Entry 8- Playing cards and Modern Solitare

Entry 8- Playing cards and Modern Solitaire

Woodblock playing cards- Gillies Savoure-15th century

     I find it interesting that the basis for playing cards have stayed the same throughout history. Woodblock playing cards were only for the rich and the highest in  society. The first picture is of ancient playing cards including the King, Jack, and Queen. They had hearts, diamond, and a four leaf clover. The color scheme was just red. This pack of playing cards were created by Gillies Savoure from Lyon France during the 15th century.

     In modern times, the playing cards have gone through so many rendition in traditional and electronic versions. The next picture is a screen capture of the Microsoft version of Solitaire on windows. I picked this type of game because it is one of my favorite historical card game. The game can have many card covers as well as the style of the playing table. A lot different from the olden playing cards. Also it is free if you have Windows. Not sure if Mac OS has it.