From: "don" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: I need playing cards in ASCII Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 07:34:20 -0500 Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 5 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: don.dialup.access.net X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1038918854 20371 166.84.193.171 (3 Dec 2002 12:34:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 12:34:14 +0000 (UTC) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!snoopy.risq.qc.ca!news-peer.gip.net!news.gsl.net!gip.net!panix!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:33285 I'm programming a simple card game for my computor class and was wondering if anyone has some playing cards in ASCII which I could use to show my deck on screen.... thanks ###### Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: Faux_Pseudo Subject: Re: I need playing cards in ASCII References: Reply-To: Faux_Pseudo@yahoo.comERCIAL X-PGP-Server: wwwkey.nl.pgp.net X-Why: are you reading this? X-PGP-KeyID: CF4DA06B Message-ID: User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Lines: 64 Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 13:07:50 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.107.9.23 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: news1.west.cox.net 1038920870 68.107.9.23 (Tue, 03 Dec 2002 08:07:50 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 08:07:50 EST Organization: Cox Communications Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!newsfeed.hostname.nl!news-xfer.cox.net!p01!news1.west.cox.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:33292 _.--- don spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ > I'm programming a simple card game for my computor class and was wondering > if anyone has some playing cards in ASCII which I could use to show my deck > on screen.... thanks What size? I think this is the smallest they can be made in the correct proportions. They even support my sig for the backing art. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. |Jok| |Jok| | | | | |Q& | |Q@ | |Q% | |Q# | | | | | :F_P: :F_P: | | | | | | | | | | | | :F_P: :F_P: | | | | | | | | |Jok| |Jok| | | | | | Q&| | Q@| | Q%| | Q#| `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. |A& | |A@ | |A% | |A# | |J& | |J@ | |J% | |J# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A&| | A@| | A%| | A#| | J&| | J@| | J%| | J#| `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. |K& | |K@ | |K% | |K# | |10&| |10@| |10%| |10#| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K&| | K@| | K%| | K#| |10&| |10@| |10%| |10#| `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. |9& | |9@ | |9% | |9# | |6& | |6@ | |6% | |6# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9&| | 9@| | 9%| | 9#| | 6&| | 6@| | 6%| | 6#| `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. |8& | |8@ | |8% | |8# | |5& | |5@ | |5% | |5# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8&| | 8@| | 8%| | 8#| | 5&| | 5@| | 5%| | 5#| `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. |7& | |7@ | |7% | |7# | |4& | |4@ | |4% | |4# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7&| | 7@| | 7%| | 7#| | 4&| | 4@| | 4%| | 4#| `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. |3& | |3@ | |3% | |3# | |2& | |2@ | |2% | |2# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3&| | 3@| | 3%| | 3#| | 2&| | 2@| | 2%| | 2#| `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' '---...____ Faux_Pseudo ________________...---~~~ -- .-')) http://asciipr0n.com/fp ('-. | It's a damn poor mind that ' ..- .:" ) New content ( ":. -.. 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((_.;'*Faux_Pseudo*':._)) | - Andrew Jackson ###### From: Kjetil Torgrim Homme Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: I need playing cards in ASCII Date: 03 Dec 2002 14:24:39 +0100 Organization: Dept. of Informatics, Univ. of Oslo, Norway Lines: 28 Message-ID: <1rlm379qw8.fsf@sex.ifi.uio.no> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: sex.ifi.uio.