Contributors & Members

The World of Playing Cards connects researchers, collectors, curators, artists and historians worldwide to offer detailed insights into playing cards.

Name	Details	Articles
Simon Wintle 1,509 Articles Wintle	I am the founder of The World of Playing Cards (est. 1996), a website dedicated to the history, artistry and cultural significance of playing cards and tarot. Over the years I have researched various areas of the subject, acquired and traded collections and contributed as a committee member of the IPCS and graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal. Having lived in Chile, England, Wales, and now Spain, these experiences have shaped my work and passion for playing cards. Amongst my achievements ... Batavia Tordenskjold Grimaud‘s Danish Experiment	15090000000101,509
Rex Pitts (1940-2021) 777 Articles Pitts	Rex's main interest was in card games, because, he said, they were cheap and easy to get hold of in his early days of collecting. He is well known for his extensive knowledge of Pepys games and his book is on the bookshelves of many. His other interest was non-standard playing cards. He also had collections of sheet music, music CDs, models of London buses, London Transport timetables and maps and other objects that intrigued him. Rex had a chequered career at school. He was expelled twice,... Pepys Games J. W. Spear and Sons Chad Valley Co. Ltd	777000000010777
Roddy Somerville 679 Articles Somerville	Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator o... Thackeray Gallery AOL 9.0 playing cards Catalan-style pack by Fulladosa	679000000010679
Peter Burnett 535 Articles Burnett	I graduated in Russian and East European Studies from Birmingham University in 1969. It was as an undergraduate in Moscow in 1968 that I stumbled upon my first 3 packs of “unusual” playing cards which fired my curiosity and thence my life-long interest. I began researching and collecting cards in the early 1970s, since when I’ve acquired over 3,330 packs of non-standard cards, mainly from North America, UK and Western Europe, and of course from Russia and the former communist countries. ... Lithuanian playing cards Latvian Art deck Khajuraho playing cards, India	535000167011535
Matt Probert 309 Articles Probert	I 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. Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards. Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of ca... Ye Witches’ Fortune Cards Carte da Gioco Toscana Diaoyu Poker 8068	309000000010309
Adam Wintle 158 Articles Wintle	Adam has been involved in developing the site as well as reviewing new decks and conducting research. He is particularly interested in innovation, Kickstarter and East Asian cards. He is a member of the IPCS, 52 Plus Joker, and webmaster of the EPCS. Sawantwadi Lacquerwares – Dasavatara Ganjifa The Avatar Tas (Ganjifa) Decks of Divinity	158000018012158
The English Playing Card Society 147 Newsletters Society	The English Playing-Card Society was formed in January 1984. Its purpose is to bring together collectors, researchers and interested persons who wish to share information concerning designers and manufacturers of English playing-cards and card games 1660-1960. EPCS June 2026 Newsletter EPCS February 2026 Newsletter Alphabetical Index	147000000000147
Ken Lodge 139 Articles Lodge	I'm Ken Lodge and have been collecting playing cards since I was about eighteen months old (1945). I am also a trained academic, so I can observe and analyze reasonably well. I've applied these analytical techniques over a long period of time to the study of playing cards and have managed to assemble a large amount of information about them, especially those of the standard English pattern. About Ken Lodge → Collectors’ Playing Cards for Sale 79: Goodall in Italy 78: The Standard English pattern - Part 2, the tricky bits	139000000010139
Barney Townshend 130 Articles Townshend	Retired Airline Pilot, interested in: Transformation Playing Cards, Karl Gerich and Elaine Lewis. Secretary of the EPCS. Treasurer of the IPCS. Jägerkarte Nr.465 Englische Karten nr.190 Karl Gerich No. 25: “Great Mogul”	130000000010130
Rod Starling (1936-2023) 93 Articles Starling	Rod Starling was one of the founding members of the 52 Plus Joker card collectors club. He authored many articles for the club's quarterly newsletter, Clear the Decks. His collection encompasses both foreign and American decks. Rod also authored a book titled The Art and Pleasures of Playing Cards. Three Rare Playing Card Back Designs Shuffle Along With History Steamboat Cards and the Mississippi Mystique	9300000001093
Paul Symons 71 Articles Symons	I'm British but I have now lived in the Netherlands for more than 50 years and am still enjoying every minute of it. I started collecting playing cards in the early 1980’s after speaking with my neighbour who was at that time a croupier in a casino. I started with just collecting jokers, but that soon led me to complete packs of cards and eventually to specialising in old and antique playing cards, particularly those of C.L. Wüst of Frankfurt, Germany. I am presently the Dutch representa... Eves Playing Cards Celluloid Kasino-Poker Nr.92 Âs Nas playing cards with box	7100000001071
