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Designed By	Tim Schutz
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Published By	tjgames
Year Published	1997
# of Players:	1 − 6
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Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
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Category	Abstract Strategy Card Game Children's Game Game System Word Show More »
Mechanic	Auction/Bidding Set Collection Trick-taking
Primary Name	Alpha Playing Cards
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Alpha Playing Cards is a deck of cards with a letter and point value on each of the playing cards. There are a variety word and letter games that can be played with this deck of cards, from solitaire to multi-player games. The games also cover many age groups starting with letter recognition games for the younger players and advances to word games for adults.
Alpha Playing Cards
Word & Letter Games For All Ages.

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1	Reviews Alpha Playing Cards - Review	2007-04-15	Vince Lon...	0
0	Sessions Session Report - Word Away by Jacob and Angela (6 Nimmt!)	2006-04-14	Vince Lon...	0
0	General Where can I get Word & Letter Games for All Ages?	2005-03-13	steveoliverc	1
0	Reviews User Review	2005-03-12	steveoliverc	0
1	Reviews User Review	2005-03-07	TomVasel	0
0	Reviews User Review	2005-02-14	Zinger	0
0	Reviews User Review	2005-01-20	wingedpotato	0
0	Sessions Session Report	2004-05-21	icheyne	1
0	Sessions Session Report	2004-05-21	icheyne	0
0	Sessions Session Report	2003-06-06	daw65	0

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6	Best Alphabetic Deck? Or Do I Really Need ALL of them?	2005-10-17
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Average Rating:	6.84
Standard Deviation:	1.35
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.0
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Users Owning:	54
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Official website	http://www.tjgames.com/alphapg.html	2002-03-01
E-group for creating new games for Alpha Playing Cards	http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlphaPlayingCardGame...	2003-03-31
Unnamed Object	http://www.tjgames.com	2004-12-31
Games that can be played with this deck of cards (manufacturers web site)	http://www.tjgames.com/alphagames.html	2005-02-05
Yahoo group for Alpha Card Games & Game Design	http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlphaPlayingCa...	2005-02-12

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