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52 Party Games for Adults Playing Cards by If Cardboard Creations Ltd - Cat Ref 13989 52 Party Games for Adults Playing Cards 
by If Cardboard Creations Ltd
Cat Ref: 13989

** ONLY TWO PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Each card describes a party game for adults.

Indices: K, Q, J, A in all 4 corners

Size: 56 x 87 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£4.00

52 Pranks & Party Tricks Playing Cards publ. by If Cardboard Creations Ltd, 2000 - Cat Ref 13593 52 Pranks & Party Tricks Playing Cards 
publ. by If Cardboard Creations Ltd, 2000
Cat Ref: 13593

** ONLY ONE PACK LEFT IN STOCK **

52 hilarious pranks and party tricks to play on friends, family and work colleagues. All suits coloured white. Pale green backgrounds, dark green borders. Ideal for left-handed players, being marked top right and bottom left.

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£4.00

52 Things to do on a Date Playing Cards by If Cardboard Creations Ltd - Cat Ref 13987 52 Things to do on a Date Playing Cards 
by If Cardboard Creations Ltd
Cat Ref: 13987

** ONLY FIVE PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Each card gives a suggestion for something which might be done on a date.

Indices: K, Q J, A in all 4 corners

Size: 56 x 87 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£4.00

A la Carte Playing Cards by Worldwide Co., 2002 - Cat Ref 13660 A la Carte Playing Cards 
by Worldwide Co., 2002
Cat Ref: 13660

** ONLY FIVE PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

54 items of food, each one shown against a plain, coloured background. Backs: pattern of red and white checks, like a table-cloth.

Size: 58 x 88 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£5.50

Ali playing cards by Worldwide Co., London, 2006 - Cat Ref 14532 Ali playing cards 
by Worldwide Co., London, 2006
Cat Ref: 14532

** ONLY NINE PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

54 different classic photos of Muhammad Ali, the boxer known as 'The Greatest'. Each photo accompanied by one of his famous quotes. Cards printed in Taiwan.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in 2 corners only)

Size: 62 x 88 mm

52 cards + 1 Joker + 2 additional cards with Ali's professional fight record and the dates and locations of the photos. 

£5.50

Ancient Egypt Playing Cards (GB) by Green Board Game Co - Cat Ref 13899 Ancient Egypt Playing Cards (GB) 
by Green Board Game Co
Cat Ref: 13899

54 illustrations (colour drawings or photographs) of aspects of Ancient Egypt.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in full in 2 corners, suit sign in other 2 corners)

Size: 56 x 87 mm

52 cards+ 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£4.00

B-deck by Bedeck & Sons - Cat Ref 14188 B-deck 
by Bedeck & Sons
Cat Ref: 14188

** 13 PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Issued in time for the 2005 General Election, here is a distinctly unusual pack which contains, according to the publishers, '55 whimsical portraits of Tony Blair'.

Plastic coated poker size playing cards, not on top quality playing card board so slightly translucent if held up to strong light. Perhaps best described as novelty playing cards rather than cards intended for serious play.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in 2 corners only)

Size: 63 x 88 mm

52 cards + 2 jokers + 1 devil card 

£5.50

Commemorative Olympic Playing Cards (double pack only*) by A.S.S. for Waddingtons for Stanley Gibbons Antiquarian, London, 1980 - Cat Ref 14647 Commemorative Olympic Playing Cards (double pack only*) 
by A.S.S. for Waddingtons for Stanley Gibbons Antiquarian, London, 1980
Cat Ref: 14647
Set issued to mark the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. 52 different drawings of named medal winners from the 1976 Games. Buff coloured backgrounds. Backs: discus thrower. Edition of 4000 double packs.

Indices: K, Q, J, A

Size: 57 x 89 mm

2 x 52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£15.00

Drinker's Forfeits Playing Cards by Bear, Bear & Bear - Cat Ref 14106 Drinker's Forfeits Playing Cards 
by Bear, Bear & Bear
Cat Ref: 14106
Novelty cards shaped like a glass. Playing card quality board not used so cards may be slightly translucent when held up to the light so not suitable for serious card play.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in all 4 corners)

Size (max): 62 x 97 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers 

£2.50

Excuses & Lies Playing Cards by Bear, Bear & Bear - Cat Ref 14104 Excuses & Lies Playing Cards 
by Bear, Bear & Bear
Cat Ref: 14104
Novelty cards with deeply rounded corners. Playing card quality board not used so cards may be slightly translucent when held up to the light so not suitable for serious card play.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in all 4 corners)

Size: 67 x 98 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers 

£3.25

Fairclough Playing Cards by Fairclough - Cat Ref 10285 Fairclough Playing Cards 
by Fairclough
Cat Ref: 10285

Indices: K, Q, J, A.

