Summary

The English Playing Card Society (EPCS) was founded in 1984 to promote research into the history and development of English playing cards and card games, ensuring the exchange of information and ideas among collectors, researchers, archivists, designers, manufacturers, and dealers. This initiative highlights how iconic and colorful designs from countries like India have evolved into intricate and detailed patterns across Russia, serving as a testament to the creativity and diversity that define the human experience within the gaming industry.

Title

The World of Playing Cards — A collaborative archive of playing cards and their makers.

Description

The small rectangular pieces of cardboard have been a medium for games of luck and skill, as well as a focus for design, advertising, political propaganda, art, history and much more... a miniature encyclopedia of social anthropology

Keywords

cards, playing, issue, view, card, simon, have, tarot, history, chinese, pattern, countries, spanish, sign, society, century, america

NS Lookup

A 104.26.15.216, A 104.26.14.216, A 172.67.75.71

Dates

Created 2026-04-14

Updated 2026-04-14

Summarized 2026-04-14