Piatnik Empire Patience Double Deck Playing Cards are a small-format two-deck set made for patience, solitaire, travel, and compact table play. The cards measure 44 x 66 mm, giving players a smaller layout-friendly format than standard poker or bridge cards.
Patience is the traditional European name for many solitaire-style card games. Smaller patience cards are especially helpful when a game requires rows, columns, foundations, or multiple piles, but table space is limited. The Empire design adds a more decorative European look than a plain miniature deck, making the set useful for both play and collecting.
Key Features
- Piatnik Empire Patience double deck set
- Includes 2 decks of 55 cards
- Card size: 44 x 66 mm
- Individual card faces
- Small-format cards for solitaire and patience layouts
- Good for compact table play, travel, and collecting
- European heritage styling
- Made by Piatnik, the historic Austrian cardmaker
About Patience Cards
Patience cards are smaller than standard poker or bridge cards. That makes them useful for solitaire layouts where many cards need to be visible at the same time. Players can build columns, foundations, and multiple piles without needing as much table space.
The Empire set is larger than Piatnik’s Mini Patience deck, but still smaller than standard bridge-size cards. That makes it a practical middle ground for players who want compact solitaire cards that remain easy to see and handle.
Why Choose This Set?
Choose Piatnik Empire Patience if you want a true European patience deck with a more refined decorative look. It is a good fit for solitaire players, travelers, collectors of European playing cards, and anyone who wants a double deck set designed for compact layouts.
Empire Patience also fits well with royal, imperial, and heritage-style decks because of its old-world visual character. It is not a standard bridge or poker deck; it is best understood as a specialty patience set for solitaire-style play.
Product Details
| Brand | Piatnik |
| Product | Empire Patience Double Deck Playing Cards |
| Decks Included | 2 decks |
| Cards | 2 x 55 cards |
| Card Size | 44 x 66 mm |
| Format | Patience double deck set |
| Use | Solitaire, patience, travel, compact play, and collecting |
| Design | Individual card faces |
| Piatnik Article No. | 201943 |
| Item No. | 81-02019 |
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