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		<title>The World of Playing Cards</title>
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		<description>The small rectangular pieces of cardboard have been a medium for games of luck and skill, as well as a focus for design, advertising, political propaganda, art, history and much more... a miniature encyclopedia of social anthropology</description>
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			<title><![CDATA[80: Some recent versions of the standard English pattern]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/members/ken-lodge/80-some-recent-versions-of-the-standard-english-pattern</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There are a number of interesting, new designs for standard English cards which are not dependent on other people's designs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:46:10 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Ken Lodge</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dieux & déesses du rock]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/uk/dieux-deesses-du-rock</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Rock icons reimagined as gods and goddesses, with colourful artwork by Vuslat Çamkerten. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:01:51 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Roddy Somerville</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ratha-Hathi and Ratha-Ghoda Ganjifa]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Chariots, horses, and elephants: a traditional ganjifa from Odisha.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:26:42 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Lev Golinkin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wheel of Time]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/russia/wheel-of-time</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A deck exploring the visual traditions and social worlds of historical Rus.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:30:25 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Dmitriy Staroverov</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cards for the troops in World War II]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/uk/waddingtons/cards-for-the-troops-in-world-war-ii</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Gift scheme for the troops using Waddington cards with overprinted aces. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:44:53 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Roddy Somerville</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Animal Ganjifa by Sawantwadi Palace]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/india/sawantwadi-palace-animal-ganjifa</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A wildlife safari across the dashavatar pattern.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:28:58 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Lev Golinkin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reichs-Spielkarte]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/germany/altenburger-spielkartenfabrik/reichs-spielkarte</link>
			<description><![CDATA[German propaganda on World War I cards. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:29:58 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Lev Golinkin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Inuit Art playing cards]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/canada/inuit-art-playing-cards</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Powerful graphic images produced by a group of Inuit printmakers. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:37:31 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Roddy Somerville</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ukrainian playing cards]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/ukraine/ukrainian-playing-cards</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian playing cards (Gral’ni karti ukrains’ki), Kyiv, 2026. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:02:41 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Peter Burnett</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Schedule of Chaos]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/ukraine/the-disarray-of-the-day-or-the-schedule-of-chaos</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This set combines a book of paintings and sketches with a pack cards by Ukrainian artist Sergey Poyarkov.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:58:52 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Dmitriy Staroverov</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Australian Wildlife Series]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/australia/australian-wildlife-series</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Suited play and learn cards featuring Australian mammals and other fauna. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:14:48 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Roddy Somerville</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cigogne ‘Parisian’ style deck for Algeria]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/france/dieudonne/dieudonne-parisian-pattern-for-algeria</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Printed by Dieudonné et Cie (Angers), c. 1920. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:34:53 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Alberto Pérez González</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Moi, moche et méchant 3]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/france/moi-moche-et-mchant-3</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Made for McDonald’s, 2017. Printed in China. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:21:51 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Roddy Somerville</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tradition with a touch of fantasy]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/spain/antonio-lopez-y-compania/baraja-sol</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A fanciful variation by López y Compañía within the Spanish-suited tradition. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:25:27 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Simon Wintle</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hindu Astro-Mythological Tarot]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/india/hindu-astro-mythological-tarot</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A hand-painted Ganjifa pack adapts tarot’s major and minor structure to Hindu astrological and mythological subjects.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:47:18 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Adam Wintle</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ramayana Ganjifa: Sonepur]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/india/ramayana-ganjifa-sonepur</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Come for the tale, stay for the motorcars.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 04:30:32 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Lev Golinkin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Propaganda of Health: 52-ways to Stay Healthy]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/china/propaganda-of-health-52-ways-to-stay-healthy</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A rare Chinese public-health deck with four floral suits and Zhuyin symbols replacing the usual court cards.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:43:28 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Dmitriy Staroverov</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dashavatar Darchiri Ganjifa by Sawantwadi Palace]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/india/sawantwadi-palace-dashavatar-darchiri-ganjifa</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The luxury dashavatar line from the Sawantwadi royal palace.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:29:09 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Lev Golinkin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ramayana Ganjifa: Chikiti and Paralakhemundi]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/india/ramayana-ganjifa-chikiti-paralakhemundi</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Scenes from India’s timeless epic portrayed in miniature.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:45:40 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Lev Golinkin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[Indian Musical Ganjifa by Sawantwadi Palace]]></title>
			<link>https://www.wopc.co.uk/india/sawantwadi-palace-indian-musical-ganjifa</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A marriage of music, art, and playing cards.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:40:45 +0100</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Lev Golinkin</dc:creator>
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