Size: 57 x 89 mm

52 cards + 3 additional cards 

£5.00

Family Forfeits Playing Cards by Bear, Bear & Bear - Cat Ref 14108 Family Forfeits Playing Cards 
by Bear, Bear & Bear
Cat Ref: 14108
Novelty triangular cards. Playing card quality board not used so cards may be slightly translucent when held up to the light so not suitable for serious card play.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in all 3 corners)

Size (max): 93 x 81 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers 

£3.25

Famous Faces Playing Cards by National Portrait Gallery - Cat Ref 13975 Famous Faces Playing Cards 
by National Portrait Gallery
Cat Ref: 13975
Each card shows a different portrait in either colour or black and white. Famous faces shown include Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth II, Alfred Hitchcock, David Beckham, Michael Caine, Princess Diana & Marianne Faithfull.

Indices: K, Q, J, A in two corners only

Size: 63 x 84 mm

52 cards + 4 Jokers 

£5.50

Famous Footballers Playing Cards publ. by Talking Photos Ltd. - Cat Ref 13306 Famous Footballers Playing Cards 
publ. by Talking Photos Ltd.
Cat Ref: 13306
Fine black and white drawings by Jonathan Wood of 14 footballers from the English Premier League, including Michael Owen, David Beckham, etc. Same designs in each suit. Paul Gascoigne shown on Jokers.

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£3.00

Glasgow Pack Playing Cards, The (double pack only*) by MDW Ltd, 1990 - Cat Ref 12878 Glasgow Pack Playing Cards, The (double pack only*) 
by MDW Ltd, 1990
Cat Ref: 12878

** ONLY TWO DOUBLE PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

This pack features 52 aspects of Glasgow - buildings, works of art, etc. Aces have sepia views, rest in full colour. Jokers carry quotations. Issued to celebrate Glasgow's reign as European City of Culture in 1990.

2 x 52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card


*Please note: Where a "double pack" or a "twin pack" option is offered, a pair of matching packs with contrasting back designs is available. A "double pack" is supplied in a single box containing two packs of cards, and a "twin pack" is supplied as two separate single packs. 
£8.00

Greenpeace Playing Cards by Greenpeace - Cat Ref 13696 Greenpeace Playing Cards 
by Greenpeace
Cat Ref: 13696
Anti-nuclear weapons pack featuring black and white photographs of 8 world leaders of countries with nuclear weapons. Text on all cards other than Kings & Aces. George W Bush is featured on the Ace of Spades.

Backs: Greenpeace logo

Indices: K, Q, J, A.

Size: 56 x 87 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£5.50

Guildhall Art Gallery Playing Cards by the Corporation of London - Cat Ref 13738 Guildhall Art Gallery Playing Cards 
by the Corporation of London
Cat Ref: 13738

** ONLY FOUR PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

54 paintings from the collection of the Guildhall Art Gallery, London

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in all 4 corners)

Size: 62 x 97 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card  

£6.50

Historic Scotland Playing Cards publ. by Historic Scotland. - Cat Ref 11541 Historic Scotland Playing Cards 
publ. by Historic Scotland.
Cat Ref: 11541
54 scenic views of castles and monuments around Scotland. In full colour.  £4.50

Illustrated Roman Empire Playing Cards, The by Green Board Game Co - Cat Ref 13898 Illustrated Roman Empire Playing Cards, The 
by Green Board Game Co
Cat Ref: 13898

Black & white drawings on all cards. Gods, Emperors, buildings etc with descriptions and dates where relevent.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in full in 2 corners, suit sign in other 2 corners)

Size: 56 x 87 mm

52 cards+ 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£4.00

Jackspack Playing Cards by Carta Mundi for Hold Fast Naval Cards, 1996 (issued 1997). - Cat Ref 12920 Jackspack Playing Cards 
by Carta Mundi for Hold Fast Naval Cards, 1996 (issued 1997).
Cat Ref: 12920
54 different drawings representing naval humour painted by serving personnel. The suits cover the Submarine Flotilla (S), the Fleet Air Arm (H), the Royal Marines (C) and the Surface Flotilla (D).

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£5.50
TWIN PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 12920DBL
£11.00


Ladbroke Sporting Casino Playing Cards by Ladbrokes - Cat Ref 13245 Ladbroke Sporting Casino Playing Cards 
by Ladbrokes
Cat Ref: 13245
17 different caricatures by John Ireland of sportsmen from the fields of cricket, golf, horse racing and rugby.