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: maud.ifi.uio.no 1038921879 22913 129.240.65.206 (3 Dec 2002 13:24:39 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@ifi.uio.no NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 Dec 2002 13:24:39 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/20.7 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsfeed1.bredband.com!bredband!uio.no!nntp.uio.no!ifi.uio.no!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:33284 [Faux_Pseudo]: > > What size? I think this is the smallest they can be made in the > correct proportions. They even support my sig for the backing art. > > .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. > |Jok| |Jok| | | | | |Q& | |Q@ | |Q% | |Q# | > | | | | :F_P: :F_P: | | | | | | | | > |Jok| |Jok| | | | | | Q&| | Q@| | Q%| | Q#| > `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' I prefer this proportion. but which is which? my guess: & spades @ hearts % clubs # diamonds alternatives: ^ diamonds or going to sideways and two character symbols <> diamonds <3 hearts {> spades -% clubs Kjetil T. ###### From: llizard Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: I need playing cards in ASCII Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 09:24:55 -0500 Organization: via Internetdirect, Canada; zone 6A (or is it 5b?) Message-ID: Reply-To: llizard@idirct.ca References: X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 137 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-01!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:33290 In article , Faux_Pseudo wrote: > _.--- don spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ >> I'm programming a simple card game for my computor class and was wondering >> if anyone has some playing cards in ASCII which I could use to show my deck >> on screen.... thanks > >What size? I think this is the smallest they can be made in the >correct proportions. They even support my sig for the backing art. > > .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. > |Jok| |Jok| | | | | |Q& | |Q@ | |Q% | |Q# | > | | | | :F_P: :F_P: | | | | | | | | > | | | | :F_P: :F_P: | | | | | | | | > |Jok| |Jok| | | | | | Q&| | Q@| | Q%| | Q#| > `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' > > .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. > |A& | |A@ | |A% | |A# | |J& | |J@ | |J% | |J# | > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [snip] > >'---...____ Faux_Pseudo ________________...---~~~ Those are the smallest you say? Aha! A challenge! While I agree that these might not be exactly the right proportions, these are smaller: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |A | |K | |Q | |J | |10 | |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| |_\_| |_\_| |_\_| |_\_| |_\_| ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |A | |2 | |3 | |4 | |5 | |6 | | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |A | |2 | |3 | |4 | |5 | |6 | |7 | | ^ | | ^ | | ^ | | ^ | | ^ | | ^ | | ^ | |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| ejm ___ ___ ___ ___ |A | |K | |Q | |J | | O | | O | | O | | O | |O,O| |O,O| |O,O| |O,O| etc. etc. ___ |JOK| |^%<| |___| Here is a larger ancient deck of cards from another decade: _____ |\ ~ /| |}}:{{| |}}:{{| _____ |}}:{{| |Joker| |/_~_\| |==%, | | \/>\| ejm | _>^^| _____ _____ |/_\/_| _____ |6 | |2 | _____ |5 || ^ ^ | | ^ ||3 | _____ | ^ ^ || ^ ^ | _____ | || ^ ^ ||4 || ^ || ^ ^ ||7 | | ^ || || ^ ^ || ^ ^ ||____9|| ^ ^ | _____ |____Z|| ^ || ||____S| |^ ^ ^||8 | _____ |____E|| ^ ^ | | ^ ^ ||^ ^ ^||9 | |____h| |____L|| ^ ^ ||^ ^ ^| _____ |^ ^ ^||^ ^ ^| _____ |K WW| |____8||^ ^ ^| _____ |Q ww| | ^ {)| |____6| _____ |J ww| | ^ {(| |(.)%%| _____ |10 ^ || ^ {)| |(.)%%| | |%%%||A . | |^ ^ ^||(.)% | | |%%%| |_%%%>|| /.