Bicycle Standard Gold Bordered. USPCC International Edition.

Bicycle Standard Gold Bordered. USPCC International Edition.

Magicians, cardists or poker players-Mantecore Playing Cards will suit your needs. Mantecore sports an original and striking back design with custom aces, pips and court cards. These cards will also last longer than your average deck as they are printed by the good guys at Legends Playing Cards Company.

We have breathed new life into the classic back design, by redesigning everything from the backs to the pips from scratch but still kept the Rider Backs overall layout.

Mantecore was named as a tribute to magicians Siegfried and Roy's famous tiger. The tiger was chosen as the main theme for the deck because of my love of these majestic beasts. 

"A lie told often enough becomes the truth."

Truth and Lies Playing Cards represents the dual nature of deception and honesty. They are two sides of the same coin, both interwoven deeply within every magic trick. A parade of ornate lies are what spectators are driven to see, while the bare and unembellished truth is ignored and often hidden in plain sight.

Art directed and conceived by Jason Brumbalow and masterfully illustrated by Bobby Haiqalsyah and Lance Miller, Truth and Lies Playing Cards was crafted to remind us of the Lies we share, the Truths we bury, and the duality of both. These playing cards strike the balance between two forces and combines them into a collectible set that blends one design into the next.

You'll be thrilled with the three different versions of Truth decks (each deck having a different embossed phrase on the tuck case), and three different versions of Lies decks (again, each deck having a different embossed phrase on the tuck case). The embossed phrase illustrates that the distinction between truth and lies may not be as clear-cut as you'd think! Your spectators will be fascinated with these decks.

Sometimes the truth is just the lie we tell ourselves, but sometimes true magic can be found in the lies we tell others. Murphy's Magic is proud to present Truth and Lies Playing Cards.

A retro classic vintage inspired design for the modern player, collector, cardist or magician. Choose the Oak or Slate edition or stock up on both. 1 deck will only be available during the Kickstarter campaign.

Each deck has matching face designs but with contrasting backs for easy 2 deck game play such as rummy, canasta and bridge. Also great for those card tricks that require 2 different complimentary decks.

Expertly designed by well know Polish artist Artur Rajch.

Features:

• Made in USA by USPCC
• Classic Stock
• Embossed Finish
• Poker Size
• 52 Cards + 2 Jokers
• 2 Gaff Cards (Contrasting Double Back & Blank Face)
• Tuck Case Reveal
• 100% Custom Original Art
• Limited Edition of 1,300

RAVN is back, in purple! A custom-designed deck of poker size playing cards designed by Stockholm17 for Caroline Ravn magician. They teamed up to deliver an elegant and classic looking deck of playing cards, with improved courts and standard faces. Perfect to perform magic tricks, cardistry, and of course to play at the green table.

The deck is printed by Cartamundi on a special paper stock with specific 9C² varnish designed for better handling and durability.

In 2016 Cartamundi manufactured a special deck that was presented at the Cardistry-Con, in Berlin. They focused on the paper and the varnish, not just the graphics. Cartamundi is providing this amazing paper stock and finish that is smooth and durable, specifically designed for cardists.

This deck features 56 cards:

• Cards where printed on Cambric 310gr Black Core paper with 9C² varnish.
• 52 standard faces with improved courts (JQK) and custom Ace of Spades.
• 2 custom jokers similar to the first version of Ravn, but with a twist.
• gaff card: duplicate card (7 of diamonds)
• gaff card: double backer
• The back-side design is the same as the previous version, but in purple.
• The look of the 12 court cards have been improved. The faces of the Jacks, Queens and Kings where improved, and their hands have been redrawn as well.

The design of the tuck-box is the same, so it matches the first version. Cartamundi provided Star-Dream Opal 285gr paper, and it has the embossed graphics.

ADD-ONs provided by the kickstarter campaign:

• Custom Roll-up Pad (Size: 17x12inch), with Ravn Purple Ace of Spades printed on a velvet top, handmade by JM Authentics in UK.
• Purple Ravn Mini-deck
• Uncut sheet

Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/559-cartomancer

The inspiration behind my project. Tarot; French cartomancy; transformation deck; analytical psychology; art; surrealism; symbolism; fingerprints; vintage prints; and illustrations (to name only a few.)

Diamond: Sensation, perception with our senses, childhood and earth.

Spade: Thinking, becoming part of society, early adulthood and air.

Heart: Intuition, abundance and fertility, midlife and water.

Club: Feeling, knowing without reasoning, late adulthood and fire.

Why is this deck unique? Each card tells a story. The whole deck paints the landscape of our lives with vintage engravings and prints—the ideal synergy between significance and design in a pack of cards. There is nothing like it out there—that’s why I’m doing it!

Cartomancy, divination? Yes, of course! The Cartomancer Poker Deck uses the existing structure of a standard deck of cards as a canvas for a new insightful cartomancy system. ALL the cards feature universal archetypes and symbols making it a very instinctive tool for divination. But if you're not into this, you will still enjoy the deck for its beauty and uniqueness.

The deck also was shipped with a 32 page companion booklet the size of the box, containing an introduction to the deck, keyword meanings for each card, and ideas for divination.

a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/919324046/cartomancer-poker-deck-archetypal-playing-cards" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/919324046/cartomancer-poker-deck-archetypal-playing-cards

Memento Mori by Chris Ramsay and Murphys Magic.