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Published July 03, 1996 Updated January 02, 2023

Wild! by Peter Wood

Wild! by Peter Wood.

United Kingdom USA Newt’s Playing Cards Peter Wood Art & Design Nature & Environment Transformation Add to Collection

Wild! by Peter Wood

Toucan Dolphin, Flamingo, Cheetah Bald Eagle
Peacock Mandrill Tree Frog Back

Above: the Wild! new deck by the undisputed 'Master of the Playing-Cards' artist Peter Wood, available exclusively from Newt's Playing Cards, 4123 Westward Ave., Columbus, OH 43228 (USA). The deck features 52 + 3 WILD! cards where each pip has been "transformed" into a Wild! picture, plus extra surprises! Suitable for all card games and recommended as a gift item.

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By Simon Wintle

Member since February 01, 1996

Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.


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