Links: Information about playing-cards and tiles

The International Playing-Card Society caters for people interested in all aspects of playing-cards, including collecting, playing, and historical research.

Chinese Leaf Game - an article on the Chinese origin of playing-cards and card games by David Parlett.

Further information related to playing-cards can be found in the FAQ section of the International Playing-Card Society website, which includes a section on The Most Frequently Asked Questions About Playing-Cards.

Andy Pollett's Playing-Card Picture Gallery (archive copy) has illustrations on many of the standard regional playing-card patterns used around the world, with much useful historical and general information. There are also sections on early cards and non-standard cards, and some game rules are included.

Cedig.org has published The CORAL Collection - a catalogue with illustrations of over 2000 decks representing the various European regional card designs.

The Italian site tretre.it included a section on the History of Playing-Cards

Here is an archive copy of Bob Lancaster's Gallery of Unusual Playing-Cards, which included large numbers of links to web sites of playing-card collectors, manufacturers and other relevant information.

Playingcarddecks.com has published a series of articles about playing-cards and their makers and uses.

Dave Seany publishes a catalogue of American Proprietary Card Games. - that is games that use a non-standard deck made specifically for that game.