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Links: Suppliers of Playing-Cards and Equipment

This page is part of the Links to Other Information section of the card games web site pagat.com.

Suppliers of Modern and Antique Playing-Cards

R. Somerville (Playing Cards) has a comprehensive range of modern playing cards, including regional designs from all parts of the world, available by mail order.

The Alida web site has a good selection of Italian cards for sale.

TaroBear's Lair specialises in supplying Tarot, Tarock and Tarocchi playing-cards to players in North America

Naipes Zaca is a Spanish online playing-card store selling playing-cards of various designs from around the world, including of course Spanish cards.

InterCol London deal in playing-cards, as well as books, maps, prints, currency and other ephemera.

Cartorama deal in antique playing-cards, paper and books.

unclesgames.com has a range of playing-cards, card games and card game equipment for sale on line.

The Game Preserve sells a range of Card Games as well as Board Games.

Spielkarten Welt sells playing-cards and card game books on line.

MacGregor Historic Games produce reproductions of historic playing-cards for reenactors; also historic board, dice and card games.

HG Images - dealer in playing-cards.

Troll and Toad specialises in trading card games (CCGs) but their Card Games section has a substantial range of proprietary (commercial) card games for sale.

The Card Kid has a range of cards and other equipment for various trading games (CCGs).

D.J.McAdam's Wooden Horse Books sells playing-cards and other games; also gaming literature (new and second hand).

Newt's Playing Card Superstore sells a range of American and Spanish playing-cards.

Wolfgang Kunze's Spielkarten Online sells a range of standard and non-standard second hand playing-cards for collectors.

Games et al sells playing-cards and other games to collectors.

The Dutch company Roem Packaging and Paper Products sells a range of standard and custom playing-cards and equipment.

Parnell Playing Card Co have auctions of playing-cards, Faro equipment and antiques.

Playing Cards Only has a selection of modern and classic playing cards for all ages. The emphasis is on 52-card packs with novelty backs and faces, with some children's card games.

Playing Cards and More is a Florida-based online store selling standard Anglo-American playing cards and other game equipment.

The Card Games section of Directory Game consists mostly of links to suppliers of proprietary card games and trading card games (CCGs).

Playing-Card Manufacturers

Here are links to home pages of some playing-card manufacturers, producing a range of standard, non-standard and custom playing-cards.

Special Playing-Cards

Cards with special features such as extra suits or unusual designs.

Magnetic and waterproof cards

Kling Magnetic Playing Cards (USA). These cards have a thin metal film in the centre so that they cling to a magnetic playing surface. Useful for playing out of doors in a breeze.

SplashJack is a deck of waterproof cards that float in water, designed for use in the bathtub or swimming pool.

Five-suited decks

Stardeck cards are like a standard pack with a fifth suit of stars plus two jokers - 67 cards in all.

Estate playing-cards - an Australian 60-card deck with 5 suits of 12 cards. The site includes a downloadable book with suggested variations of Canasta, Euchre and 500.

Tarot or tarock cards have the usual four suits (usually with 8 or 14 cards in each) plus an extra, longer "suit" of 21 trumps and a fool card. TaroBear's Lair specialises in supplying Tarot, Tarock and Tarocchi playing-cards to players in North America

Six-suited decks

Empire Cards are a six suited deck of 78 cards. There are three red suits (hearts, diamonds and crowns) and three black suits (clubs, spades and anchors).

Eight-suited decks

The Toss deck has eight 13-card suits (two red, two black, two blue and two gold) and eight jokers (one of each colour, two "boss" and two "null"): 112 cards in all. The web site has suggested adaptations of some popular card games: spades, rummy, hearts.

The Fat Pack has eight suits (four red and four black), with five identical jokers.

Non-standard playing-card decks with artisitic and novelty designs

See also the IPCS New Issues pages.

Makers and Suppliers of Custom Playing-Cards

Admagic.com suppies custom playing cards to order. You submit your own design for the backs or for the backs and faces.

TM CARDS DOT COM specialise in producing custom playing-cards to order. The customer can specify the face and back designs, the card size and materials, and the number of cards in the pack.

PFI Playing-cards, also known as Card-Press, is a US-based firm specialising in producing custom playing-cards (custom faces, backs and shapes), and can also supply other gaming equipment.

The Game Crafter manufactures cards and other game components to order. Their service is ideal for prototyping and small quantities - even down to just one copy. The game they produce for you can also be sold online through their web site.

Personalised Playing Cards is a UK-based company offering playing-cards with custom face and backs, or standard English faces and custom backs. Designs can be submitted online.

Games and Print Services make standard playing-cards and will also produce custom designed cards to order.

Based in India, Perfect Playing Cards can produce cards to your specification with standard or custom designed faces or backs.

Ivory Graphics is a UK supplier of custom playing-cards with personalised backs and/or faces.

The Canadian firm Palaimon Playing-Cards produces playing-cards to your specification with ciustom backs and/or faces.

Custom playing-cards, based in New Jersey, USA, produces playing-cards with customised faces and back designs.

Monogrammatiks imprint Bridge cards with your own custom design or message on the back.

At Your Playing Cards.com you can create your own back designs on line and order decks of standard playing-cards with these backs.

Makers and Suppliers of Card Game Equipment

Shawn Erikson's Game Store sells card and board games, dominoes and game equipment, including a range of Cribbage boards.

UK-based Farscape Games sells games of all sorts, including some playing-cards, cribbage boards, dominoes and mah-jong equipment.

Card shuffling machines are available:

The Italian company Del Fabbro makes folding card tables as well as other wooden furniture.

Las Vegas Poker & Gambling - online store for travel to Las Vegas, accommodation and all kinds of gambling books and equipment.

The Winning Hand and Card Holda are playing-card holders by Einstein Design.

Card Holders are available from Claire Publications along with various types of blank and numbered cards for educational use.

Paragon Billiards supplies a range of Games Tables.

GameTable Showroom is a US supplier of gaming tables, including card tables and tables for various casino games.

dazadi.com, based in California, supply gaming tables for poker and casino games and a range of other gaming equipment within the USA only.

Abbey Road Entertainment has poker and other gaming tables for hire in the Toronto area.

Domino and Tile Games and Related Equipment

The AlexCramer Company supplies high quality precision made domino sets and hand-crafted wooden boxes for dominoes.

Where the Winds Blow specialises in selling Mah Jong sets, books and accessories.


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