Tony Hall 65 Articles Hall	I started my interest in card games about 70 years ago, playing cribbage with my grandfather. Collecting card game materials started 50 years or so later, when time permitted. One cribbage board was a memory; two became the start of a collection currently exceeding 150! Once interest in the social history of card games was sparked, I bought a wooden whist marker from the 1880s which was ingenious in design and unbelievably tactile. One lead to two and there was no stopping. What happened there... English Bridge Union celebration packs, 2025 Two consecutive 7 No Trumps contracts! Playing Card Games Online	6500000001065
Lev Golinkin 58 Articles Golinkin	I'm a US-based author and journalist. I've been collecting playing cards since I was about 8 years old, when I got mesmerized by the various decks that were used in Soviet Ukraine, where I'm from. I collect mainly European decks such as those by Dondorf, Grimaud, and Piatnik. I love courts above all else, and am drawn toward historical and artistic decks. Authentic American Indian Playing Cards (Southwest Collection I) Navagraha “Nine Planets” Ganjifa Ashtadikpala “Eight Guardians” Ganjifa	5800000001058
Marek Brejcha 43 Articles Brejcha	My relationship with cards grew from playing to collecting and transformed into publishing as well. I am part of the team at Counter Clockwise, a small company that publishes traditional card games. Dr. Rosewood's Playcards Tarot cards by Ferdinand Schobert Calligraphy Card Game	4300000001143
Jon Randall 33 Articles Randall	From 6 or 7 years of age I enjoyed playing cards with my family, and still enjoy a variety of games today with various groups and individuals. I contribute my competitive nature to enjoying games … it’s not that I like to win, I dislike losing! I was barely 10 years old when my great Uncle left me a small collection of playing cards and that was the starting point of my collecting. The competitive streak in me helped develop me into a competitive swimmer that sent me to various places around... AKA M5 Motorway Pathé Marconi Tangle Foot Ale	3300000001033
Alberto Pérez González 30 Articles González	I am a researcher and my primary interest lies in playing cards manufactured in Cádiz (not the 'Cádiz' type in general). I have authored several articles in the annual Asescoin magazine 'La Sota'. Among them are: “Madrid’s Playing Cards from the 17th to the 20th Century”; “New Contributions to the Study of Playing Cards in the Valencian Country”; “The Fouquets: 'Navarra pattern' in the Netherlands”; “Divided Playing Cards: Combining Ingenuity with ... Diego del Campo Baraja Pitonisa Cosas de Niños	3000000001030
Kieran Evans 22 Articles Evans	Tarot collector, enthusiast for all kinds of paper rectangle. Pictures sourced from my collection, for all words Adam Wintle acted as my editor, proof-reader and, in some cases, ghost writer. The Light Visions Tarot Tarot de la Nuit Killstar Tarot	2200000001022
Konrad Hämmerle 19 Articles Hämmerle	Konrad Hämmerle is a student and card artist from Vorarlberg, the westernmost region of Austria. He founded his own company with his deck Vorarlberger Büschel: a unique reinterpretation of traditional Jass cards. His deck showcases Vorarlberg’s rich cultural heritage, featuring detailed illustrations of traditional clothing, mythical creatures, and real historical figures from the region. Through this project, Konrad has become a true card enthusiast, particularly fascinated by playing cards... Napoletane Plastificate Italian Salzburger cards Balearic Souvenir Cards	1900000501119
Paul Bostock 19 Articles Bostock	Paul has been a collector of playing cards since his early teenage years, the mid 1970s. In the last 20 years or so he has specialised in standard English cards and their story. His collection, including many other English Standards, are featured on his website plainbacks.com. Paul is currently editor of Clear the Decks, the Journal of 52 Plus Joker, the American club for playing card collectors, and is a member of the IPCS Council, an EPCS member and a Past Master of the Worshipful Company ... Playing Card Books - References Paper Empires by Jason McKinstry Cartamundi	1900000001119
Anthony Lee 19 Articles Lee	Visit his blog here► Hakka Tam Cúc 三菊 Four Colour Cards / 四色牌 / Si Sek Pai	1900000001019
Ann and John Sings 19 Articles Sings	Articles and contributions by Ann & John Sings. Baron Louis Atthalin’s Transformation Playing Cards, 1817 The Kiss, 1808 Royal Cards Reign of Queen Anne	1900000001019
Ian Taylor 18 Articles Taylor	I've played card games from the age of three, collecting all things "cards" from 16 and finally started to specialise at 58! Thanks to these wonderful pages and a certain Mr Lodge, my main interest is in British decks, with examples of the English standard pattern in other countries. I am beginning to develop a liking for Belgium and German cards, too. It's nice to be able to spend time writing profiles for WOPC, on more modern yet beautiful decks. Looking forward to retirin... Medieval Heraldry Colonial Art Marmite	1800000601118
Adam West-Watson 17 Articles West-Watson	I have been fascinated by playing cards ever since I can remember, and still have several of the card games I had as a child. And although I had accumulated quite a number of packs of various sorts over the years, it wasn't until I was in my 50s that I began collecting in earnest. My tastes are quite varied, and my collection of 800 or so decks includes:- children's games, standard and non-standard playing cards, adult games, fortune telling and oracle cards, tarot cards, and even ciga... Hoi Polloi Tarot Morgan-Greer Tarot New Palladini Tarot	1700000001017