\ | |^ ^ ^|| | % | |_%%%O| |(_._)| |^ ^ ^||__%%[| | | | |___0I| |____V| _____ _____ _____ |6 | |2 | _____ |5 || & & | | & ||3 | _____ | & & || & & | _____ | || & & ||4 || & || & & ||7 | | & || || & & || & & ||____9|| & & | _____ |____Z|| & || ||____S| |& & &||8 | _____ |____E|| & & | | & & ||& & &||9 | |____h| |____L|| & & ||& & &| _____ |& & &||& & &| _____ |K WW| |____8||& & &| _____ |Q ww| | o {)| |____6| _____ |J ww| | o {(| |o o%%| _____ |10 & || o {)| |o o%%| | |%%%||A _ | |& & &||o o% | | |%%%| |_%%%>|| ( ) | |& & &|| | % | |_%%%O| |(_'_)| |& & &||__%%[| | | | |___0I| |____V| _____ _____ _____ |6 | |2 | _____ |5 || v v | | v ||3 | _____ | v v || v v | _____ | || v v ||4 || v || v v ||7 | | v || || v v || v v ||____9|| v v | _____ |____Z|| v || ||____S| |v v v||8 | _____ |____E|| v v | | v v ||v v v||9 | |____h| |____L|| v v ||v v v| _____ |v v v||v v v| _____ |K WW| |____8||v v v| _____ |Q ww| | {)| |____6| _____ |J ww| | {(| |(v)%%| _____ |10 v || {)| |(v)%%| | v%%%||A_ _ | |v v v||(v)% | | v%%%| |_%%%>||( v )| |v v v|| v % | |_%%%O| | \ / | |v v v||__%%[| | . | |___0I| |____V| _____ _____ _____ |6 | |2 | _____ |5 || o o | | o ||3 | _____ | o o || o o | _____ | || o o ||4 || o || o o ||7 | | o || || o o || o o ||____9|| o o | _____ |____Z|| o || ||____S| |o o o||8 | _____ |____E|| o o | | o o ||o o o||9 | |____h| |____L|| o o ||o o o| _____ |o o o||o o o| _____ |K WW| |____8||o o o| _____ |Q ww| | /\{)| |____6| _____ |J ww| | /\{(| | \/%%| _____ |10 o || /\{)| | \/%%| | %%%||A ^ | |o o o|| \/% | | %%%| |_%%%>|| / \ | |o o o|| % | |_%%%O| | \ / | |o o o||__%%[| | . | |___0I| |____o| -- llizard aka ejm >%^7^^^7^^ llizard@idirec+.ca ASCII-art & ASCII-animation www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/ascii-art/ ###### From: Kjetil Torgrim Homme Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: I need playing cards in ASCII Date: 03 Dec 2002 16:43:55 +0100 Organization: Dept. of Informatics, Univ. of Oslo, Norway Lines: 45 Message-ID: <1radjn85vo.fsf@sex.ifi.uio.no> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: sex.ifi.uio.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: maud.ifi.uio.no 1038930235 23621 129.240.65.206 (3 Dec 2002 15:43:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@ifi.uio.no NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 Dec 2002 15:43:55 GMT User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/20.7 X-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 16:43:56 MET (news01.chello.no) Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!uni-erlangen.de!newsfeed1.telenordia.se!algonet!news01.chello.se!news01.chello.no!uio.no!nntp.uio.no!ifi.uio.no!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:33286 [llizard]: > > Those are the smallest you say? Aha! A challenge! > > While I agree that these might not be exactly the right > proportions, these are smaller: > > ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ > |A | |K | |Q | |J | |10 | > |(`') |(v)| |(")| |(~)| |(`)| > |_\/| |_V_| |_V_| |_V_| |_\_| a few diddle variants. I think I prefer the ace of hearts. > ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ > |A | |2 | |3 | |4 | |5 | |6 | > | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| > |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| excellent work! > Here is a larger ancient deck of cards from another decade: > _____ > _____ _____ |6 | > |2 | _____ |5 || ^ ^ | > | ^ ||3 | _____ | ^ ^ || ^ ^ | _____ > | || ^ ^ ||4 || ^ || ^ ^ ||7 | > | ^ || || ^ ^ || ^ ^ ||____9|| ^ ^ | _____ > |____Z|| ^ || ||____S| |^ ^ ^||8 | _____ > |____E|| ^ ^ | | ^ ^ ||^ ^ ^||9 | > |____h| |____L|| ^ ^ ||^ ^ ^| > _____ |^ ^ ^||^ ^ ^| > _____ |K WW| |____8||^ ^ ^| > _____ |Q ww| | ^ {)| |____6| > _____ |J ww| | ^ {(| |(.)%%| _____ > |10 ^ || ^ {)| |(.)%%| | |%%%||A . | > |^ ^ ^||(.)% | | |%%%| |_%%%>|| /.