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Kickstarter project successfully raised €45,342 with 683 backers on July 10, 2016

Custom poker size playing cards. Inspired by mythology, drawn with a sharp and modern style, printed by EPCC.

Everyone has an immortal spirit, who lives forever. The Prince of Owl has an heroic spirit. Everyone will remember his valor forever. Brave and cruel beyond limits. He's my hero, as well. The Owl King is proud, but scared. His son is risking his life. If he doesn't survive, the depths will take his soul. The Prince of Labyrinth had a short life. But his ambition will be immortal. Not wise, but brave. The King of Labyrinth is a true genius. Everything and everyone is connected to him. Yes, Traveller, he's the one. The Taurus Prince's death caused the war between Taurus and Owl. He was valiant, but another hero clouded his reputation. Taurus King will be furious for eternity. He was the most powerful man, but he couldn't do anything against a Genius and an Hero. His spouse will be forever ashamed. The God of War was watching from a distance. He wanted more violence, but his sister was keeping him busy. Love, or Wisdom? The God of Lightning is the God of Gods. Powerful, crazy and without limits. Many are his sons. The Goddess of Faith was betrayed a lot of times. But she always had vengance. Poison and snakes are her favourite weapon. The Problem was solved. Imprisoned by a genius, betrayed by his sister, killed by an hero. Now his human soul is finally free. The Solution is happy, now. She forgot everything, she stands by the God of Wine. She will be remembered as a Goddess as well.

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Kickstarter project successfully raised €45,342 with 683 backers on July 10, 2016

Custom poker size playing cards. Inspired by mythology, drawn with a sharp and modern style, printed by EPCC.

The problem is solved. The Sun has arisen. Someone is imprisoned in its own Labyrinth. And the hero will betray his Love.

The God of Wine is watching. And he’s having fun. In the end, he will have the Princess. The Goddess of Wisdom is sad. She protects heroes, but she’s disappointed. Too much blood, too much betrayal. The God of Sun is beautiful and hot. He will destroy everyone that will go close to him. The Owl Queen raised her son alone. She told him he’s a son of a King. And if he was the son of a God? The Taurus Royal family lost three sons. Two murdered, one kidnapped. They are preparing for vengance, but it's worthless. She betrayed her brother. Her lover betrayed her. Both of them are suffering, because the same hero.

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Kickstarter project successfully raised €45,342 with 683 backers on July 10, 2016

Custom poker size playing cards. Inspired by mythology, drawn with a sharp and modern style, printed by EPCC.

The island of the Taurus. The city of the Owl. A great war...

The Emissary God knows everything. He’s the protector of the travellers. He will may protect you as well?

The God of the Sea is angry. He expected a sacrifice from the Taurus King. His curse will be Love. And the Problem will arise. The Goddess of Love is behind everything. She’s playing a game, and she does not care. She caused the Problem, and she will solve it. The Taurus King is furious. His Queen is unfaithful, his firstborn died. And he has a huge Problem he can’t solve. The Taurus Queen is in love. But she can’t have what she want. The King of the Labyrinth has an idea. The Problem is a Monster who needs blood. Is not his fault. He born that way. Half man, half beast - A huge curse for everyone. The Princess with the Red Thread is the Solution. She’s in love with the man who’ll kill her brother. She will trade his life with betrayal.

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/OKbirds.html "THE OTHER KINGDOM" Collector's Playing Cards is a beautiful deck of playing cards inspired by magical birds. It combines elegance, class and exceptional details, with the highest quality materials. Printed by the USPCC. Flawless finesse for professionals and collectors https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/393497409/the-other-kingdom-collectors-playing-cards

40 years ago, Paul Gross started Hocus Pocus Magic and grew it from a small corner shop into one of the world's largest family owned and operated magic suppliers. Paul has equipped famous magicians and hobbyists alike with everything imaginable from stage props to coin shells, from head twisters to silk scarves, all while providing unparalleled customer service. Paul, along with his sons and family continue to operate the business with the same enthusiasm and dedication to the customers that got them this far. To honor the 40th year of the business, his sons Max and Cole sat down with renowned card designer, Edo Huang, to come up with a deck that would capture the heritage and feel of the company as well as appeal to all areas of card community.

Celestial was inspired by the astronomical instruments of ancient times, the charts of the sky and the limitless bounds of imagination. The dramatic Black Edition features full bleed black backs and faces, with the back design produced in metallic red foil. Celestial incorporates dynamic edge detail that looks amazing in fans, while the shimmering red design lines will catch the eye and are perfect for cardistry. Like all Encarded decks, the faces are custom yet familiar and perfectly playable. The Celestial Black box features the Encarded details you've come to expect, with dramatic red foil, glossy UV spot ink and large blind embossing on a thick matte black stock. Only 500 Celestial Black decks have been printed Celestial is printed by the EPCC on Classic Stock Each deck is individually numbered with a custom foil seal

Celestial was inspired by the astronomical instruments of ancient times, the charts of the sky and the limitless bounds of imagination. Featuring a rich red back with a purposefully simple and bold design, Celestial incorporates dynamic edge detail that looks amazing in fans, while the stark white design lines catch the eye and are perfect for cardistry. Like all Encarded decks, the faces are custom yet familiar and perfectly playable. The Celestial Red box features the Encarded details you've come to expect, with both pearlescent white and metallic red foils, detailed embossing and a custom numbered seal on the back, allowing you to open the deck without destroying the seal. Only 1000 Celestial Red decks have been printed Celestial is printed by the EPCC on Classic Stock Each deck is individually numbered with a custom foil seal

Funded as a Kickstarter project on March 19, 2015 with kr462,035 (Swedish Krona, which is about $57k USD) pledged from 1,015 backers, this was the Kickstarter attempt at funding this project after the failed CardLauncher (cardlauncher.com) platform attempt, where that platform has since been abandoned.  In that process an earlier protoype (V.01) was created as a prototype and also as a promotional deck for CardLauncher itself which had 55 cards with black and white courts, different tuck-box, different aces, and was printed by MakePlayingCards in 525 units. 

