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The first time I went to Spain I learned that they used a different set of playing cards (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Omg! One of my obsessions!!!

Whenever I travel somewhere, as a souvenir, I buy the local design of playing cards. Even within the colour-regions there are many variations. I might be biased because I’m dutch, but the Dutch Cut is one of my favourites, because of the architecture on the aces!

In Italy every region has their own design! (Even within the ones shown in this map.)

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

even in the colored areas

...of the cards, I eventually understood.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Oops, maybe that was unclear. I meant even within each area of the map; blue, yellow, orange, green there are regional variations in designs!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In Spain every single playing card company has its own design (even if they are all swords, sticks, coins and cups), probably more than one. I don't think I've ever seen the same design twice, every house I go to has different cards.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah that happens a lot in the rest of the world too. In Italy there are two main manufacturers and they each have their own slight variations upon every regional design. Here in NL I don’t even see the classic (carta mundi brand) dutch style anymore. It’s mostly American cards here now.