A.S.S. (Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabriken)

A.S.S., the united Altenburg and Stralsund factories, was a leading German maker spanning standard patterns and specialist issues. Output includes Skat and Schafkopf packs in German suits, North German and Viennese patterns, Rommé/Bridge sets, and teaching and family games such as quartet and Schwarzer Peter. The firm also issued publicity and licensed packs—Mercedes-Benz, Hansaplast, Bahlsen, Asterix, The Muppet Show—and political caricature series like Polit-Poker, alongside facsimiles such as the “Kaiserkarte.” After acquiring Wüst material, A.S.S. continued house marks and designs in later editions.