Games Are Magic, at 53 pages, is the official printed manual for Stelle Scopa deck of cards.
From the zine’s table of contents:
Introduction
(Re)Birth of Counting to Infinity
Stone and Water: Il Bango e l Mia Chiesa
Games are Magic
An Age-Old Shape-shifter: The Many Faces of Scopa
Stelle Scopa: Anatomy of a Stardusted, Feminist Scopa Deck
How to Play Stelle Scopa (Set the space, Dealing, Turns, Scoring)
Divine and Close your Game
The zine includes a bit of history on Italian playing cards and Tarot, a short essay about my experience of playing Scopa and reading cards, concepts behind the Counting to Infinity project, and original instructions for playing Stelle Scopa!
Check out our Meet the Maker interview with Maria here!
