[Icehouse] Zark City: non Anglo-American Decks

[Slev Sleddeddan]

Sorry, my error, it is, of course, a 48 card deck.

I don't know of any US-sources for cards. Try to google for "regional 
playing cards". Spanish Pattern 48 card decks are the easiest to pick up 
for Latin Paterns, although I'd love to find a nice Latin 56 card deck 
(with the extra face card in each suit).

I'm also thinking now that if you wanted to play Zark City with up to 
ten players, you could use an eight-suited, 108 card deck.



Brian Campbell wrote:
> On May 3, 2008, at 8:12 PM, Slev Sleddeddan wrote:
> 
>> Hi all!
>>
>> I've decided to throw a really nice deck of cards into my Icehouse  
>> bag to play Zark City with. This is easy as I collect cool decks of  
>> cards. The problem is that may of the cooler-looking decks are not  52 
>> card Anglo-American decks.
>>
>> At the moment, I'm thinking of using my 52 card Italian deck,  
>> numbered 1-12 (10-12 are face cards) and using Latin suits (Cups,  
>> Discs, Staves, Swords).
>>
>> Alternatively, I could go for a 56-card deck, with the fourth face- 
>> suit in it.
>>
>> Has anyone tried Zark City with decks like this? Does the different  
>> spot/face ratio make an appreciable difference?
> 
> 
> I've been looking for some Latin and German suited decks, but I  haven't 
> been able to find any. Do you know a good source to get them  in the US?
> 
> Sadly, I haven't had a chance to try Zark City yet, so I can't say  much 
> about how it would play with such decks. Though, you say it's a  52 card 
> deck; if you only have 1-12 of each suit, what are the last 4  cards?
> 
> Anyhow, Zark City is another variation on the Zarcana theme (along  with 
> Gnostica), so playing it with a Latin suited deck brings it right  back 
> to home. It was designed to be easier to play with components  that more 
> people have (playing cards, rather than tarot cards), but as  long as 
> you have the Latin-suited cards, it sounds like a great match.
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