Empire is a limited edition, bold, commanding, obsessively intricate and empowering design with the finest finishing, to be printed by United States Playing Cards Company for unrivalled quality. It's a deck that represent what it means to stand up and fight for what's important to you, your dreams. To follow them no matter how challenging and strive to make your own dent in this world. 

Secret Design Features

• The sharp-eyed magicians and hustlers among you may notice that because both the back design and faces have that centre edging detail, having any reversed cards in the deck is no problem. They'll still be very difficult to identify at a glance, should you need to ;)
• The edge detail also holds an incredibly subtle one-way feature that a trained eye will have at their disposal.
• The mischievous Jokers can also be used as a creative revealing tool for magicians.
• Empire will also come with a utility card ('DB') useful for card magic or even as a cut card for poker, bridge or any other games.

These built-in features do not have any impact on the normal functionality of the deck for use in any kind of game play and merriment you desire.

The Empire deck also won 3 out of 18 categories from UnitedCardists 2013 Deck of the Year awards: Best Back Design, Best Pips, Best Deck for Fanning.

A Kickstarter project from Kings & Crooks and designed by Lee McKenzie.  The base cards and uncuts were printed by USPCC, but the Limited Edition was printed by Legends Playing Card Company (LPPC) on their Classic Card stock and Diamond finish.

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

Greatness runs within.

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

Greatness runs within.

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

Killer Bees are the mutant hybrid of timid European honey bees and their African cousins.  Like all superhero stories, the Killers were introduced to Brazil by mad scientists to help re-populate their diminishing Bee population.  But no-one could contain them... In 1957, 26 swarms escaped quarantine and declared war on the western hemisphere.  Danger lurking in the skies, these villains will stalk their victims for up to 1/2 a mile..  We wanted to capture the darker bodies of these cold-face killers in our deck. Creating a harsh black back with toxic-waste yellow honeycomb spilt on the back.  The black faces display custom pips and hold a sinister simplicity. Like something you'd expect to see on a discarded barrel of methylamine.  Killer Bees are the result of an unsanctioned lab experiment when toxic-waste spilled into a delicate hive of Honey Bees. 

 

scans of every card can be seen at http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/KillerBee.html​

Time to hit the road. On the route to nowhere, gas money comes from the pockets of strangers.  With you, is your one accomplice, hero & best friend; your cards.  The Roadhouse deck swings to the rhythm of 50's underground America. Jazz, booze, sex, and generosity. 

You take your seat at the table. The stench of spilled beer, cigarette smoke & corruption fills the air of these backroom games.  The soft cards glide effortlessly across the ash-covered felt and into the hands of your marks.  Each back-design gear blooms like a flower, and the borderless design hides second-deals as easy as you hide your tell.  They lost before you even shuffled the deck.

It's important to not be greedy... an aggressive winner creates a sore loser. You need to be on the road before they can count how much they've actually lost.  The ice in your whisky glass hasn't melted before your tires screech off into the horizon.  Some say it's only cheating if you're caught. Roadhouse. Own yours TODAY. 

ARCANUM closely associated with the celebration which takes place on October 31, November 1 and November 2 in connection with the triduum of Hallowtide: All Hallows' Eve, Hallowmas and All Souls' Day.

The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. ARCANUM connects living people, with the souls of dead.

Each time we hold a deck of ARCANUM, we remember and pay tribute to the All Saints and souls of our native people.

Features:

Printed By USPCC

56 custom, beautifully designed Playing Cards

Casino Quality Playing Card Stock

Made in the USA

Custom Inner Tuck Box Design

Metallic Inks on Cards

Embossing & Gold Foiling on tucks

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/207925240/arcanum-playing-cards-printed-by-us-playing-cards

ARCANUM closely associated with the celebration which takes place on October 31, November 1 and November 2 in connection with the triduum of Hallowtide: All Hallows' Eve, Hallowmas and All Souls' Day.

The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. ARCANUM connects living people, with the souls of dead.

