2012/01/26
Deadly Checkmate
Great cartoon (sorry I haven’t any idea by whom). Death is playing chess, and it’s already sure how it will end.
2012/01/20
Gambling Prostitute
A baroque painting showing an officer playing Backgammon with a prostitute. Maybe it was a popular game in brothels because there quite a few of these paintings.
2012/01/12
A Real Tough Guy
Cover of a pulp magazine of 1957. A real tough guy (maybe the king of the slave traders) with all the necessary attributes: tattoos, knife, exotic woman, whisky, cigarettes and last not least … cards.
2012/01/05
Ace of Hearts
A pin-up photo from the 1950s. Nice nude girl seems playing (not gambling) with cards in the sand. She helds a Ace of Hearts. What could that mean?
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