We were not able to find anything modern to supply them with, so we finally decided to create it ourselves.Īll of the art was recreated from scratch, based on hi-resolution photographs from the 1895 Russel & Morgan Faro Deck. Over the past couple of years, we have had several customers ask for a deck like this with no indexes, whether it be as a prop, decoration, for novelty game play or themed gambling routines. The goal of this deck was to create an authentic-looking faro deck from the late 19th century, and I would say we have come pretty close. There is a bid limit that can go as high as $10.LIMITED EDITION: Only 500 printed! Will NOT be reprinted.

Players 'purchase' their chips to play and and use them to guess high or low on the next draw. A gambling district would sometimes be known as Tiger Town or Tiger Alley.Ī game of Faro has a banker who typically has a Dealing Box or Shoe (often rigged) and that holds the cards and an abacus like device called a Case Keeper where the banker can anticipate the next draw. A simple fix for bending them back was recommended by pressing or ironing.įaro is also called Pharo, Pharoah, Farobank, and Bucking the Tiger, Buck, Tiger, or Twisting the Tiger's Tale. They were uncoated and made of linen paper that got easily soiled, bent, or dog eared - which also made for easy marking.

The chances of winning are greater than most card games which made it extremely popular and it was extremely easy to cheat for both the players and the bankers.įaro cards are noted for their squared corners, lack of numbers and Jokers, and full, unflipped face cards. It had simple rules similar to the TV Game Show Card Sharks. but leave the vectors alone) with your favourite text editor and it will work normally, albiet smaller and with lower resolution.įaro, not Poker, was the most popular game in the Old West. If this hak is too large for your liking you can reduce the size of the image and change the header on the txi file accordingly (font height size, texturewidth, etc.

This hak uses two files to create a font, fnt_faro.txi and fnt_faro.tga and playing cards start at the letter A. Complete deck of 1880's Faro style Playing Cards for my upcoming Western mod Dry Gulch.

How to play faro card