[Mexico] Lotería (juego)
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Itzae
Mexico used to have an exclusive food related stamp set; it was retrieved since the concept wasn't really mexican.
I would kindly like to request a replacement for the set, but no with food, rather with stamps about a famous card game here that was adapted through the years: la loteria mexicana or chalupa.
Here I let the wiki page for the game:
Spanish wiki
English wiki
I think a nice 6 set would be nice, the deck of the game has 54 cards. I personally would recommend the following ones (all of them are known but the ones I suggest are very popular), I put the number of the card so you guys can relate them to the images:
El diablito/the devil (2):
La sirena/the mermaid (6)
La muerte/the death (14)
La chalupa/the barge (48)
El mundo/the world (37)
El valiente/the brave (12)
Honorable mentions that are very recognizable to and can be used:
El nopal/the cactus (39)
El corazón/the heart (27)
La rosa/the rose (41)
Putting "the" in english is important, it makes emphasis just like in spanish.
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Shiro from Slowly
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NotRose
What a sweet idea! I remember playing la chalupa when I was a kid :) simple, yet a very fun game!
By the way, how do you feel about Google's take on it?:
Do you think it'd be better to keep the original "vintage" design you included in pictures, (which all Mexicans are familiar with); or have Slowly to come up with their own chalupa inspired artwork (kinda like Google did with their doodle)?
Itzae
NotRose: This was one is tricky because I think both can be fine options if done right, but I'm no designer so I wouldn't know which ones would be more welcomed:(
I was looking at other exclusive stamp sets and most of them are minimalistic, very cute, colorful, and yet simple; but there are some more detailed like the ones from Greece and Poland, even Korea and Japan have detailed stamps for their food, whilst Italy has a more simple one, I like all of them! so I also think it would depend on the designer who works on them.
I personally would prefer if they let at least a slight vintage design, like the use of colors and shadowing, but I wouldn't mind if they change the designs of the characters a little, especially color skin-related since these cards were made a log time ago and aren't really inclusive since at the beginning it was played by higher class people only (mostly whites). Like, from Google I really loved some of their retakes of the cards such as "el músico", "la calavera" and "el mundo", but I liked better those that were more vintage color-related and filters, like in the sketches from Cecilia Ruiz.
NotRose
Itzae: so maybe a design similar to the one they made with the Tarot stamp set?
Itzae
NotRose: oooh! Those cards are excellent examples, I didn’t think at looking at the premium ones. Yes! I think similar to those would be really nice for me, but perhaps other Mexicans would want other type of designs? The vintage aesthetic is kinda iconic for lotería tho.
Nonethewiser
I think this is a brilliant idea and a perfect stamp material! Thank you very much for suggesting this and for providing all the details. 😊
I noticed that Google used these images for one of their Doodles, so I hope it won't be a problem to have stamps based on these cards as well (in terms of usage rights).
Itzae
Nonethewiser: Ah...I didn't think of that, I assumed it was public domain since is a board game:(
Let's cross our fingers and wish there won't be any rights problems.
Nonethewiser
Itzae: It still might be, I am no expert... I'll keep my fingers crossed as well!