine.php
Spanish National, ancestor to most Spanish packs: http://www.mydearplayingcards.com/2006_MARRUECOS_HTML/002_Baraja-Esp.php
Swiss c. 1830: http://www.wopc.co.uk/switzerland/hurter-1.html
... and of course the English faces we are all familiar with.

So was it money, technology, or aesthetics that limited the range of colors?

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Feedback + Support / There is no board for card games!
« on: April 17, 2015, 12:32:38 PM »
For being the largest playing card forum on the internet, there is no board for card games!  ???

If you google "card games forum", you'll only find dedicated deck or collectible card games!   :o

The closest thing to a games forum is this: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/rec.games.playing-cards which sees very few serious posts but has some IPCS members posting like Depaulis, Parlett, and McCleod. The only other option is wading through the many loosely connected sections of http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/98/traditional-card-games


Sure there are forums for specific games like poker or bridge but we should have our own board for all card games including regional, historical, or obscure games and their variants where we can discuss rules and strategies. It can also be a place where we can invent our own games.

Let's put the PLAY back into PLAYing cards!  :D

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Introduce Yourself / Hello everyone!
« on: April 12, 2015, 11:25:06 AM »
Hi everybody,

I'm a US expat living in Hungary. I moved to a small town where there's nothing to do! Last November, I became obsessed with researching about playing cards for reasons unknown. Now I own some German and Spanish suited decks as well as some tarock decks. Soon, I'll add a Portuguese facsimile to my collection. It's starting to eat into my meager income but still much cheaper than collecting chess sets or mahjong tiles! I'll probably join the IPCS in a few months. I came across this forum months ago during my research, it was inevitable since this is the largest forum. Now if I can find some one to play cards with...

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