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to bridge those moments of boredom.
according to the link, suits are not set in stone.
I hope your patience is not stretched too far!
history of playing cards
http://www.wopc.co.uk/history/page_6.html
[po, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
my humble concept.
http://www.geocitie...hbplayingcards.html
[po, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
Picture Cards
http://3gnewsroom.m...ts/iraqcards300.jpg
Iraq style. (I was amused to see the Iraqi papers publishing the pictures of the proposed new ruling council using the playing card format.) [DrCurry, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
(?) Picture Cards
http://thealchemicalegg.com/Empress.jpg
Tarot style. [DrCurry, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
“Heavy Metal Madness: It's All in the Cards ”
http://www.creative.../feature/21372.html
From creativepro.com an interesting look at playing cards. [bristolz, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]
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Like the Iraq playing cards - the Aces reflect the most notorious halfbakers, and so on down the pack to bristolz and po? Or like Tarot cards, with the hullaballoon and other pictogenic HB ideas illustrating each card? |
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I did think of you as the Joker, my dear! |
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I hope that last link is not me! |
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no DC, a genuine pack of cards with suits that reflect the hb. see link. |
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Two can play at that game... |
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open to suggestions - I have been pondering for months... |
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also, the picture on the back... |
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I know it requires further thought! |
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since the vogue is non-conformity, we're rebelling by doing the same thing as everyone else. |
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I think that one of the suits should change at random every month or so. The five of hullaboons is now obsolete, for instance, and replaced by the quintuple Bonzeggs. This would mainly be for marketing purposes, but we could tell the public it was to represent the ever-evolving meme of the halfbakery. Or something. |
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I know where you are coming from: 6 panic pins, 9 cats mad! but I wished to keep it simpler! |
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and the picture on the flipside - I hope it incorporates explosions! |
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Brillliant idea. Can we name them, pretentiously, in French (was it not Monsieur Deck who invented cards in the first place?). |
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//Despite their global origins, playing cards are a uniquely American art form// |
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What utter crap. (nice photos of cards, though ;op ) |
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Yeah, I thought that a little weird and contradictory. Nice card artwork, though. |
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If you want to vary slightly from the norm then for the black cards even numbers could have a croissant on the back and odd numbers a fishbone. And vice versa for the red cards. |
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pleasantly confusing DrBob! my poker skills are limited as it is. |
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Congratulations on a fine illustration, [po]. Just lovely. I'll be over for a round of Rummy presently. + |
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just back from Vegas, would have done better with these+ |
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Explosions on the flip-side? Maybe one of Vernon's mad-scientist inventions! :D |
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a custard suit wouldn't that be messy? |
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<refrains from posting Custard Crash Suit idea> |
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//I'll be over for a round of Rummy...// |
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I'll just be over for the rum, you two can play cards all you want. + |
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Can I get my picture on the 2 of clubs? <big cheezy grin> |
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(Oh, there you are [Lbaf]. I was beginning to miss you.) |
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And you could make them collectable
with stats for another game on the
back. Thus two games in one card. ++ |
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While I don't offhand know the dimensions ratio for an ordinary playing card, I will assume for this posting that it is 3:5. Now imagine the back of the cards as being divided into 15 equal square areas, each illustrating an HB idea. Not necessarily the best or worst, but a good sampling that translate well to images. |
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Oh, and [po], sorry, but that phrase at the link, "flush with success" is not so appropriate to the image. You have a partial "straight" there, not a "flush" (which is all cards the same suit). |
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Yeah, sorry, k_sra, but HB time just hasn't been in the cards latley. :( -- Still shuffling to pick up my deck. |
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sorry Vernon. not played cards in an age. loved Canasta when I was very young. |
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