\ | > |^ ^ ^|| | % | |_%%%O| |(_._)| > |^ ^ ^||__%%[| | | | > |___0I| |____V| I love the way you've turned the lettering upside down :-) ("f" is a good alternative for upside-down J.) Kjetil T. ###### Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art From: Faux_Pseudo Subject: Re: I need playing cards in ASCII References: Reply-To: Faux_Pseudo@yahoo.comERCIAL X-PGP-Server: wwwkey.nl.pgp.net X-Why: are you reading this? X-PGP-KeyID: CF4DA06B Message-ID: User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Lines: 42 Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 23:13:54 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 68.107.9.23 X-Complaints-To: abuse@cox.net X-Trace: news1.west.cox.net 1038957234 68.107.9.23 (Tue, 03 Dec 2002 18:13:54 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 18:13:54 EST Organization: Cox Communications Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!newsfeed-zh.ip-plus.net!news.ip-plus.net!news.tesion.net!news.belwue.de!news.stealth.net!news.stealth.net!news-xfer.cox.net!p01!news1.west.cox.net.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:33291 _.--- llizard spoke in alt.ascii-art --------._ >> >> .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. .---. >> |Jok| |Jok| | | | | |Q& | |Q@ | |Q% | |Q# | >> | | | | :F_P: :F_P: | | | | | | | | >> | | | | :F_P: :F_P: | | | | | | | | >> |Jok| |Jok| | | | | | Q&| | Q@| | Q%| | Q#| >> `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' `---' >> > Those are the smallest you say? Aha! A challenge! Well smallest in that they are labled on both the top and bottem and have solid edges. > While I agree that these might not be exactly the right proportions, these > are smaller: {Snip and trm} > ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ > |A | |2 | |Q | |J | |JOK| > |(`)| | /\| | ^ | | O | |^%<| > |_\_| |_\/| |(,)| |O,O| |___| > _____ _____ |6 | > |2 | _____ |5 || & & | > | & ||3 | _____ | & & || & & | _____ > | || & & ||4 || & || & & ||7 | > | & || || & & || & & ||____9|| & & | _____ > |____Z|| & || ||____S| |& & &||8 | _____ > |____E|| & & | | & & ||& & &||9 | > |____h| |____L|| & & ||& & &| > _____ |& & &||& & &| Very nice work on both sets. You got be beat by a long shot with those. '---...____ Faux_Pseudo ________________...---~~~ -- ICQ=66618055 : (Now Playing) http://asciipr0n.com/fp updated=10/30 YIM=faux_pseudo : Rev: e_Man_Comes_Around)_-_14_-_Streets_Of_Laredo.mp3 Life sucks, get a: Now: -_Nashville_1969_-_04_-_I_Still_Miss_Someone.mp3 helm and a sword : Fwd: &_the_spiders_from_Mars_10_Suffragette_city_.mp3 ###### From: Dave Bird Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: I need playing cards in ASCII Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 04:03:04 +0000 Organization: Smelling--nose Dogs for the Anosmic Lines: 101 Message-ID: <9gNd9WC45X79EwBh@xemu.demon.co.uk> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: xemu.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1039016804 26635 158.152.196.209 (4 Dec 2002 15:46:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:46:44 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.00 U Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!uni-erlangen.de!newsfeed.arcor-online.net!fr.clara.net!heighliner.fr.clara.net!proxad.net!proxad.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!xemu.demon.co.uk!dave Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:33294 In article, llizard writes: >While I agree that these might not be exactly the right proportions, these >are smaller: > ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ > |A | |K | |Q | |J | |10 | > |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| > |_\_| |_\_| |_\_| |_\_| |_\_| It depends whether you liken the 'ugly' cheat of letting the picture flow over the frame like this ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |A | |K | |Q | |J | |10 | |9 | |8 | |7 | |6 | |5 |...|2 | |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |A | |K | |Q | |J | |10 | |9 | |8 | |7 | |6 | |5 |...|2 | | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |A | |K | |Q | |J | |10 | |9 | |8 | |7 | |6 | |5 |...