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The Game Table: Cards, Anyone?

By Ward Batty

In my introductory column I said this column would cover boardgames and custom card games that don’t use the standard 52-card deck. It’s taken nine columns, but I’m finally getting to card games. There are as many interesting and unique designer card games being created as board games. So where to start?

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© 2006 Ward Batty


Posted by Ward Batty on Mar 29, 2006 at 02:30 AM in Special Features,  The Game Table / 981

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