Period Playing Cards

[Cap'n Sage]

Like the title says all, where is the best resource for Golden Age playing cards and such. I make dice, but where could other games/games pieces/cards be gotten?

Thank ye kindly,

The Sage Lion

[michaelsbagley]

Smoke and Fire company sell a few different decks,

This Page has two different decks from the American Revolution War period.

And This Page has three other decks, one from the 1750's, and two from the lae 16th century.

I've seen other places that carry other decks from other periods, but that is the only online source I know of off the top of my head.

[Cheeky Actress]

There is also MacGrego Games. They carry Colonial Board Games adn other Pastimes as well.

Sorry that I do not have a link to their site, but my computer is acting a bit odd as of late.

If I remember he does have a few items that date back into the late 17th century.

[Graydog]

Jas Townsend has cards & other games:

Games at Townsend

They also carry marbles, which is very handy as I have lost mine.

[Matty Bottles]

The only one I can vouch for is the Guyenne deck from Heritage Products. That deck is based off of one produced in France from ~1717 tp ~1750. I almost bought a deck myself on multiple occasions, each time with my wife's suggestions that I could do that myself echoing in my ears. I'm getting a complete linoleum-cutting kit this weekend, and will be starting on this project soon (as soon as my brother-in-law can hook me up with some nice sheets of soft, print-grade linoleum.)

[The Doctor]

Here the link for MacGregor Games. Chaz does some wonderful work. Highly recommended.

[Silkie McDonough]

Greg Hudson has them for sale at almost all events. A friend gave me a deck for the ordinary ...very ordinary.

[Misson]

Greg Hudson has them for sale at almost all events. A friend gave me a deck for the ordinary ...very ordinary.

Greg's website is: http://www.revwarsupplier.com/index.html

Buy them from him if for no other reason than he's a nice guy.