Inspired by a legendary age, where great honor and victory were won on the battlefield. In Emerald Green, the Bloodlines is the latest iconic deck in the Empire Series from Kings & Crooks. Designed by Lee McKenzie, it's a fearless deck that kicks dirt in the face of the playing card norm. It's also the daring successor to our treasured, ultra-rare and highly coveted Empire Playing Cards.

No detail is left untouched. From the epic and ornate engraved-style backs and striking custom-illustrated court cards, to the elegant, completely re-imagined pip design and iconic Ace of Spades. A courageous, custom-illustrated deck with powerful story-telling design guarded edge-to-edge by its pioneering signature Empire band.

Shielded in a velvet-soft, pure white case and adorned with a bold, precision-embossed wrap around design, the box itself is a beauty to behold. Crowned with glistening silver foil accents and a custom closure seal, the Empire Bloodlines is made for those who know that greatness is achieved by choice, not chance.

Printed by the United States Playing Card Co. on FSC-certified, premium quality casino grade stock. They're tough. Lasting. With a superior quality finish for high performance handling combined with a traditional cut, they are the preferred choice for expert card handlers. They'll stand up to a beating better than most.

A commanding blend of beauty and boldness in every card, the Empire Bloodlines tells a story of courage and inspiring greatness. Breath-taking playing cards with a brave mission, they dare you to look within, step out of line, and build your own Empire. It's in your blood.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingsandcrooks/empire-bloodlines-playing-cards-and-warrior-card-a

A dark backed beast destined to become a classic amongst cardistes everywhere. Uniquely designed with the discerning card worker in mind, this deck of cards is un-paralleled amongst others currently on the market. Featuring never before seen court cards only found in this deck, inject a little Venom in to your card handling today and take it too the next level.

Cards

These are your new go-to playing cards. They handle wonderfully and are traditionally cut for perfect weave shuffles. Very resilient, yet with a splendid ease of use. The bricks are available in Blue, Black, and Red, so you can get the combinations you need for all your favorite tricks.

Also, the cards closely match our Superior Classic Readers: the few, subtle differences in the tuck cases will allow you to tell them apart!

Superior Brand is a new series of cards that will encompass a large range of variations. There will be different finishes, and colors of the same back design, different back designs, gaffed decks and cards, and much more. This iteration is focused on a classic design and feel. The cards are priced inexpensively and feature all the qualities that most card handlers look for in their day to day card work.

Tuck

Each tuck case is made with a special synthetic paper that will last and last. It is tear resistant, resilient, and will help protect your cards from moisture.

Classic Finish

Classic - Named Classic because this feels most like what many card handlers are now used to. Softer stock that is easy to handle.

Funded as a Kickstarter project on February 22, 2014 with $69,452 NZD (just over $50k USD) pledged from 1,109 backers, this was a set of two decks consisting of the First Edition (standard blue tuck unlimited deck) and Grail (white tuck limited edition of 2,500 decks), plus 20 very limited commemorative sets in wooden boxes and an uncut version. Both tucks were embossed and hot stamped with gold foil with a custom seal and featured the intricately designed card back image on the back of the tuck.

A number of additional add-ons including shirts, prints, collector box, coin, poster, etc were also available.

Designed by Rick Davidson of New Zealand, this deck featured a re-interpretation of the original 15th century face cards from Rouen, France that was the basis for the current standard courts now used on so many common playing card decks. Rick carefully studied many historic cards and prints from this time period (http://originscards.com/archive/) to create his new interpretations, but also occasionally brought in modern day inspirations for facial features, including Charlize Theron for the Queen of Clubs.

The cards were printed on casino quality Bee stock with a magic finish from USPCC with special Q1 quality production. In addition, magician Lee Asher, helped design the gaff card included with the deck that featured the King of Spades and Queen of Hearts.

This PCDB Entry is for the First Edition which was not limited and in the Soft Touch Midnight Blue colored tuck. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rickdavidson/origins-playing-cards-inspired-by-history

The Origins decks also won 7 out of 17 categories from UnitedCardists 2014 Deck of the Year awards as voted by 59 members: Best Back Design, Best Court Cards, Best Gaff Card, Best Tuck Box, Best Coin, Overall Best Deck of 2014 http://unitedcardists.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6448

Boardwalk Papers by Alex Pandrea

Open a sealed pack of nostalgia with each new deck of Boardwalk Papers playing cards. With every shuffle, every cut, and every deal, you’ll find this deck harkening back to the days when fortunes were won or lost with the turn of a card, and Atlantic City held itself the capital of the Western World. Printed by The Expert Playing Card Company, Boardwalk Papers sport hand-drawn artwork and metallic foil embossings that reflect the golden age of the USA. You’ll quickly discover that much like the American spirit of yesteryear, they’re built to last.

NOTE - While sold and promoted by Dan & Dave, as well as other companies, this was actually put together by the The Blue Crown (Alex Pandrea).