Origins & History

Find background material on ancient and modern card games. References and links to further information.

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  1. Online Casino, Poker & Bingo Guide

    Guide provides full reviews for casinos, poker rooms and bingo sites.
    www.justcasinobonuses.com

    Guide provides full reviews for casinos, poker rooms and bingo sites.

  2. UK Casino Guide - Card Game

    UK casino guide provides review of online bingo and casino. Rules, tips and strategies for video slot, blackjack, roulette, poker, video poker, keno and more.
    www.online-casino-bingo.co.uk

    UK casino guide provides review of online bingo and casino. Rules, tips and strategies for video slot, blackjack, roulette, poker, video poker, keno and more.

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  1. Acquiring Period Card Decks

    Find a list of sources for obtaining Period Playing Cards, which are difficult items to find
    jducoeur.org

    Find a list of sources for obtaining Period Playing Cards, which are difficult items to find

  2. Bibliography of Period Sources

    Find a list of sources of information on Period games and playing cards. Source material for research.
    jducoeur.org

    Find a list of sources of information on Period games and playing cards. Source material for research.

  3. Card Games - Transcriptions and Facsimiles

    Find a large collection of sources and links to Period games from all over the world.
    jducoeur.org

    Find a large collection of sources and links to Period games from all over the world.

  4. Chinese Origin of Playing Cards (1895)

    Read about Chinese card games from an unusual historical perspective.
    www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca

    Read about Chinese card games from an unusual historical perspective.

  5. D.J. McAdam's - Playing Cards

    Offers a selection of traditional card decks with unique designs including Sherlock Homes, flowers, mummies, and Victorian themes.
    www.djmcadam.com

    Offers a selection of traditional card decks with unique designs including Sherlock Homes, flowers, mummies, and Victorian themes.

  6. Daf - Playing-Cards FAQ

    Offers answers to frequently asked questions regarding card history, games, and collecting.
    www.cs.man.ac.uk

    Offers answers to frequently asked questions regarding card history, games, and collecting.

  7. Games Listed in Gargantua

    Read through a list of known names of Period games. Useful start point in research.
    www.isebastiani.com

    Read through a list of known names of Period games. Useful start point in research.

  8. Imran's History of Games

    Read a collection of authoritative links to resources on games from an historical perspective.
    bits.bris.ac.uk

    Read a collection of authoritative links to resources on games from an historical perspective.

  9. Medieval & Renaissance Games - Noddy

    Read through this historical record of the pre-cursor to the modern game of Cribbage
    jducoeur.org

    Read through this historical record of the pre-cursor to the modern game of Cribbage

  10. Solitaire Games History

    Find extensive history of Solitare. Including general rules and tips on seven variants.
    www.solitaire-game.net

    Find extensive history of Solitare. Including general rules and tips on seven variants.

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