52 cards + 1 Joker + 1 additional card 

£6.50

  Lakeland Playing Cards 
by Carta Mundi for Lawrence
Cat Ref: 10083
Designs by Stuart Lawrence feature famous Lake District characters such as Wordsworth and Ruskin on courts and scenic views on Aces.

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 2 cards giving biographical details

(AKA 2053) 

£4.00
TWIN PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 10083DBL
£8.00


Lincard by J.W. Wolf - Cat Ref 13737 Lincard 
by J.W. Wolf
Cat Ref: 13737

** ONLY FIVE PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Indices: K, Q, J, A.

Size: 58 x 88 mm

49 cards + rules 

£12.50

Lion King , The - Families card game by Waddingtons Games Ltd., 1994 - Cat Ref 11587 Lion King , The - Families card game 
by Waddingtons Games Ltd., 1994
Cat Ref: 11587
Collect a set of 4 cards to win - one Lion King, one Nala, one Mufasa and one Sarabi. On inferior quality board.

Size: 63 x 100 mm

30 cards + 3 additional cards with rules in English, German, Spanish and French 

£3.50

Lion King , The - Memory card game by Waddingtons Games Ltd., 1994 - Cat Ref 11588 Lion King , The - Memory card game 
by Waddingtons Games Ltd., 1994
Cat Ref: 11588
Collect the highest number of matching pairs to win. On inferior quality board.

Size: 63 x 100 mm

30 cards + 3 additional cards with rules iin English, German, Spanish and French 

£3.50

Lion King , The - Snap card game by Waddingtons Games Ltd., 1994 - Cat Ref 11589 Lion King , The - Snap card game 
by Waddingtons Games Ltd., 1994
Cat Ref: 11589
A game to test fast reactions. Turn up a card which matches the top card on the pile and shout Snap.

Size: 63 x 100 mm

30 cards + 3 additional cards with rules in English, German, Spanish and French 

£3.50

Little Britain - Number 1 playing cards by Winning Moves UK Ltd, 2006 - Cat Ref 14371 Little Britain - Number 1 playing cards 
by Winning Moves UK Ltd, 2006
Cat Ref: 14371
13 of the characters from this hugely popular TV series appear on these cards. Same designs in each suit. Backgrounds resemble parts of a Union Jack flag.

Indices: K, Q, J, A

Size: 57 x 88 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£3.50

London Playing Cards (SAC) by SAC Ltd - Cat Ref 13900 London Playing Cards (SAC) 
by SAC Ltd
Cat Ref: 13900
13 illustrations of buildings and views in London, repeated in each suit. Developed from watercolours by Philip & Glyn Martin.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in all 4 corners)

Size: 58 x 88.5 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£5.50

Manchester 2002 Playing Cards by Manchester - Cat Ref 13702 Manchester 2002 Playing Cards 
by Manchester
Cat Ref: 13702
Court cards, Aces & Jokers illustrated with a grapical representation of one of the sports competed in at the XVII Commonwealth Games at Manchester in 2002. Four index cards, 2s-10s with standard faces.

Size: 56 x 87 mm

52 cards + 3 Jokers 

£4.00
TWIN PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 13702DBL
£8.00


MDW Playing Cards by MDW - Cat Ref 10098 MDW Playing Cards 
by MDW
Cat Ref: 10098

52 cards + 2 Jokers + title card 

£5.00

Most Wanted Iraqis Playing Cards Published by Box MX Ltd - Cat Ref 13695 Most Wanted Iraqis Playing Cards 
Published by Box MX Ltd
Cat Ref: 13695
39 photographs (some in colour, some in black and white) plus 13 silhouettes of the 52 most wanted Iraqis. Each card includes a caption giving the name and role of the person illustrated. This is a high quality reproduction of the pack supplied to Allied Forces. (see note below)

Printed in the UK by Games & Print Services Limited on 305gm Diamond Playing Card Board and plastic coated. Each deck wrapped in clear cellophane and supplied in a plastic box. The cards are bridge size and the Jokers are not as used in the 'genuine' pack.

Backs: camouflage pattern

Indices: K, Q, J, A.

Size: 56 x 87 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 blank card

(Please note - There are a great many sources for so called "genuine" decks of Most Wanted Iraqi cards. Be warned that many of these are poor quality reproductions on poor quality card. We have heard it suggested that the original print run of this pack was just a few hundred packs, so truly "genuine" packs are likely to be quite rare. Reprints by the manufacturer who made the original cards are available, and we hope to have stock of these at some stage in the not too distant future.)  