|2 | |oOo| |oOo| |oOo| |oOo| |oOo| |oOo| |oOo| |oOo| |oOo| |oOo| |oOo| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |A. | |K. | |Q. | |J. | |10 | |9. | |8. | |7. | |6. | |5. |...|2. | |( )| |( )| |( )| |( )| |( )| |( )| |( )| |( )| |( )| |( )| |( )| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| |/_\| It may be possible to go even smaller __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |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 | |oOo |oOo |oOo |oOo |oOo |oOo |oOo |oOo |oOo |oOo |oOo |oOo |oOo |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |a.| |k.| |q.| |j.| |T.| |9.| |8.| |7.| |6.| |5.| |4.| |3.| |2.| |( ) |( ) |( ) |( ) |( ) |( ) |( ) |( ) |( ) |( ) |( ) |( ) |( ) |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ To go any further, the letter overlaps the picture |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\| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |aOo |kOo |qOo |jOo |tOo |9Oo |8Oo |7Oo |6Oo |5Oo |4Oo |3Oo |2Oo |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |a)| |k)| |q)| |j)| |t)| |9)| |8)| |7)| |6)| |5)| |4)| |3)| |4)| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| Or, smaller picture |aQ| |kQ| |qQ| |jQ| |tQ| |9Q| |8Q| |7Q| |6Q| |5Q| |4Q| |3Q| |2Q| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |__| |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@| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |aA| |kA| |qA| |jA| |tA| |9A| |8A| |7A| |6A| |5A| |4A| |3A| |4A| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| |_^| You can use H, D, C, S instead of pictures of course. Or print with visual symbols like this: A(') K(') Q(') J(') t(') 9(')... A< > K <> Q< > J< > t< > 9< >.... AoOo KoOo QoOo JoOo toOo 9oOo... A/.\ K/.\ Q/.\ J/.\ t/.\ 9/.\... The advantage to these in, say, a bridge program is that they have a more natural 'feel' and are quicker to pick up visually than letters. -- . . : : ,; . : ' ___. uno, dos, tres, |FUEGO| .:. .:. .:': :' .:':' :. . : (") #oH| ' ' :' : :' : .::. H_ ~~~| < > __ ,;;,. \\::// R_) | '-|"""(") {__}::===== ....'''' ' ' ' ___..Oo|/....L\. ...| ____||--|_'--/__\___ '' .--'''::::::::::::::::::::: \ / /////////////S.Coronado///// ;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^';-._;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^';-._.-;'^ LRon Hubbard is shelled by goats in hell ###### From: llizard Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: I need playing cards in ASCII Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 09:35:01 -0500 Organization: via Internetdirect, Canada; zone 6A (or is it 5b?) Message-ID: <5inuuukmuhab64ffolpg6d0pk18k6sjd6t@4ax.com> Reply-To: llizard@idirct.ca References: <9gNd9WC45X79EwBh@xemu.demon.co.uk> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 91 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-01!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:33308 In article <9gNd9WC45X79EwBh@xemu.demon.co.uk>, Dave Bird wrote: >In article, llizard > writes: >>While I agree that these might not be exactly the right proportions, these >>are smaller: >> ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ >> |A | |K | |Q | |J | |10 | >> |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| >> |_\_| |_\_| |_\_| |_\_| |_\_| > > It depends whether you liken the 'ugly' cheat of letting > the picture flow over the frame like this > ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ > |A | |K | |Q | |J | |10 | |9 | |8 | |7 | |6 | |5 |...|2 | > |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') |('') > |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| [snip] >It may be possible to go even smaller > __ __ > |a | |k | [snip] > |(') |(') [snip] > |_'| |_'| [snip] > __ > |a | [snip] > |oOo [snip] > |/_\ [snip] [SNIP] >To go any further, the letter overlaps the picture > > |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\| > |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| |\/| > > |aOo |kOo |qOo |jOo |tOo |9Oo |8Oo |7Oo |6Oo |5Oo |4Oo |3Oo |2Oo > |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ |/_\ > > |a)| |k)| |q)| |j)| |t)| |9)| |8)| |7)| |6)| |5)| |4)| |3)| |4)| > |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| [snip of smallest "letter" decks] >The advantage to these in, say, a bridge program is that they have >a more natural 'feel' and are quicker to pick up visually than letters. This overlapping idea intrigues me. