Alpha Playing Cards (1997)

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Designer	Tim Schutz
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Publisher	The Game Crafter, LLC Print & Play Productions tjgames
Year Published	1997
# of Players	1 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2, 3, 4 players Recommended with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (1 voter) [poll]
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Category	Abstract Strategy Card Game Children's Game Game System Word Show More »
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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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Alpha Playing Cards

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Publisher: tjgames

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Year: 1997

Size: 3.62 x 2.62 x 0.94 inches

0.25 pounds

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Board Game Rank:	4344
Children's Games Rank:	100
Abstract Games Rank:	278
Num Ratings:	37
Average Rating:	6.72
Standard Deviation:	1.32
Num Views:	14972
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.0
Fans:	3

Personal Comments:	27
Users Owning:	66
Users Wanting:	2
Users Trading:	6 [find trade matches]
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