evolution of cards
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è stato aggiornato: 1 ott 2017
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Leaf Games : Tang Dynasty China
- Played like dominoes.
- Early cards made from pasteboards.
- Dominoes made from ivory, bone, bamboo or ebonyMamluk Playing Cards : Mamluk conquests in Sicily and Spain
- Hand drawn and hand painted.
- Gilded in gold and other expensive pigments.
- Only affordable for the wealthy and noble.
- Four suits : cups, pentacles, swords, polo sticks
- Geometric patterns that represents Islamic art.Early cards in Europe
- Dispersed throughout Europe by 1377
- Hand crafted and painted
- only affordable for wealthyLatin Suits : Sicily and Spain
- has similarity to tarot card suits1418 : Printed Woodcut decks, Germany1450 : Mechanical printing Press invented, Germany
- Introduced mass production of cards
- Became easily accessible for all people1300s : Introduction of Cards in Europe8th Century : Appearance of Cards, Tang Dynasty China200 BC : Paper and Pulp making process : Han Dynasty ChinaTarot cards : Tarocci
- used for playing and divination1377 : Playing cards in workdays prohibited in France1379 : Card games prohibited in St. Gallen, Switzerland.1423 : Burning of card decks at St. Bernardine of Siena1441 : importing of woodcut printed cards banned1549 : Cards Introduced in Japan by Jesuit MissionaryHanafuda : Japan
- reflects Japanese culture
- no numbers due to prohibition
- popular for gambling and matching gamesMahjong :
Myth of Confucius inventing Mahjong in 500 BC, ChinaMahjong : 1800s China
- Oldest record of Mahjong found in 1800s.
- Tiles traditionally hand-crafted from ivory and bones and backed with bamboo and jades1922 : Mahjong introduced to the United States
- Later evolved and introduced in arcade, computer games, etc.1993 : Magic : The Gathering
became the successor of modern card games2014 : Hearthstone : Heroes of Warcraft
brought card games into digital realm1931 : Legalisation of gambling, NevadaPeriodi
Prohibition on Cards1980s : Rise of Internet
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