Card Golf

Published September 04, 2018 Updated June 19, 2022

Card Golf published by Pepys Games, c.1960.

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Card Golf published by Pepys Games, c.1960

A new redrawn and repackaged version of Kargo named “Card Golf”, based on the rules of golf, was published by Pepys Games (Castell Bros) in their Double Feature range at a higher price in c.1960. Most of the copies you will encounter have now lost the 4 little numbered golf balls. As can be seen in the images, the 54 cards feature realistic illustrations of golf swings. See the Box

Card Golf published by Pepys Games, c.1960
Card Golf published by Pepys Games, c.1960 Card Golf published by Pepys Games, c.1960 Card Golf published by Pepys Games, c.1960

Above: Card Golf published by Pepys Games, c.1960. 54 illustrated cards + 4 numbered miniature golf balls + distance indicator + rules booklet in box. See inside the Rules Booklet

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By Matt Probert

United Kingdom • Member since March 02, 2012

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 cards.

I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.

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