Albinas Borisevičius 14 Articles Borisevičius	I have been collecting cards since 1968, of course, then there were no contacts with world collectors, so my collection was very small. It was only in 1991, when Lithuania declared its independence, that it was possible to have contact with the world. It was a great honor for me to attend the IPCS convention in Munich, where I found many friends-colleagues. I managed to make an agreement with the Viennese card factory to print the ancient cards of Lithuania (PILYS). My area of collecting - clas... Four Races Unknown Publisher Zole	1400000001014
Klaus-Juergen Schultz (1948-2025) 14 Articles Schultz	From the collection of Klaus-Jürgen Schultz. Translucent Playing Cards Unknown Maker Joseph Losch	1400000001014
John Daniels 12 Articles Daniels	Playing-card collector from Australia with an interest in Australian playing-card history. Hudson Industries SNP Ausprint Pty Ltd Spicer & Detmold	1200000001012
Vincent Bérail 11 Articles Bérail	Collectionneur français de cartes à jouer de 52 cartes. Principalement des jeux non standarts des années 1950 à 2000 Hector de Trois COOPEXIM Chambord	1100000001111
Valentin Krasavin (Валентин Красавин) 11 Articles Krasavin	Playing-card collector from Russia with an interest in historical and regional designs. Korchma Taras Bulba Lapin Brothers Miner’s Cards for Rutek Alliance	1100000001011
Ana Cortez 7 Articles Cortez	Ana Cortez is an author, teacher, researcher and founder of the Order of the Black Ace – an esoteric society for the study of playing cards. Her books include The Playing Card Oracles, A Source Book for Divination; The Doors of Somlipith, A New Dimension of Card Reading; and Oracle Alchemy, The Art of Transformation in Life and Card Reading. Her website is www.anacortez.com ► History of Tarot and Playing Cards: Timeline & Origins Crowley Thoth Review Psychology, Numerology and playing cards	70000000107
Jan Walls 6 Articles Walls	I collected playing cards since I was in primary school. Collecting Playing Cards with Jan Walls Detmold Advertising Backs Sands & McDougall Aces & Jokers	60000000106
Egoitz Campo Gonzalez 5 Articles Gonzalez	Egoitz participates in several sporting groups in the Basque Country area (Spain). Pirritx eta Porrotx Naipe Vizcaino Baraja Turística del País Vasco	50000000105
Diane O'Donovan 4 Articles O'Donovan	Retired university lecturer. Researcher into the origins of playing cards in Europe, the internal structure of the pack, court cards, the tarot symbols, etc. The Place of the Fool Shipman’s Guide: early card-packs and the Arcana Michael Scot's rebus figure of "Juppiter" as prototype for the tarot pack's "Magus”/”Bateleur”	40000000104
Donald Welsh (1928-2017) 4 Articles Welsh	Donald Welsh was a collector and researcher of playing cards and card games, and co-founder of the English Playing Card Society in 1984. His interests included English playing-card makers, early cards and card games. His collection of more than 6,000 packs, ranging from the 18th century to the present, was bequeathed to the Bodleian Libraries, where it is being catalogued. Henry Wheeler, manufacturer, c.1828 Blanchard, c.1770 Early English Playing Cards	40000000104
Roy Hopwood 3 Articles Hopwood	I am a 80-year-old retired professional magical entertainer and former occupational health and safety consultant. I was a passive playing card collector for more than 50 years until I moved from Australia to Canada in 2019. Since then I have been moderately active in increasing my eclectic collection to around 900 different decks (packs). Mechanical Decks – Part 2 Mechanical Decks – Part 1 Fox Lake Playing Cards	30000120113
Dmitriy Staroverov 3 Articles Staroverov	I'm a playing cards collector from Russia, Moscow. My area of interest is B.Dondorf decks, collection of Russian decks throughout its history. I'm a medical doctor, anesthesiologist, ICU Specialist. A Deck Translated into Touch Sengoku Ruslan and Lyudmila	30000000103
Jinny Wintle 3 Articles Wintle	Financial analyst and tarot collector Tarot for Baby Disney Villains Tarot Deck Britney Spears Oracle	30000000103
Sean Comstock 2 Articles Comstock	Playing-card and card-game collector from the United States. Black Peter Notched Construction Cards	20000000102
Michael Cooper 2 Articles Cooper	Michael Cooper is a UK-based researcher and writer with a particular interest in the history, design and manufacture of playing cards, especially from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. RCI Playing Cards TDC Inc.	20000000102
Vincent Ellul 2 Articles Ellul	Playing-card collector from Malta with an interest in historical playing cards. Vittoriosa Church Museum A. Camoin & Cie	20000000102
Robert S. Lancaster (1958-2019) 2 Articles Lancaster	Robert S. Lancaster's first web presence was “The Bob Lancaster Gallery of Unusual Playing Cards”, a site devoted to displaying some of his large collection of decks of playing cards. The site existed from 1996 until 2008 when AOL shut down member websites   more Billiken Minicartas Collecting Playing Cards	20000000102
Александр Царёв 2 Articles Царёв	Started collecting in 1972 - only Russian cards. Later started travelling and get cards from foreign countries. Обменивался картами с коллекционерами из других стран. В запасе много русских колод для обмена. Calon Arang • Калон Аранг - Бали Wedding of Krechinsky • Свадьба Кречинского	20000000012
