Origins & History

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

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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
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      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.
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      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.
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      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
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      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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