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Play4D, from sggc IllumiNOW, is a set of standard playing cards with some additions.
The standard cards have a date component: year, month, day, or day of week added to the card faces. In addition, an additional 27 cards are used for various sorts of games.
The designer, Randy Cottingham, takes pains to say that the deck can be used to play numerous games. Although, since the years go only until 2013, they appear to have a limited lifespan.
Randy will have a display booth at BGG.con 2009.
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NUMEROUS GAMES
Thanks for mentioning that PLAY4D Playing Cards can be used to play numerous games. One of the best features of PLAY4D Playing Cards is that you can use them to play any game that you would play with a standard deck of playing cards. You can choose to spice up your game with PLAY4D calendar dimension bonuses … or not.
LIFESPAN
To address your concern about the limited lifespan of the YEARS (2001 – 2013) … In the year 2014, the only bonus type that would be impacted is the “NOW” dimension bonus. You could still use the years 2001 – 2013 for the “SPECIAL” date bonus or a “BIRTHDAY” bonus for children. Also, for cards printed in 2013, I’m planning to change the YEAR dimension to (2011 – 2023) to accommodate the “NOW” bonus.