X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,790d85b66033de8a X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-12-05 16:56:14 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail From: alien_eggman@yahoo.com (Alien Eggman) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: I need playing cards in ASCII Date: 5 Dec 2002 16:56:14 -0800 Organization: http://groups.google.com/ Lines: 59 Message-ID: <111f5200.0212051656.470dad31@posting.google.com> References: <9gNd9WC45X79EwBh@xemu.demon.co.uk> <5inuuukmuhab64ffolpg6d0pk18k6sjd6t@4ax.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.217.105.134 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: posting.google.com 1039136174 5709 127.0.0.1 (6 Dec 2002 00:56:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 6 Dec 2002 00:56:14 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:20981 llizard wrote in message news:<5inuuukmuhab64ffolpg6d0pk18k6sjd6t@4ax.com>... > In article <9gNd9WC45X79EwBh@xemu.demon.co.uk>, Dave Bird > wrote: > > > This overlapping idea intrigues me. > ---->% snipped all but the joker... %<---- > __ > JOK| > ^%<| Here is a small deck based on the one above. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |Av| |Kv| |Qv| |Jv| |tv| |9v| |8v| |7v| |6v| |5v| |4v| |3v| |2v| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |a^| |k^| |q^| |j^| |t^| |9^| |8^| |7^| |6^| |5^| |4^| |3^| |2^| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |A%| |K%| |Q%| |J%| |t%| |9%| |8%| |7%| |6%| |5%| |4%| |3%| |2%| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |A&| |K&| |Q&| |J&| |t&| |9&| |8&| |7&| |6&| |5&| |4&| |3&| |2&| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| The original suits are as follows: The Church = "Cups" The Military = "Swords" The Merchant Class = "Pentacles or 5-pointed Stars" The Farmers or Peasant Class = "Batons" (or in most of todays Tarot circles "wands") __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |a | |k | |q | |j | |t | |9 | |8 | |7 | |6 | |5 | |4 | |3 | |2 | |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| |_Y| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |a | |k | |q | |j | |t | |9 | |8 | |7 | |6 | |5 | |4 | |3 | |2 | |_!| |_!| |_!| |_!| |_!| |_!| |_!| |_!| |_!| |_!| |_!| |_!| |_!| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |a | |k | |q | |j | |t | |9 | |8 | |7 | |6 | |5 | |4 | |3 | |2 | |_*| |_*| |_*| |_*| |_*| |_*| |_*| |_*| |_*| |_*| |_*| |_*| |_*| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |A | |K | |Q | |J | |t | |9 | |8 | |7 | |6 | |5 | |4 | |3 | |2 | |_\| |_\| |_\| |_\| |_\| |_\| |_\| |_\| |_\| |_\| |_\| |_\| |_\| or a REALLY tiny deck, but your going to need to turn your font WAY up to 74 to read the face cards... ''''''''''''' ''''''''''''' ''''''''''''' ''''''''''''' -Zotiel P.S. got the suit info from: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/5257/history.html