How it started

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A homeschooling father was observing how his child played with children at a playground.  Some of the children huddled together in a group.  Their cheeks were red with November chill.  One boy asked the others what their deck of collectible cards included.  The father shuddered at the implication, but understood that this was the current generation's fad.  He thought of what would be the most unexpected questions that kids of this age could ask.

"I'll trade you my John Foster Dulles card for your Larry Silverstein."

The father experienced a wave of nostalgia.  He remembered all of the baseball cards, basketball cards, garbage pail kids, and comic books from his past.  He also remembered all of the books and conversations that his family talked about during the holidays.  The father had a healthy library, but never could recall all of the nuggets of history that were relative.  Highlighting sentences is great, but once the book is closed those words of wisdom are lost.

The father imagined a series of trading cards that contained enough information to get the attention of school children.  Artwork was important as well.  Rarity was a factor, too.  People of all ages tend to appreciate collectibles.

Plunder World was born in that moment.  Inspiration came from many sources and peers that do the great work in publishing, streaming, and documentaries.  There are far too many to list (which will get a separate page).

A collectible introduction to history's messed up plans is perfect for a series of trading cards.  Everybody feels the vice, decline, and stress of current living.  Understanding how it happened makes life a little easier.  You will want to share these.  There will be future series.  This project will become the greatest trading cards ever made.