11 best gibson card games

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Think you know your Cockfosters from your Shepherds Bush!? Step on board for a trip around London’s famous Underground, with this quick-play card game featuring well known stations from the tube. Don’t Bank on your opponents giving you an easy ride – they may well have a Marylebone to pick with you! Simple but engaging, this game is just the ticket for young travellers and old timers alike; it’s a Morden adequate way of whiling away a few enjoyable hours. Each player is dealt 8 cards and must match a coloured line from the previous card in order to play. Your opponents will try to slow you down with an Arsenal of special cards that could hinder your journey, whilst your cards can be Euston other passengers to slow them down or trip them up. The aim of the game is to avoid delays and be the first to get rid of your cards – but above all, make sure you MIND THE GAP!

Set Contains:

95 station cards, 21 special cards, 4 fun fact cards and rules

• The aim of the game is to avoid delays and be the first to get rid of your cards
• Family Card Game
• Each player is dealt 8 cards and must match a coloured line from the previous card in order to play
• Officially licensed product.

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Packaged in this classic style box set, Piatnik Bridge is ideal for both novices and experienced players alike. This classic card game is for four players in two competing partnerships sitting opposite each other around a table. Bridge is a trick-taking card game consisting of several hands each progressing through four phases: dealing, bidding, playing and scoring. For purposes of scoring and reference, each player is identified by one of the points of the compass and thus North and South play against East and West. Piatnik offers the largest selection of standard and luxury Playing Card items all of which are made in Vienna from the highest quality materials.

• Package Dimensions: 2.4 H x 12.8 L x 9.8 W (centimetres)
• Package Weight: 0.49 pounds
• Country of Origin : Australia
• This game has the highest quality materials

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Happy Families is a card game traditionally, played in the UK, with special packs of 44 picture cards, grouped into 11 sets of 4. The cards feature pictures of family members or job types, for example: Bun the Baker. The idea of the game is to collect whole families. All of the cards are dealt as equally as possible and play starts by the first player (usually on the dealer's left) asking for a certain card. The player must already hold one of that family and asks just one other player. If the other player does not have the card it is then their turn to ask. If they do have the card, they have to pass it to the first player, who can ask again. As players form sets of 4 they place them face down in front and the winner is the first player to group all their cards into sets. In 1851 the games manufacturer John Jaques of London commissioned a set of drawings from John Tenniel, later Sir John, the chief cartoonist of Punch, for their new game of Happy Families. The game was shown at the Great Exhibition of that year and was an instant success, rapidly superseding similar games such as John Bull in which players also collected sets of four cards. Jaques' version of Happy Families remained popular until the Second World War, but was lucky to survive thereafter. In 1941, during the Blitz, a large bomb destroyed the Hatton Garden factory. However, a safe, which had been kept at the top of the building and had fallen through to the basement, yielded the charred remains of an old pattern book, which included the originals for all the firm's card games and one example of the Happy Families card game - Master Potts the Painter's son. Later the printing plates for the game were discovered intact and so Happy Families lived on.

• Family card game
• Happy Families is a card game traditionally, played in the UK, with special packs of 44 picture cards, grouped into 11 sets of 4.
• The idea of the game is to collect whole families.

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Samba is a three pack card game that can be played with 2, 3, 4, 5 or even 6 players! When you're playing with two, three or five players, everyone plays his or her own game; when you're playing with 4 or 6 players, you play with a partner. When there are four players you and your partners are placed opposite at the table. In the event of 6 players, all partners are always separated by two other players. Piatnik Playing Cards unite traditional know-how with modern technology and high grade raw materials; utilizing both the most modern electronic printing machinery as well as manually operated printers to create class European products. Piatnik ensures only sustainable raw materials flow into the production process; using only high grade paper, carton and special carton. They also favor the processing of paper emanating from sustainable foresting which is processed with the use of renewable fuels. The inks and the varnishes employed for the finishing are scrub resistant and biodegradable.

