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I (@goetzkluge.bsky.social) am working on reviving the legacy card game 'SNARK!' (https://snrk.de/the-snark-rules/) on virtual desktops on occasion of the Snark's 150th anniversary More Snark: @snarkhunt.bsky.social

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Götz @goetzkluge.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Licenses for the SNARK! game: ※ Rules: CC-BY-SA 4.0 by Jeremy Jexon Secker ※ Artwork: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 by Xanna Eve Chown

SNARK!@snark.games · last wk.

According to JJ Secker, you should have read "The Hunting of the Snark" before you play the SNARK! game (once it will be available). But you also could listen to the BBC 4 Extra radio drama.

150 Years of Snark@snark150.bsky.social · last wk.

HOORAY! On BBC Radio 4 Extra Fri 14 Aug 2026 15:00 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06sbrxh

The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll
Drama on 4

Tony Robinson narrates this fresh adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic masterpiece following a strange assortment of characters on their quest for an elusive beast.

Led by a bell-ringing Captain, this motley crew must brave terrifying danger in their chaotic pursuit of a creature known as Snark. Accompanied by specially composed music and songs, this surreal tale questions whether anything is really what it seems.

Music and songs composed by Katie Chatburn

Music performed by Katie Chatburn, Dorry Macaulay, Kathryn Williams, Stephen Cordiner and Jasper Wilkinson

Director: Charlotte Riches.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2015.

150 Years of Snark @snark150.bsky.social · 3mo ago

snrk.de/150th-snark-...

The Hunting of the Snark @snarkhunt.bsky.social · last mo.

The rules for ZZOTA's "SNARK!" seem to be quite challenging. And I am very slow in generating virtual playing cards from my scans of the original cards. Nevertheless, if you can imagine playing the game (snrk.de/the-snark-ru...) for 2 to 4 players on a virtual desktop, please follow @snark.games.

The SNARK! rules – The Hunting of the Snark

snrk.de

SNARK!@snark.games · 5mo ago

1a/🧵 I rescanned the rules of the SNARK! card game. ※ 10 MB PDF file: snrk.de/wp-content/u... ※ Text: snrk.de/the-snark-ru...

Rules of JJ Secker and Xanna Eve Chown's SNARK! card game.

※ 10 MB PDF file: https://snrk.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/SNARKrules.pdf
※ Text: https://snrk.de/the-snark-rules/

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SNARK!@snark.games · last mo.

Cards (240×360) of the crew pack

SNARK!@snark.games · 3mo ago

There are 42 "Warrants" In the SNARK! game, including two "Bogus Warrants", which (according to JJ Secker) are of no use to the game whatsoever and should be destroyed on sight. snrk.de/the-snark-ru...

Two cards in the SNARK! game are BOGUS WARRANTS.

There are 42 "Warrants" In the SNARK! game, including two "Bogus Warrants", which (according to JJ Secker) are of no use to the game whatsoever and should be destroyed on sight.

https://snrk.de/the-snark-rules/#BogusWarrants

SNARK!@snark.games · 3mo ago

Cards (240×360) of the animal pack

https://drive.proton.me/urls/4B5EANY40G#4MnoB1FwGtIm

SNARK!@snark.games · 3mo ago

I'll have to check whether e.g, 240px × 360px will be a acceptable size for the cards. The required storage space for all cards could be around 25MB. Will there be enough space on the table top window? That's among the questions I probably have to consider. Image: from snrk.de/the-snark-ru...

Image source: https://snrk.de/the-snark-rules/#Bandersnatch

Size of the card: 240px × 360px, 117KB

=== 9 ===
BANDERSNATCH [Bandasnajjus Frumius]
※ A Bandersnatch will ALWAYS snatch the Banker (even if he is accompanied) or any solo Crewman unaccompanied by fellow Crewman/Bellman. This is the main reason for going hunting with two men.
※ There are two of these snappish beasts in the Pack so if, say, the Banker and Boots were to meet two consecutive Bandersnatchi the first would snatch the Banker and the second would snatch the Boots who had continued the Hunt singlehanded.
※ A snatched Crewman must be returned face down to the Ark dead for that Round. One Warrant is paid into the Pool. A hunterless player may not continue the Hunt.
※ Two Crew or Bellman + Crew are immune from attack by these cowardly creatures.
※ A solo Bellman can ward off a Bandersnatch attack but the effort immediately ends the Hunt.

