16th Century German Suited Playing Cards

Digitally redrawn from a period source, this deck gives you late-medieval aesthetics with modern handling. You can order it with or without indices. It also includes extra cards so you can configure the pack for different styles of play.

Key benefits

• Authentic German-suited artwork, sympathetically restored

• Option to include indices for modern readability or omit them for a cleaner historic look

• Printed in the UK on Ivory Graphics Sure Slip Air 310 gsm

• Gaming versatility: the deck contains extra cards to enable it to be used like a modern English deck, or a German-suited deck, allowing you to play a wider range of games with it

Use in performance and roleplay

Open with a brief note on the deck’s period origin, then let people handle the cards. The artwork sells a medieval frame for magic or demonstrations, and the index option helps when reading at a glance. For LARP and SCA events the deck reads convincingly in person and on camera.
Note: modern playing-card stock means it is not suitable for strict living-history authenticity requirements.

What’s included

One deck of 16th Century German Suited Playing Cards, plus the extra cards that provide modern English-style or German-suited play.

Options

• Indices: Yes or No

Specs and practicalities

• Stock: Ivory Graphics Sure Slip Air 310 gsm

• Print: UK production

• Setup: remove the cards you do not need for your chosen style of play