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[tukmax]

Can anyone tell me where I can buy a deck of regular playing cards in Seoul?
Thanks.

[rumdiary]

I bought a deck at Buy The Way but they were overpriced.

[machoman]

[Underwaterbob]

Yep, any chain convenience store (Family Mart, Seven Eleven, Buy the Way, Kosa Mart) will have them, but they're slippery, plastic crap and cost around 12'000won. I believe it's some kind of conspiracy to ensure that Go-Stop remains the card game of choice. Hwa-Tu decks can be bought in the same place for about 2000won. Too bad GoStop and variations of it are the only thing you can play with them (that I know of, if you know better, please enlighten me.)

[CentralCali]

You can get regular playing cards at Home Plus, E-Mart, or other department stores in the games section.

[jrock]

I've seen them at GS25, but they were quite expensive. I don't remember the exact price.

[Underwaterbob]

[climber159]

Kyobo, Morning Glory, Alpha, Family Mart, GS25, Buy-The-Way, E-Mart, Home Plus, Lotte Mart. And, the second floor of the Hamilton Hotel (Itaewon) shopping center has a poker gear shop.

[Steelrails]

1000 won mart has cheap Royals for 1000 a deck. They have Japan Royals for 4000. Spring for the Japan royals.

Plastic cards are better if you have a proper surface and are holding a 100% legal tournament.

Plastic coated paper cards are better for casual coffee shop play.

[tyrobinson]

like some others have already said, they aren't hard to find. maybe a bit expensive depending on where you buy them, but not hard to come by at all.

and while you're playing cards, learn go-stop. it's a fun game if for no other reason than you can really slap those things down on the table. the noise is curiously satisfying.

[balzor]

I keep a deck at my desk in case a game breaks out

[JBomb]

Go stop is awesome. I play all the time with my buddies with our spare change. Good times.

[chellovek]