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| |(`)| _ _ _ |A\_| |K\_| |Q\_| |J\_| |10_| ejm ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| _ _ _ | /\| _ _ _ |A\/| |2\/| |3\/| |4\/| |5\/| |6\/| |10/| ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |A^ | |2^ | |3^ | |4^ | |5^ | |6^ | |7^ | _ _ _ |10 | _ _ _ |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| |(,)| ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ |AO | |KO | |QO | |JO | |10 | |O,O| |O,O| |O,O| |O,O| |O,O| etc. etc. ___ |JOK| |^%<| OR: __ __ __ __ __ __ (`)| (`)| (`)| (`)| (`)| (`)| _ _ _ |\A| |\K| |\Q| |\J| |10| or: |\0| ejm __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| |/\| _ _ _ |/\| or: |/\| _ _ _ |\A| |\2| |\3| |\4| |\5| |\6| |10| |\0| __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ |^A| |^2| |^3| |^4| |^5| |^6| |^7| _ _ _ |10| or: |^0| _ _ _ (,)| (,)| (,)| (,)| (,)| (,)| (,)| (,)| (,)| __ __ __ __ __ __ |oA| |oK| |oQ| |oJ| |10| or: |o0| o,o| o,o| o,o| o,o| o,o| o,o| etc. etc. __ JOK| ^%<| -- llizard aka ejm >%^7^^^7^^ llizard@idirec+.ca ASCII-art & ASCII-animation www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/ ###### From: llizard Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: I need playing cards in ASCII Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 09:51:52 -0500 Organization: via Internetdirect, Canada; zone 6A (or is it 5b?) Message-ID: Reply-To: llizard@idirct.ca References: <1radjn85vo.fsf@sex.ifi.uio.no> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com Lines: 56 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-06!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:33307 In article <1radjn85vo.fsf@sex.ifi.uio.no>, Kjetil Torgrim Homme wrote: >[llizard]: >> >> Those are the smallest you say? Aha! A challenge! >> >> While I agree that these might not be exactly the right >> proportions, these are smaller: > > ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ > |A | |K | |Q | |J | |10 | > |(`') |(v)| |(")| |(~)| |(`)| > |_\/| |_V_| |_V_| |_V_| |_\_| > >a few diddle variants. I think I prefer the ace of hearts. I tried a number of variations that included some of those you show but actually ended up preferring the 10(`) that you left in its original state. \ To each his own... >%^7^^^7^^ >> ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ >> |A | |2 | |3 | |4 | |5 | |6 | >> | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| | /\| >> |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| |_\/| > >excellent work! > >> Here is a larger ancient deck of cards from another decade: >> _____ >> _____ _____ |6 | >> |2 | _____ |5 || ^ ^ | [snip] >> _____ |^ ^ ^||^ ^ ^| >> _____ |K WW| |____8||^ ^ ^| >> _____ |Q ww| | ^ {)| |____6| >> _____ |J ww| | ^ {(| |(.)%%| _____ >> |10 ^ || ^ {)| |(.)%%| | |%%%||A . | >> |^ ^ ^||(.)% | | |%%%| |_%%%>|| /.\ | >> |^ ^ ^|| | % | |_%%%O| |(_._)| >> |^ ^ ^||__%%[| | | | >> |___0I| |____V| > >I love the way you've turned the lettering upside down :-) ("f" is a >good alternative for upside-down J.) Thank you. You are too kind. "f" for upside-down "J" would have been a good alternative. I wish I'd thought of it. -- llizard aka ejm >%^7^^^7^^ llizard@idirec+.ca ASCII-art & ASCII-animation www.crosswinds.net/~llizard/ ###### 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 Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!news.imp.ch!news.imp.ch!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews1.google.com!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch alt.ascii-art:33338 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