A regionally rooted piece of south-west German playing card culture: this Adler-Cego No. 99 was produced by the Vereinigte Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabriken A.G. in Leinfelden near Stuttgart. It belongs to the traditional Cego and Tarock playing culture of Baden. Cego is not a fortune-telling deck, but a historic trick-taking card game from the Tarock family, traditionally played especially in the Black Forest and Baden.
The card design is particularly appealing because of its characteristic animal tarock motifs. The trumps show a distinctive pictorial world with animal illustrations and follow the tradition of historic animal tarock decks. This connection to the Tarock and Tarot family explains the strong symbolic appearance of the motifs, even though the deck itself was intended for structured card play and not for divination. Adler-Cego No. 99 is one of the well-known German Cego decks and is especially interesting for collectors of regional playing card culture, Tarock games and animal tarock motifs.
Original Adler-Cego No. 99
Manufacturer: Vereinigte Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabriken A.G.
Brand: ASS / Altenburg-Stralsunder
Place of manufacture: Leinfelden near Stuttgart, Germany
Dating: 1960s
Game type: Cego / Baden Tarock game
Motif type: animal tarock motifs
Number of cards: 54 cards
Card size: approx. 110 × 62 mm
Edition: Feine Adler-Cego
Card back: Scottish plaid pattern
Surface according to the box: washable
With original folding box
Folding box carefully taped in the opening area and therefore still suitable for storage
Rare regional card game for collectors of historic Tarock, Cego and animal tarock playing card culture.
The game is in very attractive, collectible condition and shows hardly any signs of use overall. The cards appear clean, well cared for and very well preserved; minor age-related traces are naturally possible with a historic card game of this period and underline the authentic character of this unique piece. The original folding box shows visible storage and handling marks; the opening area has been stabilised with tape, which helps preserve the box’s functionality and makes it still suitable for protected storage of the deck.
The item has been personally checked by me and is in the condition described. Shipping is carried out carefully packed with DHL and tracking. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or if you would like further detailed photographs. This is an original one-of-a-kind collector’s item.
