Editing Playing card (section)

=== Military identification ===
[[File:קלפי מבוקשי החמאס.jpg|thumb|An [[Israel Defense Forces]] soldier holding a deck of [[Hamas most wanted playing cards]]]]
Playing cards are a useful tool to pass information to troops during downtime. In World War II, the [[United States Playing Card Company]] produced a deck of cards featuring silhouettes of American, British, German, Italian, and Japanese aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |title=WWII Aircraft Spotting Cards |url=http://www.ameshistory.org/exhibits/events/aircraft_spotting_cards.htm |date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514085529/http://www.ameshistory.org/exhibits/events/aircraft_spotting_cards.htm |archive-date=2016-05-14 }}</ref> The Allies also produced maps concealed in playing cards.<ref>{{cite web |title=OFLAG IVC PRISONER OF WAR CAMP AT COLDITZ CASTLE, GERMANY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR |url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205069242 |website=Imperial War Museums |language=en}}</ref> During the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], the US military produced [[Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards]] to help soldiers identify enemy leaders. According to a [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] spokesperson, the practice actually dates back to the [[American Civil War]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Burgess |first=Lisa |title=Buyers beware: The real Iraq 'most wanted' cards are still awaiting distribution |publisher=Stars and Stripes |date=17 April 2003 |url=https://www.stripes.com/news/buyers-beware-the-real-iraq-most-wanted-cards-are-still-awaiting-distribution-1.4525 |access-date=17 February 2017 |archive-date=24 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324031348/http://www.stripes.com/news/buyers-beware-the-real-iraq-most-wanted-cards-are-still-awaiting-distribution-1.4525 |url-status=live }}</ref> A design depicting [[Igor Girkin]] and presumably other Russian leaders appeared during the 2022 [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], and a [[Hamas most wanted playing cards|similar deck of cards depicting Hamas]] was produced after the [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel]].

Card decks have also been used as an educational tool to help military personnel and civilians identify [[unexploded ordnance]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Playing Cards as Weapons of War |url=https://playingcarddecks.com/blogs/all-in/playing-cards-as-weapons-of-war |website=PlayingCardDecks.com |date=16 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>