Estate Playing Cards expand the possibilities for new games and may introduce a mystical and mythological dimension. Such interpretations are designed to help stimulate the card playing fraternity into designing new games, strategies or myths.
The Olympic Rings The colours of the five estates are the same as the colours of the five Olympic rings.
The Continents
Estate Playing Cards acknowledges the construction of the Suez and Panama canals as well as the discovery of Australia. This has created five genuine landmasses with the status of continent. Antarctica is considered a sanctuary and immune from the indulgences of mortal card players.
Astrology
The 60 card deck and 5 estates with 21st century family format add an astrological dimension previously restricted to purpose designed cards. The following table shows several possible representations of the 12 cards.
The 12 cards of each Estate match the 12 animals of the Chinese horoscope.
Each Chinese sign has a range of attributes that may also stimulate new games or help with psychic interpretations.
