Cards

Aluette

Western France

Aluette cards are used to play the game aluette which is played in parts of France. The cards use a unique form of the Spanish suits and date back to the 17th century.

Gnav

Norway

Jean de Lorraine's gnav cards are based on the Norwegian style of cuckoo cards, a specialized deck used to play a variety of games from Italy to Scandinavia. Instructions are included to play a variety of games from Italy, Sweden, Norway, and a new game from Jean de Lorraine.

Joffre

Canada

The Joffre deck is used to play a variety of Canadian card games of the same unique family (Joffre, Les Rois, Troika, Three-Spot, Kaiser). This stripped deck includes the extra point cards used in this family of games and uses the Paris pattern for face cards while indexed in English (A, K, Q, J).

Tarocco Siciliano

Sicily

The traditional Italian tarot deck from the island of Sicily. This deck has many unique features which set it apart from peninsular Italian decks including female knaves.

Trappola

Austria

A historical card game popular from the 16th to the 20th century in central Europe. It uses a special deck featuring Italian suits and highly decorated aces and deuces. This deck is based on a historical deck from Anton Herrl.

Luxembourgeois

Introducing a new deck to celebrate the unique heritage of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The deck features the general Germanic suit patterns yet follows the French and Anglo court card order. The result is a unique deck that is sure to fit any collection.

Medieval Cards

Jean de Lorraine's Medieval Cards use modernized Latin suits to make them more accessible to those who use international suits. The face card designs are divided into the Four Estates and are based on illuminations from medieval manuscripts.

Traditional

Traditional cards from Jean de Lorraine