Each time we hold a deck of ARCANUM, we remember and pay tribute to the All Saints and souls of our native people.

Features:

Printed By USPCC

56 custom, beautifully designed Playing Cards

Casino Quality Playing Card Stock

Made in the USA

Custom Inner Tuck Box Design

Metallic Inks on Cards

Embossing & Gold Foiling on tucks

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/207925240/arcanum-playing-cards-printed-by-us-playing-cards

Funded as a Kickstarter project on July 22, 2014 with $53,355 pledged from 756 backers, this was ultimately a set of 6 decks, some with custom cards and some tuck swaps, plus uncut sheets and varied non-deck add ons. Using the 1920s-30s mobster era as inspiration, this USPCC deck series consists of the Gold and Silver decks, later followed by limited edition Cotton Club and Stork Club decks (1,500 each) which were tuck swaps and finally the limited editions of Empire and Kingpin (1,250 each) which were fully different decks (face cards, backs and tuck). While the decks were designed, submitted and copyright 2014 they were not printed or delivered until early 2015. This PCDB Entry is for the 1,250 limited edition Bicycle branded Kingpin deck. They featured not only a different tuck, but custom courts, design and back as well. Like the other limited decks in this series, they also used serialized seals on the decks. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crookedkings/get-made-mob-themed-uspcc-bicycle-playing-card-dec/

Funded as a Kickstarter project on July 22, 2014 with $53,355 pledged from 756 backers, this was ultimately a set of 6 decks, some with custom cards and some tuck swaps, plus uncut sheets and varied non-deck add ons. Using the 1920s-30s mobster era as inspiration, this USPCC deck series consists of the Gold and Silver decks, later followed by limited edition Cotton Club and Stork Club decks (1,500 each) which were tuck swaps and finally the limited editions of Empire and Kingpin (1,250 each) which were fully different decks (face cards, backs and tuck). While the decks were designed, submitted and copyright 2014 they were not printed or delivered until early 2015. This PCDB Entry is for the Bicycle branded Gold deck. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crookedkings/get-made-mob-themed-uspcc-bicycle-playing-card-dec/

Funded as a Kickstarter project on July 22, 2014 with $53,355 pledged from 756 backers, this was ultimately a set of 6 decks, some with custom cards and some tuck swaps, plus uncut sheets and varied non-deck add ons. Using the 1920s-30s mobster era as inspiration, this USPCC deck series consists of the Gold and Silver decks, later followed by limited edition Cotton Club and Stork Club decks (1,500 each) which were tuck swaps and finally the limited editions of Empire and Kingpin (1,250 each) which were fully different decks (face cards, backs and tuck). While the decks were designed, submitted and copyright 2014 they were not printed or delivered until early 2015. This PCDB Entry is for the Silver edition deck. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crookedkings/get-made-mob-themed-uspcc-bicycle-playing-card-dec/

Funded as a Kickstarter project on July 22, 2014 with $53,355 pledged from 756 backers, this was ultimately a set of 6 decks, some with custom cards and some tuck swaps, plus uncut sheets and varied non-deck add ons. Using the 1920s-30s mobster era as inspiration, this USPCC deck series consists of the Gold and Silver decks, later followed by limited edition Cotton Club and Stork Club decks (1,500 each) which were tuck swaps and finally the limited editions of Empire and Kingpin (1,250 each) which were fully different decks (face cards, backs and tuck). While the decks were designed, submitted and copyright 2014 they were not printed or delivered until early 2015. This PCDB Entry is for the 1,250 limited edition Bicycle branded Empire deck. They featured not only a different tuck, but custom courts, design and back as well. Like the other limited decks in this series, they also used serialized seals on the decks. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crookedkings/get-made-mob-themed-uspcc-bicycle-playing-card-dec/ Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/355-bicycle_made_empire

The tuck box of later printings do not feature the tuck embossing and foil highlights of the original deck.

Per update direct from artist/producer there were 1,000 printed of this deck.