SNARK!@snark.games · 4mo ago

Four Snarkapalooza prizes. One of them is a "SNARK!" card game (snrk.de/snarkapalooz...).

Lewis Carroll Society of North America II

What's better than a fun, informative event celebrating the 150th anniversary of The Hunting of the Snark? How about a fun, informative event celebrating the 150th anniversary of The Hunting of the Snark WITH DOOR PRIZES?? For attendees only, so tune in this Sunday March 29 to learn how to enter to win!

SNARK!@snark.games · 5mo ago

All cards scanned as source for autosplitter.com.

SNARK!@snark.games · 6mo ago

2/🧵 In the SNARK! game are 40 cards with selected stanzas from Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark". Each card in this subset of all the cards is a "SNARK WARRANT". There is a red "GENUINE" stamp on each card.

=== 40 warrant cards ===

Front (of all cards):
※ "SNARK WARRANT" stamped "GENUINE"
※ A number XLII
※ Signature of the Bellmanager
※ Number or the stanza on the back

Back: One stanza from "The Hunting of the Snark"
per card. Selected stanzas:
1.1-1.8, 1.11-1.13, 1.15
2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 2.15-2.21,
3.6, 3.7, 3.10,
4.9, 4.10,
5.1 (equal to 6.1, 7.1, 8.1), 5.6, 5.8,
6.3, 6.16,
7.3, 7.6, 7.7,
8.6-8.9

(In my on-line Snark, for example,
https://snrk.de/snarkhunt/#5.01
will lead you to the stanza 5.1.)

SNARK!@snark.games · 6mo ago

3/🧵 23 cards in the STOCK PILE (38 cards) provide the players with the utensils required for Snark hunting. All cards in the stock pile have the same back.

23 cards in the STOCK PILE (38 cards) provide the players with the utensils required for Snark hunting. All cards in the stock pile have the same back.

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SNARK!
※ Rules (1985): Jeremy Jexon Secker
※ Artwork (2006): Xanna Eve Chown

SNARK!@snark.games · 6mo ago

4/🧵 Snarks have five unmistakable marks: snrk.de/snarks-have-.... 15 cards in the STOCK PILE (38 cards) represent the Snark's marks. All cards in the stock pile have the same back.

Snarks Have Five Unmistakable Marks: https://snrk.de/snarks-have-five-unmistakable-marks/.

15 cards in the STOCK PILE (38 cards) represent the Snark's marks. All cards in the stock pile have the same back.

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SNARK!
※ Rules (1985): Jeremy Jexon Secker
※ Artwork (2006): Xanna Eve Chown

SNARK!@snark.games · 6mo ago

SNARK!‬ 5/🧵 Beware! In the 8 cards of ANIMAL PACK you have two chances to meet the Bandersnatch. The animal that looks to me like Schrödinger's Pig will need some special solution for the virtualization of SNARK!.

Beware! In the 8 cards of ANIMAL PACK you have two chances to meet the Bandersnatch. The animal that looks to me like Schrödinger's Pig will need some special solution for the virtualization of SNARK!.

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SNARK!
※ Rules (1985): Jeremy Jexon Secker
※ Artwork (2006): Xanna Eve Chown

SNARK!@snark.games · 6mo ago

Some cards of SNARK! ※ Rules (1985): Jeremy Jexon Secker ※ Artwork (2006): Xanna Eve Chown

Some cards of SNARK!
※ Rules (1985): Jeremy Jexon Secker
※ Design (2006): Xanna Eve Chown

http://snark.games

SNARK!@snark.games · 6mo ago

By now, my concept for my SNARK! revival project seems to get more stable. I am still checking which virtual tabletop tools would serve me best. I guess that preparing the cards will take some time. Example: help.tabletopia.com/knowledge-ba... (Tabletopia) Image: www.reddit.com/r/tabletopga...

