A NEWFOUNDLAND DECK OF CARDS: FOLKLORE EDITION poetry a map by Jonathan Yee

a map by Jonathan Yee

Along with these new rules

Cover art and illustrations: Amanda Ho

Play as a tiny animal from the Guild of Poulticepounders

but is stopped by the sound of clashing steel

A NEWFOUNDLAND DECK OF CARDS: FOLKLORE EDITION poetry a map by Jonathan YeeEach suit in this deck is organized around different folklore traditions in Atlantic Canada (described below). The Joker cards depict two staples of Newfoundland tales trying to outwit each other in a game of cards: the down home hero known as Jack (with a magic sword and apple) and the cunning Devil, disguised here in the clothing of a fisherman from Portugal, another early colonial presence in Newfoundland. Rounding out the deck is a partridgeberry