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On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:15:39 +0100, Volker Blasius wrote:

> Jenny100 wrote:
> 
>> They're in Myst IV Collector's Edition (not sold in North America -- I
>> got mine used from ebay -- someone in Australia). There are 4 1's, 4
>> 7's, 4 8's, 4 9's, 4 10's, 4 V's (which are face cards like jacks), 4
>> D's (which are face cards like queens), 4 R's (which are face cards like
>> kings), and a card with a picture of a joker on it.
> 
> Sounds like a French deck (Roi - Dame - Valet) to play games like Skat,
> Schafskopf and so on. They are very common here in Germany; in fact, if
> you just ask for "a deck of cards", you get one of those.
> 
> Volker

That's interesting. I've never played Skat and didn't realize it only used
32 cards. But I guess you could play Skat with it. 
One thing I forgot to mention is that the cards are smaller than normal
playing cards (8.4 cm x 5.4 cm) and come in a little box. I was expecting
the "jacks, queens, kings" to resemble Myst characters like Atrus and
Catherine, but they're just standard card faces.