For this project the deck was revised with new and modified face cards, back and tuck and was available in Bicycle branded, unbranded, plus a special Crown Edition hand created tuckcase with the same size and face cards.  It was printed by USPCC on Bicycle Stock with 56 cars including 3 jokers and a gaff card with a custom seal and embossed tuck used on both decks.  The deck as also available as an add-on in uncut format.  In addition, mini and micro formats were available as gifts with larger sized tiers which were printed by MPC (MakePlayingCards.com).

There is no specific theme in this deck, it´s quite eclectic and I let my fantasy run when I illustrated the courts. The diamonds have clearly an Egyptian resemblance, but overall they belong to a parallel world. There is a thing that connects all the court cards: the text circling the background is a part of the Aeneid, a Latin epic poem written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. 

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National Playing Card Collection Day was created to help spread awareness of our art to the world. It accompanied the launch of Portfolio52, the world's largest online playing card database. The free service offers an easier way for collectors to discover and manage their personal collections. A limited edition deck of 400 was crafted by Alexander Chin to commemorate this holiday.

MADE BY HAND

The NPCCD Deck is the most labor intensive deck ever produced by Seasons. Each deck is run by hand through offset, letterpressed on premium cotton paper, hot foil stamped in gold, diecut, folded, glued, and then sealed with an individually numbered seal of authenticity. Organic black forms a column that drips into the diamond emblem featuring the inauguration.

 

 

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 Grail Edition which was limited to a maximum of 2,500 decks and in the Pearlesque Natural Pearl colored tuck. The Grail cards feature a subtly different silver accented metallic color scheme to the First Edition. 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

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

The shadow theme for the second edition means we've gone with a darker feel, coupled with lovely metallic inks. 

• The tuck is made of the same thick stock you loved from v1. A shimmering black foil twinned by a beautiful gold and silver accent foil makes this packaging look and feel unique, the inner is laminated for a unique look and feel. 
• The card backs feature the same intricate design from Randy we all loved, but based in tones of grey and black with silver and gold metallic inks. The shading creates a very cool effect when spread and fanned. 
• The courts and pips are the same cool design from v1 - traditional with a twist. The four colour suits have been replaced with metallic red and golds. 
• As per v1, the shadow edition extra cards are one joker and a poker hand rankings guide - we want this deck to be used and for you to enjoy playing card games with. A deck to bring a wow-factor to your home poker game!

2,000 printed per update from artist in this thread at United Cardists

Created by Stranger & Stranger and Art of Play. Note: V1 says produced by Dan and Dave on the bottom on tuckbox. V2 says produced by Art of Play. If you have that deck, please add it as a new P52 entry. Thanks!

Diamonds Playing Cards is one of the most luxurious decks produced by Sishou Playing Cards. Designed by Alvin Cheung and printed by Legends Playing Card Co, with casino quality Diamond Finish. 

This luxurious deck of collectors playing cards is Inspired by the qualities of a diamond and would be one of the centre pieces of your playing card collection.

Our aim of this project is to provide you a deck of cards that is:

• Playable - Great for casual poker nights and at parties
• Collectable - A perfect set of playing cards for your collection
• Admirable - Show it off to your friends and family!

Tuck box Features - printed on high quality casino grade stock paper allowing intricate details. This deck will be embossed at certain areas allowing a great texture. Also, to enhance the design, metallic ink and silver foil will be used to create a shiny effect.

Card Features - Diamonds playing cards is nothing like you've seen before. With gold and silver metallic ink on BOTH SIDES allowing it to shine under lighting. 

Diamonds Playing Cards is one of the most luxurious decks produced by Sishou Playing Cards. Designed by Alvin Cheung and printed by Legends Playing Card Co, with casino quality Diamond Finish. 

This luxurious deck of collectors playing cards is Inspired by the qualities of a diamond and would be one of the centre pieces of your playing card collection.

Our aim of this project is to provide you a deck of cards that is:

• Playable - Great for casual poker nights and at parties
• Collectable - A perfect set of playing cards for your collection
• Admirable - Show it off to your friends and family!

Similar to the white diamond edition, the black collectors edition has a different tuck box design. It will be printed on premium stock paper embossed with silver foil and metallic inks.Imagine your friends reactions when you pull out a deck like this on a poker table.

Card Features - Similar to the white edition, the playing cards will have gold and silver metallic ink on BOTH SIDES allowing it to shine under lighting. The contrast with the premium casino quality black stock paper will make the design pop.

The Joker and the Thief return with a striking and luxurious colour way – White and Gold.

The Bells and Whistles 

All the features you want, know and love!

• Thinner Borders
• 100% Custom Pips, Fonts, Court Cards and Art Work
• Updated Colour Scheme
• Gold and Silver Metallic Inks (Faces and Backs)
• Interior Tuck Case Gold Foil Stamping 
• Exterior Tuck Case Embossing + Hot Stamped Gold Foil Coverage
• Dramatic Ink Saturation Reduction 
• CLASSIC Stock and Finish for Improved Handling
• Matte Finish Tuck Case Paper
• Traditionally Cut for Smooth Edges
• Perforated Blood Red Tax Stamp Style Seal now with Gold Foil

From the beginning we set for ourselves the goal of coming up with a design that could be both familiar and fresh. Although based on the standard look, we decided to completely redesign the deck to make it more interesting. We were inspired by the elegance of the butterfly, thus the name Papilio.

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