Andy Pollett 2 Articles Pollett	For almost one thousand years, in every part of the world, playing cards have been one of the most common pastimes. As a collectable item, instead, they are indeed less popular. An amazing number of different varieties exists, surely many more than even the most experienced card players would ever imagine. There are decks with special illustrations in place of the usual courts, but others, used in some parts of the world, also have different suits in place of the ones most people are accustomed ... Regional Cards: China and Hong Kong Regional Cards: South-Eastern Asia	20000000002
John Edelson 1 Article Edelson	John was a working magician in high school (Class of 1976) and needed a few jokers for a trick. He seems to have liked finding the most pleasing jokers and soon, he had a collection. He has about 10,000 different jokers today and has started focusing on old and historically-significant American decks of playing cards. Adobe Deck AmusedByJokersAmI.com 1 I am a life-long playing card joker collector. I started when I was a working magician in high school and have recently taken it back up. M…	10000010111
Lynda Cowling 1 Article Cowling	I have a set of unusual vintage miniature cards that have been passed down the Family. Love Tests	10000000101
Anastasia Dancenco 1 Article Dancenco	Playing-card collector from Italy. Le Geant, or Second Empire pack	10000000101
Beamlakf Desta 1 Article Desta	Hello, I’m Beamlakfekad Desta. I am a graphic designer and branding specialist with a deep passion for minimalist aesthetics and premium visual storytelling. Throughout my career, I’ve helped businesses build their identities, but Zewd Historical Cards is a project that comes directly from my heart. I created Zewd Historical Cards because I wanted to see our rich history represented in a way that feels both timeless and modern. The word Zewd means "Crown," and to me, it represents ... Zewd Historical Deck	10000000101
Alois Rank 1 Article Rank	Enthusiast and collector of playing cards. My mainly focus is in vintage / antique playing cards with unusual face cards and antique advertisement decks. Antikriegsspielkarte	10000000101
Tamir Shpigelman 1 Article Shpigelman	I am an animation student, most of the films I have made deal with cards, both in the plot and in the design. From a young age I was raised to love card games and recently started collecting. Ormavyl	10000000101
Vicky Visagie 1 Article Visagie	Vicky is a researcher and collector dedicated to the preservation of historical tarot and occult cards. He has been interested in the tarot for many years and collects across many printers and countries to document the breadth of traditions rather than a single school. His work records makers and workshop practices, printing and colouring techniques, backs and stamps, and paper and finish details, providing evidence for reliable attribution and dating. Through careful cataloguing and conservatio... Luigi Del Pieve Minchiate	10000000101
Prier Wintle (1924-2009) 1 Article Wintle	Prier Wintle (born 20 August 1924; died in 2009) was a British musician, orchestral horn player, consulting astrologer and writer. Born in Birmingham, England, he worked as a hospital orderly and porter before joining an orchestra. His life and work took him to New Zealand, where he lived for about 20 years, Cape Town in South Africa, and Edinburgh, where he studied piano tuning before returning to New Zealand. He contributed to astrological publications including Considerations, wrote on Tarot ... Attributes of the Egyptian Tarot	10000000001
Stephen Scharber Scharber	I collect naypes finas of many kinds. Stephen Scharber's Collection 78	78011
Jacques Bourdens Bourdens	Enseignant à la retraite, et amateur de jeux de cartes (belote, bridge, rami, besigue, barbu, whist, etc.), j'en suis venu à constituer une collection de jeux de 52 cartes (environ 1400) essentiellement publicitaires, mais avecquelques jeux plus ou moins remarquables. Jacques Bourdens's Collection 21 Collection d'environ 1400 jeux de cartes majoritairement publicitaires, mais avec quelques jeux plus ou moins remarquables.	21011
Courtney Rider Rider	Michigander with a Scottish terrier sidekick looking to learn more about the history behind cards. Divination 6 Court Cards 14	20012
Goetz Kluge Kluge	SNARK!, created by ZZOTA in 2006, is a card game based on Lewis Carroll’s “The Hunting of the Snark”. The game designer Jeremy Jexon Secker defined the rules (search for "zzota-snark") in 1985. The beautiful artwork of the cards is by Xanna Eve Chown. Sadly, ZZOTA vanished away in 2017. With permission from both game creators, I am working on making a virtualized version of the game available free of charge. Please be patient. I know more about "The Hunting of the S... interesting 2 misc. 2 Virtualization 1	9014
Athena McCarty McCarty	I really like card games and want to start a small collection, mostly here to look Nice Cards 6 history 2	8012
Alexander Gornak Gornak	I'm interested in rare vintage decks for playing the card game "Sicily" with family and friends. You can check out its open-source implementation at: https://codeberg.org/Gornak40/sicilyx. I'm particularly interested in decks with unique artwork on the number cards. Gornak40's Collection 8	8011
Dario Andros Andros	My connection to cards began in my earliest memories, through games and magic and the simple, tactile pleasure of handling them. Even then, I sensed they were more than tools for play. I was drawn to the vast universe of playing cards—the endless variations in design, symbolism, and personality—and I sought out decks with different stylings, intuitively recognizing that each carried its own voice and story. Cards were never just objects to me; they were languages waiting to be spoken. Alo... Dario Andros's Collection 7	7011
