Hofämterspiel
This is one of the earliest card games on record preserved in its entirety with all 48 cards intact. Its name means "Court-office Game". This handmade deck was commissioned by Ladislaus the Posthumous, king of Hungary and Bohemia and Duke of Austria from 1453 to 1457. Each suit sign carries the coats of arms of four kingdoms: France (fleur-de-lis), Germany (eagle), Bohemia (lion) and... [click here for more]
These cards are based on the pattern develped by psychologists Karl Zener and J.B. Rhine at Duke University in the 1930s. They were designed as a method of testing subjects for extrasensory perception (ESP) and have been used in exercises to help develop potential psychic abilities for decades. Four different methods for using the cards are included in the PDF. Simply print and cut out the cards and... [click here for more]