Play typically bears some resemblance to traditional card games of the Eights family including Mau Mau from which Uno may have been developed, as well as games of the Cuccu family, such as Kille in which there are no suits, but certain cards have artwork and names that determine their effect. Īn early 20th century dedicated deck card game was Touring, published in 1906, and inspiring Mille Bornes in 1954. Charles Hodges' 1828 game Astrophilogeon was a deck of 60 cards showing 30 constellations and 30 terrestrial maps, with which players could play a game attempting to obtain corresponding pairs. These served as teaching aids rather than being playable games. Unranked cards Cards from Astrophilogeon depicting the constellations of Argo Navis and Orionīy the late eighteenth century, educational packs of cards were being printed without suits or ranks, such as The Elements of Astronomy and Geography Explained, published by John Wallis in 1795. Modern card games are often sold with non-standard distributions of suits and ranks. Educational packs of cards were being printed by the late eighteenth century, initially designed merely to inform, but later becoming playable games.
Modern game with a unique set of cards and no boardĪ dedicated deck card game is one played with a deck specific to that game, rather than a pack of standard playing cards.
