The Golden Rule - Players edition

The courts where inspired by Dondorf's "Shakespeare" playing cards, this deck features 100% original artwork with brilliant gold metallic ink. The tuck box features 3 different foils (red and two shades of gold) with embossing on premium black stock, and gold foil on the inner side.

GOLDEN RULE Silk Edition is the second edition of the Golden Rule deck. All decks are hand numbered, they have a GORGEOUS blue foil background with the Silk pattern on the tuck case which contrasts beautifully with the gold foil letters. The front side has gold foil and the back side has blue and gold foils.

After more than 6 months under production it turned out pretty impressive and also RARE! There are only 280 decks made and they are all exclusively available to Patrons.

Golden Rule - Patron Test Print rejected PATREON REWARD.

Initially Lotrek wanted to scrap the whole production due to that imperfection on a couple of the printing plates. However, out of curiosity he decided to cut some decks to see how they look. Well... they actually look pretty good! The guy at the cutting factory told him that he was completely crazy to scrap all these decks. He said that even for Lotrek's standards, it was insane.

Lotrek still didn't approve of that edition being the PATREON reward, now mainly because of other reasons: colors on the back that should have been darker, an un-embossed playing card stock used which looks somewhat ordinary and doesn’t help handling, and finally the foil used, which feels too brilliant on the face cards. However, the brilliance makes the issue with the foil on these 3~4 cards barely noticeable when you fan them. Lotrek decided to save the print, or a part of it. The decks were sold during the GOLDEN RULE Silk Edition sale. They went in a simple but very elegant red tuck box, hand numbered (xx/280) with Gold Foil and marked as "TEST PRINT". The decks that remained unsold after the end of the sale were destroyed.

Teaming up with Vanishing Inc., Eric Jones introduces "The Esoteric Deck"-a custom deck of cards designed with both magicians and deck collectors in mind. Designed from the ground up with support from artist Destino, the "Esoteric Deck" flawlessly blends a gorgeous aesthetic with premium functionality. Its handsome back design is complemented perfectly by reimagined faces. Packed into a matching foil-embossed card box with no seal, this deck has the cachet to serve as a centerpiece in any collection. However, they're also designed to be used, which is why they're manufactured on superior quality slimline stock with a B9 finish by Cartamundi. Inside the case, you'll also find a special instruction card explaining the innovative marking system that's carefully hidden within the customized back design. This marking system is essentially impossible for your spectators to discover, yet allows you to identify the suit and value of any card with just a glance once you know the secret.