<p>You may be interested in the Rainbow Deck: </p>

<p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/59655/rainbow-deck" rel="nofollow">https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/59655/rainbow-deck</a></p>

<p>Decks that it can be mapped into:</p>

<ul>
<li>Sequence of numbers of 0 to 119</li>
<li>Letters with values similar to the game system Letter Head and similar games</li>
<li>12 suits (colour/number) x 1-13 values</li>
<li>6 suits (icon) x 1-23 values (2x10+3)</li>
<li>6 suits (icon) x 2 copies of 1-13 values</li>
<li>12 suits (colour/number) x 2 copies of 1-6 dice values</li>
<li>6 suits (icon) x 4 copies of 1-6 dice values</li>
<li>6 suits (icon) x 26 letter cards</li>
<li>n * 26 letter cards + rare letter cards</li>
<li>1 copy x value 1,..., 12 copies x value 12(Q), 13 copies x value 13(K+joker)</li>
<li>Double-Nine domino set x 2 copies</li>
</ul>

<p>The page on BoardGameGeek has downloads of a pdf you can print, info on where to buy one and a file listing the games that can be played with it. I'm pretty sure it covers most of what you would want.</p>

<p><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1147935/where-get-rainbow-deck" rel="nofollow">https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1147935/where-get-rainbow-deck</a></p>

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2015-03-13T22:34:16.710Z
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Mike Martinez
<p>I'd heard at one point that someone was working on a "Universal Game Pack" that provided the components necessary to play a large number of games, just as one can with a regular deck of cards.</p>

<p>For example, with a deck of cards numbered from 1 to 135, I can play war, No Thanks, Category 5, and others. With a regular deck plus four special cards, I can play Tichu. Throw in a bag of universal tokens and I can play a bunch of other games.</p>

<p>Has anybody heard of a universal game pack like this?</p>

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Steve Hollasch
# Universal Game Packs

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-03-13)

I'd heard at one point that someone was working on a "Universal Game Pack" that provided the components necessary to play a large number of games, just as one can with a regular deck of cards.

For example, with a deck of cards numbered from 1 to 135, I can play war, No Thanks, Category 5, and others. With a regular deck plus four special cards, I can play Tichu. Throw in a bag of universal tokens and I can play a bunch of other games.

Has anybody heard of a universal game pack like this?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-03-13. Score: 2

You may be interested in the Rainbow Deck:

<https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/59655/rainbow-deck>

Decks that it can be mapped into:

* Sequence of numbers of 0 to 119
* Letters with values similar to the game system Letter Head and similar games
* 12 suits (colour/number) x 1-13 values
* 6 suits (icon) x 1-23 values (2x10+3)
* 6 suits (icon) x 2 copies of 1-13 values
* 12 suits (colour/number) x 2 copies of 1-6 dice values
* 6 suits (icon) x 4 copies of 1-6 dice values
* 6 suits (icon) x 26 letter cards
* n \* 26 letter cards + rare letter cards
* 1 copy x value 1,..., 12 copies x value 12(Q), 13 copies x value 13(K+joker)
* Double-Nine domino set x 2 copies

The page on BoardGameGeek has downloads of a pdf you can print, info on where to buy one and a file listing the games that can be played with it. I'm pretty sure it covers most of what you would want.

<https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1147935/where-get-rainbow-deck>


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