Peter Berthoud Berthoud	I'm a London enthusiast, researcher and collector specialising in Pepys games and British games produced during the Second World War, particularly board games and card games made for the Home Front. Peter Berthoud's Notes 4	4011
cheryl z z	I'm a new card collector. cheryl z's Collection 4	4001
Marc Clements Clements	I am a multi-disciplinary artist whose work often explores history and mythology. Playing cards are portable mythologies—compact, repeatable, and intimate. In this series I reassemble face cards and suits to reveal the archetypal roles they enact: sovereigns of desire, fools of truthfulness, ministers of thought. Each composition treats the card as both object and oracle; resin glazing arrests a moment of play and elevates it into a relic. Viewers are invited to read relationships between f... Marc Clements's Collection 2	2011
Enis Guray Guray	I am a collector and researcher of Bezique game. Markers, old rules, books. I am also writing a book on its history, rules and strategies. Enis Guray's Collection 2	2011
Pierre-Louis Palant Palant	I am a medieval reenactor interested in the early history of playing cards. I have just started collecting, with a focus on historical reproductions. Medieval and Early Modern cards 2	2011
Val Marsiglia Marsiglia	Graphic designer, New Orleans. Val Marsiglia's Collection 1 Graphic designer, New Orleans.	1011
Nancy McCurry McCurry	I've been fascinated by the history of playing cards for over 15 years. My focus is in the antiquity of cards, their earliest emergence, and the similarities found in the geometry of varied decks. Nancy McCurry's Collection 1	1011
Robert Minar Minar	I have been a Viennese playing card collector for many, many years and mainly collect non-standard playing cards. My favourites are decks designed by artists or transformation playing cards. Robert Minar's Collection 1	1011
Németh Péter Péter	I am a long-time collector with a deep interest in the history, symbolism, and artistic development of cards. My collection is highly diverse and includes tarot decks, playing cards, limited editions, facsimiles, and unusual contemporary publications. I do not collect cards solely for their aesthetic value or rarity; I also regard each deck as a cultural and historical document. Research and documentation are therefore essential parts of my collecting activity. I carefully examine publication de... Németh Péter's Collection 1 https://seraphion.blogspot.com/	1011
Vera Voss Voss	I am a Croatian designer, artist, and researcher based in Zagreb. My work bridges contemporary design with historical and symbolic systems, with a particular focus on the visual language and cultural history of playing cards and Tarot. Through exhibitions, publications, and experimental projects, I explore how Tarot imagery evolved from Renaissance Italian card games into a complex symbolic and psychological system. I approach Tarot not as fortune-telling, but as a visual, philosophical, and nar... Vera Voss's Collection / Tarot 1	1011
Arianne G Voyance Voyance	I am Arianne .G, a professional divinatory tarot reader in France for over 15 years. Passionate about Cartomancy, Cards and Oracles, I created my own tarot for professional use to work with a card game that totally suits me. My tarot is a mix of the Marseille tarot, the Epinal tarot and the Rider Waite with modernized, more refined and contemporary visuals. Look at the 78 visuals if you feel like it arianne-g-voyance.fr/78-cartes-tarot-signification-divinatoire/ Je suis Arianne .G, lect... My personnel Collection Tarot Cards 1 My personnel Collection Tarot Cards	1011
Natalie Wor Wor	Curiosity brought me here Natalie Wor's Collection 1	1011
Linda Green Green	Descended from the Hardy family and interested in their cards and card-making business. Linda Green's Collection 1	1001
Harm Wiersma Wiersma	I am former worldchampion draughts/checkers and have a lot of different interest. Harm Wiersma's Collection 1	1001
Елена Нестеренко Нестеренко	Elena Nesterenko Master of Philology Curator of the Playing Card Collection, State Museum Reserve “Peterhof” Saint Petersburg, Russia Елена Нестеренко's Collection 1	1001
Gerhard Amon Amon	Collecting playing cards since 2010.	12
Jari Laitinen Laitinen	South America and Britisch Islans	11
. .	Just another vintage/antique collector.	10
Maue Antiques Antiques	Family of collectors brings to the collectors special things	10
Daniel Araya Araya	I'm Daniel Araya, a painter and digital artist based here in Ethiopia. My work has always been about bridging traditional artistry with modern visual design, but recently I've stepped into a completely new medium THE WORLD OF PLAYING CARDS. I'm currently designing the artwork for Zewd Cards, a custom deck. It's been an incredible journey translating my painting and digital styles into something you can hold in your hands, turning a traditional deck of cards into a piece of cu...	10
Sly Archambault Archambault	The main interest is with Tarot cards and Myriorama Decks… I am looking begin my collection and use them for readings.	10
Mark R Arrowood Arrowood	Playing card deck collector since 2016. Find me on IG @lovin52s	10
