Portfolio52 proudly presents the P52 Deck of 2022 - Nazo Nazo by Jack Brutus Penny.

This is the second official Portfolio52 deck released. The goal of the P52 deck is to collaborate with artists to create wonderful playing card experiences. This year, in addition to helping keep the site running 10% of profits also go towards ARK, a Japanese based animal charity.

We invite you into a magical world that intersects puzzles, animals, and Japanese culture. The Nazo Nazo features whimsical hand-illustrated art, depicting anthropomorphised animals integrated into a large scale puzzle mural. Word puns, stories, and visual scavenger hunts abound in this absolutely puzzle packed deck series. For the curious cat, this world is certainly yours for the taking...

Note that this deck is a prototype and this is the cryptic edition. Hidden details will not be shown throughout these cards that will be present in the print of the final product.

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Portfolio52 proudly presents the P52 Deck of 2022 - Nazo Nazo by Jack Brutus Penny.

This is the second official Portfolio52 deck released. The goal of the P52 deck is to collaborate with artists to create wonderful playing card experiences. This year, in addition to helping keep the site running 10% of profits also go towards ARK, a Japanese based animal charity.

We invite you into a magical world that intersects puzzles, animals, and Japanese culture. The Nazo Nazo features whimsical hand-illustrated art, depicting anthropomorphised animals integrated into a large scale puzzle mural. Word puns, stories, and visual scavenger hunts abound in this absolutely puzzle packed deck series. For the curious cat, this world is certainly yours for the taking...

PLEDGE NOW!

Portfolio52 proudly presents the P52 Deck of 2022 - Nazo Nazo by Jack Brutus Penny.

This is the second official Portfolio52 deck released. The goal of the P52 deck is to collaborate with artists to create wonderful playing card experiences. This year, in addition to helping keep the site running 10% of profits also go towards ARK, a Japanese based animal charity.

We invite you into a magical world that intersects puzzles, animals, and Japanese culture. The Nazo Nazo features whimsical hand-illustrated art, depicting anthropomorphised animals integrated into a large scale puzzle mural. Word puns, stories, and visual scavenger hunts abound in this absolutely puzzle packed deck series. For the curious cat, this world is certainly yours for the taking...

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RADIA from Encarded.com

The latest limited edition release from Encarded and a bold new vision in playing cards. Radia is the first modern deck to combine the finest traditional paper stock with a complete coating of metallic foil and the highest quality printed details. By printing an intricate full-bleed design right on the foil, Radia has unparalleled shine and visual dimension, unlike any previous use of foil on a playing card.

Radia is the spiritual successor to the highly-regarded Aurum deck and incorporates the beautiful purple, gold, and pearlescent white found in the Aurum Sovereign and White Gold versions. Radia is packed with incredible detail in the back design, inspired by a 19th century Spanish gold engraving. Housed in a beautiful tuck with pearlescent paper, purple ink, gold foil, embossing and a custom diecut, Radia is the perfect combination of simplicity and complexity. Only 1000 decks were printed, each individually numbered and sealed.

Here are the important facts about Radia:

• Radia is the first production deck to implement the complete metallic foil process
• Limited edition - 1000 decks printed
• Custom faces and brilliant coloring
• 52 poker-size cards with two jokers
• Tuck box features pearlescent "white gold" paper, purple ink, gold foil, embossing and a custom diecut detail
• Each deck individually numbered with a custom seal
• Printed by the Expert Playing Card Company

Reprint on Bronze LITURGY is a deck that pays tribute to the Byzantine painting technique. Sophisticated printing with inks prepared by Lotrek to achieve the exact desired tone, using the colored stock as the foundation and adding colors and opaque white accents to create the feeling of light, LITURGY is an intersection between printing and painting, deeply influenced by the Byzantine religious art and illuminated liturgical manuscripts. Printed on bronze metalic stock.

• Limited edition of 600 decks (300+300)
• Poker size
• 54 cards
• Printed on Bronze metallic stock
• Very elegant and sturdy tuck case featuring gold foil, silver ink printing and deep debossing
• Available in 2 colors for the back design and tuck case: Green and RedStock

Since the beginning of time, man has sought protection through the creation of weapons. Weapons molded and changed the course of history, destroying civilizations and creating new ones. As enemies became more sophisticated, the weapons of choice became more crafty, cruel and deadly.

The Macedonians became a great civilization due to the introduction of siege weapons. The Romans capitalized on their creations and crafted war as a strategic art ruled by precision.  The Chinese introduced gunpowder  in the  Middle Ages, which lead to a military strategy of propellent-based ordnances.  The art of war and death was screaming forward changing the scope of conquest and World power.

The crown jewel which would open the door to the threat of mass slaughter as a form of deterrent and change the tide of war.... the Atomic Bomb. World wars, dictators, rank and file soldiers would rise and fall on the creation of weapons of devastation.

So, after all the bombs have been dropped and the ashes have settled the question remains...is there any hope?

The Collector's edition will include stunning red foil on a sturdy matte Red tuck with crisp embossing. A great edition to the series that you will not want to pass-up.

Only 500 of the Collector's Edition decks will be numbered! You can add-on as many decks as you would like, but the add-on's will not be numbered. Make sure you get them fast or they will go before you know it!

Features:

• Printed by the Legends Playing Card Company Each court card, Ace and Jokers will have original illustrations, capturing the feel of the era. 
• The Cards will be printed on the Classic Finish, which is the highest quality card stock. 
•  The Tuck Case will be made with Premium Matte Card Stock Box, fully embossed andfoiled, combined with Red Metallic Ink 
•  Unique Back Design

This deckis a sequel to the Origins Playing Cards decks, which were voted United Cardists Best Overall Deck of 2014.

The Shadows campaign features two new decks and a special hand crafted Black Label edition, inspired by rare 16th century originals. The goal for this campaign is again to produce premium quality decks.

The Rouen 1567 deck is the Shadows companion, a carefully crafted recreation of the original historic deck, with full body one way court cards that inspired the playing cards we know and love today. It will be printed by the United States Playing Card Company.

Religion was a major theme in 16th century art and the Shadows deck is inspired by the story of Adam and Eve, and the choice between Innocentia (innocence) and Cognitio (the acquisition of knowledge). Which will you choose?

The Rouen 1567 deck will feature: A premium quality tuck case with embossing. The cards will feature recreations of extremely rare historic cards from 1567. These cards are drawn as closely as possible to the originals, with the addition of indices for playability. The subtle back design is a design based on historic references as the originals had plain backs.

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Origins.html

This deckis a sequel to the Origins Playing Cards decks, which were voted United Cardists Best Overall Deck of 2014.

The Shadows campaign features two new decks and a special hand crafted Black Label edition, inspired by rare 16th century originals. The goal for this campaign is again to produce premium quality decks.

The Shadows deck is a modern deck inspired by historic originals. It will be printed by the United States Playing Card Company. Rare art sheets which form the inspiration for these decks were sourced over months from respected archives including the British Museum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Archives Department of Seine-Maritime, and Fitzwilliam Museum of Cambridge.

Religion was a major theme in 16th century art and the Shadows deck is inspired by the story of Adam and Eve, and the choice between Innocentia (innocence) and Cognitio (the acquisition of knowledge). Which will you choose?

The Shadows of History deck features: An ornate premium quality tuck case, embossed and hot stamped with metallic foil. The cards are entirely custom full colour face cards, printed with ornate metallic ink backs. The Shadows deck will be produced using the highest quality paper sourced from sustainable forests, and printed with vegetable-based inks and starch-based laminates.

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/ROKRenaissance.html

Scans of each card can be seen atwww.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/ROKMedieval.html