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Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 3 Dec 2002.
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I need playing cards in ASCII

I need playing cards in ASCII

alt.ascii-art · 12 messages · 3 Dec 2002 - 9 Dec 2002
don <do...@panix.com> 3 Dec 2002 12:34 · permalink · report
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

Faux_Pseudo <Fau...@yahoo.comERCIAL> ASCII art 3 Dec 2002 13:07 · permalink · report
 _.--- 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  ( ":.  -.. ' | can only think of one way to
 ((,,_;'.;'     10 / 30     ';. ';_,,)) | spell a word.
       ((_.;'*Faux_Pseudo*':._))        | - Andrew Jackson

[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.

"Kjetil Torgrim Homme" <kje...@haey.ifi.uio.no> skrev i meddelandet
 news:1rl...@sex.ifi.uio.no
> [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

alternatively:
    8o  clubs

--
 OO  Joaquim G�ndara
.||. http://www.Nerd-Boy.net
 bb  jg

llizard <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> ASCII art 3 Dec 2002 14:24 · permalink · report
In article <slrnaupb6q.bc.Faux_Pseudo@fugozi.cx1209071-a>, Faux_Pseudo
<Fau...@yahoo.comERCIAL> 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/

[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.

 _.--- 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 ________________...---~~~

-- 
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Dave Bird <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> ASCII art 4 Dec 2002 04:03 · permalink · report
In article<cud...@4ax.com>, llizard
<lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> 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 <www.xemu.demon.co.uk/clam/ >

llizard <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> ASCII art 5 Dec 2002 14:35 · permalink · report
In article <9gN...@xemu.demon.co.uk>, Dave Bird
<dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>In article<cud...@4ax.com>, llizard
><lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> 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/

In article <1ra...@sex.ifi.uio.no>, Kjetil Torgrim Homme
<kje...@haey.ifi.uio.no> 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/

Alien Eggman <ali...@yahoo.com> ASCII art 6 Dec 2002 00:56 · permalink · report
llizard <lli...@NOPOLLUTIONwildmail.com> wrote in message news:<5in...@4ax.com>...
> In article <9gN...@xemu.demon.co.uk>, Dave Bird
> <dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk> 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

Veronica Karlsson <v...@hotbrev.com> ASCII art 9 Dec 2002 22:06 · permalink · report
Kjetil Torgrim Homme wrote:
> or going to sideways and two character symbols
>   <>  diamonds
>   <3  hearts
>   {>  spades
>   -%  clubs

That is brilliant!  :-)


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