Dylan Asher Asher	Looking for collectors, I have some Chinese poker cards that I cannot find on the internet	10
Keith Ashley Ashley	Security Consultant, Magician, Historian And Collector. I just Love Playing Cards.	10
Steve Bacon Bacon	I am a retired attorney, and have an online shop where I sell playing cards, entitled "Two For His Heels". At the present time I own something like 3,000 decks, most of which are for sale in the shop. I have written a number of articles for Clear the Decks, the quarterly publication of 52 Plus Joker. I am interested in all aspects of playing cards, both their artwork and their gaming uses. I have a personal preference for decks that are about something other than themselves.	10
Babita Basavaraj Basavaraj	I am a Mysore-based artist with 33 years of experience in Mysore Ganjifa and traditional hand-painted playing cards. I specialise in Ganjifa iconography, miniature brushwork, natural colours and gold leaf, and teach the techniques involved in this art form.	10
Bernadette O Beirne Beirne	Have collected playing cards for years, just enjoy finding unusual decks, don't really know history of them but this site might help me find out more.	10
Paul Benhaim Benhaim	Paul Benhaim has spent more than three decades building the global hemp and cannabis industries — from food and medicine to materials, policy and regenerative systems. He founded Hemp Foods Australia and led the eighteen-year campaign that legalised hemp food in Australia. He co-founded ASX-listed Elixinol Global and grew it from a startup to a publicly traded company. Today he is Chairman of The Hemp Plastic Company, founder of The Happy Clinic and Cannabis Psychedelics, and an advisor to gov...	10
iagoba Ferreira Benito Benito	Interested in historical playing cards and games. I make my own replicas, and design and paint fantasy decks for LARP too.	10
Princess Shraddha Bhonsle (Sawantwadi Lacquerwares) Bhonsle	Shraddha is a trained Culinary Arts Chef and a Certified Sommelier. She started her career at a Michelin Star restaurant (Oceana) in New York. She then went to work at a Southern American and a Korean-infused restaurant in Charleston. She also worked with the late Chef Floyd Cardoz at the Bombay Bread Bar in New York. Her experiences have made her a seasoned expert in Japanese and Korean Cuisine. Not a believer in measuring spoons, she cooks from the heart and is truly rustic with her plating, b...	10
daf bow bow	I am a photojournalism student	10
David Brown Brown	I’ve collected Playing Cards since childhood, I now have quite a large collection of playing card packs and also Tarot decks, primarily RWS. I seem to prefer the quirky and subject-specific cards; consistent colour schemes and art/design aspects are important to me. I’ve designed my own cards too – mainly exploring different pip layouts and unusual courts.	10
Sean Cassidy Cassidy	UK based	10
Shane Chalmers Chalmers	Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong and Adjunct Associate Professor, Adelaide University	10
LESTER51 COONSflood COONSflood	I am a person, Gordon wrestling, middle school and also a high school student of John Marshall high school. Portland Oregon	10
Claire Cooper Cooper	I love card games, especially vintage and antique decks. I've just bought a set of cards which I'm hoping someone might be able to tell me more about.	10
Martin Driscoll Driscoll	Love to play cards with friends and family. My father has an interest in a Deck of Cards executed by 56 British Artists in 1976 which led to a childhood of knocking on Artists' doors and asking if they minded if we come in for tea...	10
Kari Elkelä Elkelä	I have a PhD and MSSc. I collect and study playing cards for their art. I have over 3600 boxes in my collection. I have made exhibitions based on my playing card collection. I am currently writing a book about the history of children's and adult playing cards in Finland.	10
Pavel Elokhin Elokhin	Artist, designer, founder of the “Elokhin Art” studio. I live in Russia, Saint Petersburg.	10
Brenda Fairbrother Fairbrother	I am a grandma to 4 grandsons, only one of whom is interested in the playing cards. The rest like Lego and that is another one of my hobbies. I have been collecting playing cards off and on for over 40 years. I don't have a huge collection but I have some that I value a lot because they mean a lot to me. I like playing cards with horses, I have some nice ones. I used to do photography and have a little collection of camera and film advertising cards. Then for no particular reason I went...	10
Ivy Feng Feng	Ivy Feng is the founder of Shenzhen XM Playing Cards Co., Ltd., and works with international clients on custom playing card and tarot/oracle production. Based in China, she oversees specification, proofing and print coordination, including small and medium print runs for publishers and crowdfunded campaigns. Please contact me with enquiries about custom playing card and tarot/oracle production.	10
Sital Fouzdar Fouzdar	I am Sital Fouzdar, a Ganjifa artist and painter from Bishnupur, West Bengal. I handcraft traditional Bengali Dashabatar Tash cards, including complete 120-card sets and their painted wooden boxes, continuing my family’s Fouzdar artisan tradition. Please contact me with enquiries about my cards, commissions, or related work.	10
Ruth Gatenby Gatenby	I am the honorary archivist in Louth Museum, Lincolnshire. One of a substantial team of volunteers who run this local museum. The museum collection dates back to 1884.	10
