Also known as Deck of Cards.
Fights boredom when you play. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
Entertainment Books & media
Fights boredom when you play.
No published stats for this item yet.
Bedrooms, bars and living rooms.
Keeps unhappiness down on long nights.
The Deck of Cards turns up in bedrooms, bars and living rooms. These named places from our town guides fit that description; loot is random, so none is guaranteed.
| Place | Town | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Spiffo’s | Muldraugh | 10612,9644 |
| GigaMart | West Point | 12023,6858 |
| GigaMart Edge of the suburbs | Riverside | 6136,5368 |
| GigaMart North end | Rosewood | 8003,11255 |
| Grand Ohio Mall | Louisville | 13577,1332 |
| Crossroads Mall | Valley Station | 13936,5832 |
| Nourish Food Mart Supermarket | March Ridge | 10142,12786 |
| GigaMart Shopping plaza | Brandenburg | 1869,6362 |
Every town and store type: loot locations and the map.
Playing Cards is on 22 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookstore Hobbies | Bookstore (shelves) | 12% | 4 |
| Crate Toys | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 5 more places | 6.2% | 4 |
| Police Captain Desk | Captain office (desk) | 5.7% | 2 |
| Ranger Desk | Ranger office (desk) | 5.4% | 2 |
| Security Desk | Security (cupboard, desk) | 4.8% | 2 |
| Police Desk | Detective office (desk); Office (desk); Police office (desk) | 4.8% | 2 |
| Rec Room Shelf | Recreation (shelves) | 3.4% | 2 |
| Gigamart Toys | General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves) | 3.2% | 4 |
It is on 14 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Poker Dealer, Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Fanny Pack, Small Backpack, Book, Basket, Handbag and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Draw Random Card.
Bedrooms, bars and living rooms.
Fights boredom when you play. Keeps unhappiness down on long nights.
Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.