• A variation of the Canasta card game
• Three packs of cards marked with points values
• Playing instructions

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Created out of pure imagination, Cid Pear came into being with 100 little watercolors. To showcase her work, artist Tina Givens selected fine textured ivory papers, and designed coordinating liners, and paper accessories. Over the years, Cid Pear has crafted a reputation in quality, unique art and design. This Flash Card Game from Cid Pear's Game Collection includes 26 amazing watercolor illustrations and a collectable box. Maintaining it's small boutique studio, and local hand crafted production methods, Cid Pear grew it's product offering to include a broad range of paper products. Givens, who is a multi faceted artist and designer putting her imagination to work on paper, textiles, apparel, and ornaments has dreamed of focusing her attention on design. By joining in partnership With CR Gibson, Tina is now free to do just that. Cid Pear is known for gorgeous papers, quality printing methods, high design, fine art, and attention to detail. In fact, it's those small details that distinguishes the collection and make everyday items that much more special. Cid Pear is a joy to use, give, or receive.

• Gorgeous collector set of flash cards
• Beautifully decorated with Tina Givens' detailed watercolor art
• Collectable box holds 26 cards and rules of play
• Cards are 4" x 2.5", box is 4.5" x 2.25" x 3", attention to detail in creating items that are a joy to use, give, or receive
• Cid Pear is known for gorgeous papers, quality printing methods, high design, fine art

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Rococo is a style of French art that is best described as being luxurious and elegant. You'll see everyone in these portraits are dressed from head to toe in nothing but the finest in royal wear! For over 180 years the Piatnik name has been synonymous with playing cards. Each year Piatnik produces over 25 million high-quality and unique playing cards.

• Finest quality playing cards
• Double pack of 52 cards and two jokers
• Gift style packaging
• Standard Bridge size 89mm x 58mm

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C.R. Gibson Flower Bridge Tallies Bridge Card Game is a great tool to help keep your Bridge Card night running a lot smoother! The front cover of the Score Card includes an elegant flower garden. Two Tally Pads are included per package. The floral Tally Cards measure 2.75'' W x 3.5'' H.

• Includes Tally cards
• Each tally card measures 2.75'' W x 3.5'' H
• C.R. Gibson Flower Bridge Tallies Bridge Card Game is ideal for a Girls Card night with all your girl friends!
• C.R. Gibson Flower Tally Cards makes for easy score tracking!
• The front cover of the score card includes an elegant flower garden cover adding a nice touch of decoration to your table!

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Packaged in this classic style box set, Piatnik Canasta is ideal for both novices and experienced players alike. A classic card game which is traditionally for two, three, five or six players but is most commonly played by four in two partnerships with two standard decks of cards. Canasta is originally from South America and is part of the rummy family of games. Players aim to make ‘melds’ of seven cards of the same rank and ‘go out’ by playing all cards in their hand. Piatnik offers the largest selection of standard and luxury Playing Card items all of which are made in Vienna from the highest quality materials.

• Canasta card game set including two decks of cards and score pad. Both decks are red in color
• Includes rules of play
• Made in Austria by Piatnik

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Special miniature cards for the game of Patience. Special cards for the game of Patience. Attractive bird back design, standard faces four indices. Size 43mm x 29mm

• Special cards for the game of Patience
• attractive bird back design, standard faces four indices
• Size 43mm x 29mm

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The principles established in 1824 have guided succeeding generations in the management and operation of the Viennese Playing Card Manufacturer, Ferdinand Piatnik and Sons. Today, advances in technology supported by innovative management have continued the tradition with an emphasis on the demands of the current demographics. An annual production of 25 million playing cards, 2 million games and over 1 million puzzles proves Design, Quality, Selection are still important today. Over the years production methods, distribution and products may have changed significantly but the standards of excellence have not.

Set Contains:

1 x Card game

• Age recommendation: from 12 years
• Dimension of cards: 63 x 88 mm
• Content: 55 pieces
• Item Package Quantity: 1