Tor Gjerde Gjerde	Intrigued by the history of playing cards and historical playing cards since childhood; now delving ever deeper in their intricacies.	10
Scot Gorman Gorman	Californian living in Italy love the history of playing cards	10
Lois Harvie Harvie	Hi there, My parents were very big international playing card collectors. I have recently inherited some of their unusual cards and am interested in learning more about them . Look forward to sharing much of our beautiful collection with you.	10
Wm. L. Hill Hill	I reside in the U.S., and I'm interested in the diversity of card design and patterns, and cards as a technology of socialization and entertainment. Image: Acts and speculations on the origin and history of playing cards (1848) by William Andrew Chatto via Wikimedia Commons.	10
Marty Jacobs Jacobs	Hi, my name is Marty, and I'm an amateur magician and playing card collector.	10
Stephen Kimminau Kimminau	Member of the Lewis Carroll Society. Particularly interested in the game Carroll invented called “Ways and Means” - exhibited at the V&A 2021 “Curioser and Curioser” exhibition.	10
Michael Kolesov Kolesov	The author and publisher of educational playing cards on the military-historical theme. Russia, St. Petersburg	10
Bill Leach Leach	I have been collecting Ally Sloper art and objects since the 80s. There are a few Sloper cards sets that were created in the 1890s and I have managed to obtain a couple, but the SLOPER FAMILY card set has eluded me, so I printed my own set.	10
Jolanda Wilhelmina Louise Louise	Hello	10
Baju Mahapatra Mahapatra	I am Baju Mahapatra, the representative for Banamali Mahapatra. Banamali is an artisan from Raghurajpur, Odisha, who creates traditional hand-painted Ganjifa cards in the Pattachitra tradition. Please contact me with enquiries about Banamali’s cards, commissions, or related work.	10
Neil Marston Marston	Interested in collecting mainly Victorian or older cards	10
Diana Nazari Nazari	ISO 1937 Iranian playing cards De La Rue or any reprint.	10
Per Jan Neergaard Neergaard	I am a cartomancer and playing card collector.	10
Anne Audrey Nelson Nelson	A curious Bipolar Explorer of the mind with a passion for all things weird and wonderful. Playing cards appear to have a significant meaning in my life it seems - chasing that elusive Ace I guess!	10
Kristina Nethaway Nethaway	I lived in a remote cabin in the 1970's, in the Rocky Mountains, at Duck Lake near Ward, Colorado. It was owned by Hazel Schmoll, who was born in Ward, educated at Vassar, and served as the Colorado State Botanist from 1919 to 1935. She never lived in the cabin, but rented it out to us for years. I found these cards while changing some shelving in the kitchen. We had no running water or electricity, but it was a great place to live. My profile picture is me kayaking at 76, in an inflatabl...	10
John Perry Perry	Card games and Agatha Christie.	10
Emily Ann Poole Poole	I have always enjoyed playing cards and found that every vintage deck has a story! Always curious.	10
Sorin Popa Popa	I am new to the hobby and interested in collecting antique decks (both tarot and other playing cards) from the 19th century or older	10
François Portzer Portzer	As a retired history and geography teacher, I have been collecting playing cards and tarot cards for 60 years, and I own about 900 of them, of which I particularly appreciate the graphic design and historical value.	10
Allen Potter Potter	Amateur/curious. Attracted to the intrinsic designs and abstract beauty. of the joker card. Game cards and rules. Post 1850 playing card history. Printing plates and processes. Collecting, organisation and the use of information technology. Related ephemera.	10
Jessica Prody Prody	I’m a amazing woman	10
Matias Puch Puch	Pues un joven que conoce naipes desde hace un año y algunos meses la cual me llamó la atención y investigo patrónes. Gracias.	10
Peter Richmond Richmond	3D artist for video games, hobbyist historian, working on a world war 1 video game!	10
José Luis Rojas Rojas	Playing card collector and enthusiast based in Spain. Interested in the documentation, physical characteristics, and comparative design of traditional decks, with a main focus on Spanish-suited playing cards. I also run a small, non-profit digital archive (Atlas de Naipes).	10
Jos Sanders Sanders	I have collected Thailand revenue stamps since 1990 and have lived in Bangkok for many years. My research focuses on playing card tax stamps, excise seals, overprints and revenue markings used on both imported and locally produced playing cards in Thailand. The articles presented here draw largely from my own collection and research into Thai revenue and playing card history.	10
James This This	J ai en ma position un jeux assez rare. J aimerais que l on me l evalue car je n y connais pas grand chose	10
Mareks Trukss Trukss	Playing card collector based in West Yorkshire, UK. Interested in vintage and unusual decks, card-game booklets, advertising cards, and related ephemera. Always happy to learn from other collectors and share interesting finds.	10
Jesus Velazquez Velazquez	A tarot deck enthusiast for some years, and recently began collecting playing cards, but am quite intrigued with the history of them all.	10