£5.00

Movie Monsters Playing Cards by Worldwide Co., London, 2004 - Cat Ref 14297 Movie Monsters Playing Cards 
by Worldwide Co., London, 2004
Cat Ref: 14297

** ONLY TEN PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

Stills and film posters of movie monsters from Lon Chaney in Phantom of the Opera (1925) to Christopher Lee in Dracula AD 1972 (1972). 54 different images, some in colour, some in black and white.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in 2 corners only)

Size: 62 x 88 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 credits card listing the actors, films, dates and studios 

£5.50

  New York on Playing Cards 
by InterCol
Cat Ref: 10103

52 cards + 3 Jokers + 20-page booklet 

£4.50

Pit card game by Winning Moves - Cat Ref 14368 Pit card game 
by Winning Moves
Cat Ref: 14368
The latest edition of this popular (and noisy!) trading game. Try to corner the market in a particular commodity. Each commodity now printed a different colour.

Size: 56 x 87 mm

74 cards + 4 cards advertising other games + rules in English + "corner" board 

£6.00

  Prompt (lc) 
by Prompt Corner
Cat Ref: 13385

* ONLY 1 PACK LEFT IN STOCK!! *

PROBABLY THE LAST CHANCE TO BUY THIS FROM US AS WE DON'T EXPECT TO GET MORE OF THIS ITEM

 

£18.00

Punchline Playing Cards by Bear, Bear & Bear - Cat Ref 14105 Punchline Playing Cards 
by Bear, Bear & Bear
Cat Ref: 14105
Novelty cards with deeply rounded corners. Playing card quality board not used so cards may be slightly translucent when held up to the light so not suitable for serious card play.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in all 4 corners)

Size: 67 x 98 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers 

£3.25

Scruffy Mutts Playing Cards , The by Carta Mundi for The Little Dog Laughed Ltd - Cat Ref 14530 Scruffy Mutts Playing Cards , The 
by Carta Mundi for The Little Dog Laughed Ltd
Cat Ref: 14530

** ONLY TEN PACKS LEFT IN STOCK **

14 different images of dogs in various moods and engaged in different activities. Each charming image has a title and a caption. Designs repeated on the same card in each suit.

Indices: K, Q, J, A

Size: 63 x 88 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 bridge score card 

£5.00

Shakespeare's Country Playing Cards by SAC Ltd - Cat Ref 13901 Shakespeare's Country Playing Cards 
by SAC Ltd
Cat Ref: 13901
13 illustrations of buildings and views in Shakespeare's country (e.g. Stratford upon Avon, Warwick, Gloucester, Cheltenham, etc.), repeated in each suit. Developed from watercolours by Philip & Glyn Martin.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in all 4 corners)

Size: 58 x 88.5 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£5.50

Under The Sea transformation playing cards published by the Marine Stewardship Council - Cat Ref 14360 Under The Sea transformation playing cards 
published by the Marine Stewardship Council
Cat Ref: 14360
54 artists donated beautiful and intriguing pieces of art to create this unique pack of transformation playing cards. Contributing artists include Damien Hirst, Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, Anish Kapoor, Quentin Blake and Maggi Hambling. The Marine Stewardship Council is a registered charity promoting solutions to the problem of overfishing.

Indices: K, Q, J, A

Size: 63 x 88 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card listing the artists + leaflet with biographies of the artists 

£6.50

V & A Costume Cards by V & A - Cat Ref 11545 V & A Costume Cards 
by V & A
Cat Ref: 11545
Each card carries a photograph of clothes from a wide variety of regions and centuries from the collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

Indices: K, Q, J, A.

Size: 57 x 89 mm

52 cards + ? Jokers (at least 1) + ? 

£5.00
DOUBLE PACK OF THE ABOVE ITEM
Cat Ref: 11545DBL
£10.00


Whot! card game by Winning Moves - Cat Ref 14366 Whot! card game 
by Winning Moves
Cat Ref: 14366
New edition (2000) of this ever popular family card game, a forerunner of Uno. Card symbols now set against red backgrounds.

Size: 56 x 87 mm

53 cards + rules in English + score pad

N.B. We will supply this item without its blister packaging unless you specifically ask us to leave it on. 

£5.50

York & Yorkshire Playing Cards (SAC) by SAC Ltd - Cat Ref 13902 York & Yorkshire Playing Cards (SAC) 
by SAC Ltd
Cat Ref: 13902
13 colour illustrations of buildings and views in York and Yorkshire, repeated in each suit. Developed from watercolours by Philip & Glyn Martin.

Indices: K, Q, J, A (in all 4 corners)

Size: 58 x 88.5 mm

52 cards + 2 Jokers + 1 additional card 

£5.50