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Published January 31, 2013 Updated January 31, 2017

Fate Circular Deck

Circular Spanish-suited playing cards for FATE, 2007

Argentina Cartoon Circular Add to Collection

Circular Spanish-suited playing cards for FATE, 2007. The cards are designed to fit into the round format.

Circular Spanish-suited playing cards for FATE, 2007 Circular Spanish-suited playing cards for FATE, 2007 Circular Spanish-suited playing cards for FATE, 2007

Above: Circular Spanish-suited playing cards for FATE, anonymous manufacturer, 2007. 48 cards + 8 extra cards in plastic box.

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By Simon Wintle

Member since February 01, 1996

Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.


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