(courts of Waist and Limbs)
UNDER YOUR SKIN
-4-
What also catches the eye is that there are no numbers on the numbercards, but the courts have been indexed.......in English(?!).
(courts
of Waist and Limbs)
The position of these indices however is also a bit odd. We're sure that most people will say that they can't play with this deck, except for the left-handed ones. Appearently the designer knew more about bones than cards.
(numbercards
7-2 of Waist)
(numbercards
7-2 of Limbs)
In conclusion we can say that these 2 strange decks were
originally not published for a greater audience than the medicine students involved
and they both were functional within this limited group. We can imagine that
regularly playing a game with these cards will no doubt help students memorize
the depicted body parts and structures in a playful way. We don't know if the
Italian students have often used this study aid, made by their professor. But
their Czech collegues invented a game with a functional goal by themselves and
must have used the cards frequently during their stay in college.
We have no
knowledge of the existence of any other similar decks, but can imagine that elsewhere
on the globe professors or students have found identical ways of info-tainment.
Should any of our visitors have another example from this niche in playing cards,
don't hesitate to contact us.