Six Generations playing cards modeled after the structure of a family tree - a man and a woman, two sets of parents, four sets of grandparents, eight sets of great grandparents, and sixteen sets of great-great grandparents.
This democratic card deck abolishes the structure of the French Pack that uses Jacks, Queens, Kings and Aces, and is based on the inventor's idea of creating a deck of family members in multiple generations. Each generation is doubled in the amount of family members, thereby making a deck of 64, which comes closest to the standard French Pack while being true to a balanced family tree.
The deck is ranking by not using numbers only, from one to six, but additionally, using matching costumes for family couples that are in the different suits. The oldest, sixth generation came to the United States from around Europe, while the different family members have particular names corresponding the country they came from, and the time periods.
The deck is supposed to be more entertaining than the standard French Pack, while still being playable at all of the standard casino table games. For players who are skeptical, seeing these cards in a casino is actually not such a long shot.
With Six Generations playing cards, the game players and inventors may create hundreds new card games, including the games playable with six-sided dice. The following card games have been already created: The Heirs, Immigration from Europe to America, 23, GenPoker, Blind Date, Dynastia, and Meet the Ancestors (the variation of The Heirs.)
Six Generations 72 Illustrated Playing Cards for Innovative Card Games
ISBN 0-9760418-0-4
Catalog code: K2D-6GN1000. Made in the U.S.A.
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Six Generations, a uniquely developed product with museum quality artwork and genealogically and historically interesting mechanic, is a pleasant example of information coupled with entertainment, challenging the valuation of the card system of “Standard Decks” with Kings, Queens and Jacks. This innovative pack contains a set of 72 cards with pictures of six generations of immigrants belonging to a family who came to the United States from sixteen European nations in the first half of the nineteenth century. The latest generation consists of the siblings Emily and Jacob, currently living in the United States; and the other five generations represent their ancestors.
Recommended for ages six to adult, "Six Generations" is a highly engaging concept aimed at providing wholesome entertainment. It would be a welcome addition to any family's personal collection of games. This game also has educational value, as it provides useful clues to the different types of clothing worn by the people from different nations and time periods that are featured on its cards. As a genealogical and historical gift product, "Six Generations" has perfect usage in education, arts, museums, and homes.