sue watling watling	I'm interested in tarot history... I'm currently working on videos which explore the background, symbols and messages of tarot cards. Less interested in tarot for divination, this is more about tracing the evolution of tarot which aligns with the development of playing cards per se. I'm also interested in the biographies of people and esoteric organisations who've had a major influence over shifts in tarot perception, such as Antoine Court de Gebelin, Eittelia, Eliphas Levi...	10
Dean Wiegert Wiegert	I started collecting playing card decks and tarot decks in 2020. I love German suited decks, Skat decks, Jass decks, , non-standard court cards, no-revoke decks, and novel suits (to French suits). I like vintage and antique playing card decks. I love vintage (1970s and 1980s) tarot decks. And I also collect vintage yellow-box US Games Rider-Waite tarot decks.	10
J. Zelen Zelen	art historian, interested in fifteenth-century prints.	10
Cloris Zhou Zhou	Chairman of the Chinese Tarot Research Association \| Professional Tarot Reader	10
Sun Seed Seed	Tarot Lovers	1
Mike .Capizzi .Capizzi	I'm a Joker lover and Antique deck & Joker seller.	0
Stephen Astbury Astbury	I have started collecting card games I fondly remember from my childhood.	0
Lorri Baranyai Baranyai	I was researching some playing cards and found this interesting site.	0
Erkin Barin Barin	reads about playing card games and printmaking techniques.	0
Manuel Bernales Bernales	I am from Perú. Born in Lima , lives in many countries	0
tim betts betts	Old, tired, happy.	0
Elisav Bizau Bizau	Biz. Magician. I love making unique projects.	0
Angel Boyadzhiev Boyadzhiev	Човек на 56 години.. Живея във Белгия	0
Derrick Butler Butler	I love playing cards since the day i was born, i like regular designed playing cards, game show playing cards, miniature playing cards, as well as playing cards from around the world.	0
Cristobal Calderon Calderon	Colecciono juegos de naipes.	0
Stephen Curry Curry	I am an intuitive tarot reader with a passion for exploring the symbolic and esoteric dimensions of cards. Through an intuitive lens, I enjoy uncovering the deeper meanings, archetypes, and traditions that have shaped card culture across the centuries. Alongside my tarot practice, I have a deep appreciation for the artistry, history, and craftsmanship behind playing cards. I'm particularly interested in custom decks, limited editions, and the creators who bring them to life, as well as t...	0
byambadulam davaajantsn davaajantsn	Hah	0
Gregg Evans Evans	OMG I cant believe I found this place. So many awesome images and so well organized. I am going to spend major time on this site enjoying each delightful image.	0
Fernanda Ramirez Garrido Garrido	Hola	0
Gustave Glénisson Glénisson	In de 19th century my family owned a playing-card factory in Turnhout (Belgium) That's why i am still interested in everything concerning this booming business during that period. You can always contact me by using my email- address : gglenisson@gmail.com	0
Lake Goldman Goldman	Canadian	0
Jim Gregory Gregory	Just a baby boomer that likes games and cards.	0
Krypto Guy Guy	Electronic Engineer from Switzerland	0
Cristie Henry Henry	I'm researching and designing four decks - I'm here for the knowledge and inspiration!	0
Robin Len Humphries Humphries	Mamluk catds	0
Hunam Hunam	u/HunamX	0
Raul L L	.	0
Beth Lairson Lairson	I'm just a girl that likes to play card games.	0
Peter Lakin Lakin	Having recently won a 24 hand whist drive with a score of 184 - 94 first half and 90 second half - I was wondering what scores other members have achieved in their lives	0
Ekostay Llp Llp	Ekostay is a premium vacation rental brand offering fully serviced villas, cottages, and homestays across India. It provides travelers with the comfort of private stays combined with hotel-like amenities, making it a perfect choice for family getaways, group trips, and long holidays.	0
Yanlan Luo Luo	With over 20 years of experience, WJ Playing Card (WJPC) specializes in providing comprehensive custom card solutions for global high-end brands and diverse applications. From the design and production of luxury playing cards to the creation of intricate tarot decks, collectible trading cards, oracle cards, and educational interactive cards, we combine expert craftsmanship with innovative design to create premium, high-quality products： https://wjplayingcard.com/	0
Matt Ga Mark Mark	IMLBHRCRIOBODTBTDORCFL	0
Michael McCue McCue	I have been fascinated by tarot cards for most of my life, especially the Tarot de Marseille. Currently, I'm particularly excited by the research into the development of the 1st tarot cards in northern Italy in the 15th century.	0
Mightyolwiz Mightyolwiz	It is I, MightyOlWiz.	0
Marijn Nieuwenhuisen Nieuwenhuisen	Card collector...	0
Marsiano Palm Palm	Jsem ready	0
Johan Pettersson Pettersson	Old playing cards, mostly from Scandinavia and Balticum. johan.sg.pettersson@gmail.com	0
joahna schulz schulz	Medium Canal professionnel.et collectionneuse de jeux de cartomancie, oracles et tarots	0
Moira Scott Scott	I am a professional reader and am researching the history and symbolism of the tarot.	0
Spark Spark	Amo tirar cartas, cartomante a mais de 1 ano e ainda estudando — apesar de conseguir fazer boas tiragens pra pessoas próximas.	0
Lawrence Sullivan Sullivan	Lawrence Sullivan is the founder of Legends Playing Card Company, established in 2013. A magician based in Hong Kong, he oversees the production of luxury playing cards and high-end packaging, including custom finishes and gilded edges. To discuss a project, use the Legends contact page.	0
Jimmy Wildcat Wildcat	Just following my curiosity in hopes of learning something new	0