Sorrento Napoletane
Souvenir of Sorrento by Carte Da Gioco Muoio, Naples, c.2010
Souvenir of Sorrento Neapolitan style playing cards with picturesque sights and ancient proverbial sayings, published by Carte Da Gioco Muoio, Naples, c.2010. See the Box►


Above: Souvenir of Sorrento by Carte Da Gioco Muoio, Naples, c.2010. 40 cards + extra card in box, with rules for the games of Briscola, Scopa and Rubamazzetto. Neapolitan cards are among the most popular regional cards in Italy, being used in most of the Mezzogiorno.
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By Matt Probert
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View ArticlesI have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
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