https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/1r2dm7c/on_occasion_of_the_150th_anniversary_of_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1

Post in reddit's r/tabletopgamedesign (2026-01-12)
GoetzKluge

On occasion of the 150th anniversary of "The Hunting of the Snark" I want to revitalize the legacy card game "SNARK!" using a virtual tabletop.
Discussion

This isn't marketing of a new game. The real card sets of "SNARK!" are not available anymore since around 2017. That's why I want to give it a revival as a virtual card game. Playing the virtual cards should be free of charge, as my objective is to use the game to make people more aware of Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark" (published in 1876 und by now in public domain). The book celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2026. (I got into this Snark business in 2008 when I started to analyze Henry Holiday's illustrations to Carroll's tragicomedy.)

The game project is aligned with the game creators and not commercial. Jeremy Jexon Secker defined the rules of the card game in 1985. The artwork is by Xanna Eve Chown. The game was released into the market in 2006 by ZZOTA. Sadly they stopped operating in 2017.

My SNARK! project is in a very early phase. I am just starting to prepare about 100 virtual cards. So I'll have around 150 photos to take, as quite a few cards have different backs. (The original images from 2006 are not available anymore.) Looking at preparing the graphics e.g. in Tabletopia, there probably will lots of work for me to be done beyond just taking photos.

I am still evaluating whether Tabletopia will be a useful tool for my project. I also have a look at boardgamearena.com, playingcards.io, screentop.gg, abletopsimulator.com, vassalengine.org, virtualtabletop.io or similar platforms.

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Do you think that Tabletopia will be useful for me, or should I look for other tools or for completely different approaches to reviving "SNARK!"?

SNARK!@snark.games · 6mo ago

Comparison of some virtual tapletops (by Google AI)

SNARK!@snark.games · 6mo ago

I started my SNARK! revival project only three days ago, and already now the slightly creative Google AI tries to tell me what I am doing. I know Long Leaf's Snark game (www.lewiscarroll.org/2011/09/29/h...). Children might like it.

2026-02-12

Q: «Are there games which are related to Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the snark"?»

A: «Yes, there are games based on Lewis Carroll's
The Hunting of the Snark. The most prominent is SNARK!, a 2-4 player card game designed by Jeremy Secker, featuring illustrated characters and events from the poem. Additionally, a hidden object game by Long Leaf's Friends exists, and a Snarkhunter app was developed by Burn the Curtain to accompany a promenade theatre show.
※ SNARK! Card Game: Created by Zzota Games, this card game is designed for 2–4 players and focuses on hunting the Snark, with vibrant illustrations.
※ Long Leaf's Friends Game: A digital hidden object game that offers a 15-minute experience based on the poem.
※ Snarkhunter App: An interactive, location-based app designed as a "forest adventure" to complement an outdoor theater performance.
※ Virtual Revivals: Due to the scarcity of the original Zzota cards, fans have worked on reviving the game through virtual platforms like Tabletopia.

These games generally focus on the nonsensical, adventurous, and search-oriented themes of the original poem.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=are+there+game+which+are+related+to+Lewis+Carroll%27s+%22The+Hunting+of+the+snark%22%3F »

SNARK!@snark.games · 6mo ago

Some cards of SNARK! ※ Rules (1985): Jeremy Jexon Secker ※ Artwork (2006): Xanna Eve Chown

SNARK!@snark.games · 6mo ago

#TheHuntingOfTheSnark #games #videogames #computergames #cardgames #game #videogame #computergame #cardgame #gamedesign #underdevelopment snrk.de/zzota-snark/

=== https://snrk.de/zzota-snark/ ===

SNARK!, created by ZZOTA in 2006, is a card game based on Lewis Carroll’s “The Hunting of the Snark”. Jeremy Jexon Secker defined the rules in 1985. The beautiful design of the cards is by Xanna Eve Chown.

Sadly, ZZOTA vanished away in 2017.