SIX GENERATIONS: Immigration From Europe To America Edition", an innovative deck of playing cards designed and published by Ted Soloview, is a pleasant example of information coupled with entertainment. This pack contains a set of 72 cards with pictures of six generations of immigrants belonging to a family who came to the United States from sixteen European nations in the first half of the nineteenth century. The latest generation consists of the siblings Emily and Jacob, currently living in the United States; and the other five generations represent their ancestors.

The 72 cards, comprising pictures of 36 men and 36 women, are divided into six categories. Each category portrays a different generation. "Six Generations" are breaking apart the genealogy of monarchic structure of standard playing cards, where four Royal families with the King, the Queen and the Jack were the only costumed characters. With the democratic structure of new playing cards, showing the entire 64-people family tree in six generations, Ted's invention is opening the door for creating dozens of new card games. The current deck of playing cards is packed with the rules of the solitaire-type Six Generations card game. The rules of other new card games, like the poker-style GENPOKER, are available at the company web-site www.sixgenerations.com.

Recommended for all ages, "Six Generations" is a highly engaging concept aimed at providing wholesome entertainment. It would be a welcome addition to any family's personal collection of games. This deck of playing cards also has educational value, as it provides useful clues to the different types of clothing worn by the people from different nations and time periods that are featured on its cards. Players will learn 72 most popular male and female first names and memorize 20 European countries and regions. Children will realize how many ancestors (62!) lived through just the last five generations to make their own life happen!