Kitten Club
From Empresses to King Cats and One-Eyed Jacks, every game is a pageant of unforgettable cats, each with a story to tell...
Kitten Club playing cards
Every card tells a story...
“Kitten Club” playing cards, from a series of four decks designed by John Littleboy, 2006. The pip cards have been transformed into a sequence of images which tell a story.
www.inky-dinky.com See also: Mermaid Queen Bag of Bones Pack of Dogs
Update from Peter Burnett
Kitten Club was re-printed in 2020, published by Artiphany and printed by the USPCC. While many of the pip cards have not changed, some certainly have, and the courts are either quite different or better/more fully drawn. See the new box►
Above: Kitten Club playing cards second edition, John Littleboy, 2020.
By Simon Wintle
Spain • Member since February 01, 1996
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 is producing a limited-edition replica of a 17th-century English pack using woodblocks and stencils—a labour of love. Today, the World of Playing Cards is a global collaborative project, with my son Adam serving as the technical driving force behind its development. His innovative efforts have helped shape the site into the thriving hub it is today. You are warmly invited to become a contributor and share your enthusiasm.
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