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Before Mario: Nintendo’s shady past selling cards to gamblers

Sure, Nintendo is known for making video games these days. But Nintendo's history gets a lot messier than its family-friendly ...
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Decoding the Past: Secrets of the Playing Card (History Channel)

Playing cards are an everyday object used for gambling and game playing the world over. But the familiar deck of cards conceals hidden meanings that have links to secret societies and the occult. Why ...
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A history of playing cards and a bibliography of cards and gaming, by Catherine Perry Hargrave; compiled and illustrated from the old cards and books in the collection of the ...

Colored plates accompanied by guard sheets with descriptive letter-press. A list of playing cards at end of each chapter. siris_sil_186021 ...
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A history of playing cards and a bibliography of cards and gaming. Compiled and illustrated from the old cards and books in the collection of the United States Playing Card ...

"An unabridged republication of the work originally published ... in 1930." ...
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Official Nintendo Playing Cards – All Of The Mario & Zelda Decks Available Now

Nintendo might be synonymous with video games today, but the company actually got its start as a playing card company. Founded in 1889, Nintendo originally produced Hanafuda–a type of card used to ...
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How I collaborated with the biggest brand in playing card history!

A behind-the-scenes look at how a collaboration came together with one of the most well-known names in playing card history, from first contact to final design. Karoline Leavitt quit so fast that ...