Playing cards made their direction to Europe from the East. They looked in France and then in Spain. The reason for the opinion that they seemed first in Italy is that the design on the cards closely resembles the Mamaluke design. The pack of cards consisted of 52 cards with suits of swords, polo sticks, cups and coins. Cards with the numbers one by ten and court cards that included the King , Deputy King , and Second Deputy .

Persia and India had cards that had foutry eight cards per deck, four suits, ten numerals and two courts in every suit known as Ganjifa. The number of suits doubled. In Arabia card decks became known as Kanjifah.

betimes cards were hand made. The designs on the cards were also hand painted. They were also very costly. They were used more at the time by rich people due to the cost. The craze reached the poor classes as they became cheaper.

Cheaper edition became available as they were mass produced. These cards were disposed of early. They growingly became popular across all levels of society. Cards are made of stiff paper and some brands are covered. They now come in mini cards and large prints for the visually impaired.