Chinese style deck

[euripides]

you need a photo editing program. Check Google, it has a free one called Picasa I think.

http://picasa.google.com/index.html


Scans and photographs are usually huge.

 

[Aerin]

Microsoft Paint lets you save files as jpg/ jpegs and it comes free with pcs running Microsoft operating systems.

It's under Accessories, same place as the calculator and so-on. Not very sophisticated but worth a go.

 

[willowfox]

Finally found a way to paste some pictures, used photobase.

 

[Aerin]

Ah!

Pretty.

I like that. Titles in English then...

 

[willowfox]

But does anyone have an idea what these cards are supposed to be?


Fans and flags = wands and cups or vice versa?

 

[euripides]

Well along the way I've discovered a Japanese game called Hanafuda., which you might enjoy investigating. Interesting deck that could be of interest to Playing Card readers! And a game called Karuta http://www.japanese-games-shop.com/karuta.html which I would love to get in English! What a beautiful idea - cards and poetry combined!

I'm SO frustrated that I can't find this deck. Normally I'm a Google Guru.

 

[cardlady22]

But does anyone have an idea what these cards are supposed to be?


Fans and flags = wands and cups or vice versa?

I would vote for the fans to be Cups/emotion (hearts if we're talking a playing card suit) ~
flags equate to banners or pennants, so I'd use them for Wands. (capture the flag)

 

[willowfox]

I have tried all sorts of goggling and still non the wiser.

I have never ever seen those Japanese decks before.

 

[cardlady22]

willowfox, I have not seen this deck either. Would it be too much of a hassle for you to post the card back?
ETA: I'm still leaning toward it being a novelty playing card deck. Some have only a single Joker. If they put any identifying letters or characters from the publisher/brand, it would be on an Ace or the Joker.

 

[willowfox]

Here is a picture of the back, the King and the extra card. The language is Thai and all I can make out is that the cards are for fortune telling.