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St. Gallen ordinance forbids cards

08/04/2012 at 11:50 AM

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14th century
early references
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1379
games

We know playing cards entered Europe in the 1370s because there are no references before this time, and suddenly they start appearing across the continent. In St. Gallen, an ordinance made in 1379 forbade the use of playing cards.