11th Hour

EmilySleights52 & BillDavisMagic // 2020

11th Hour Playing Cards: a perfect collaboration and melding of the minds of Emilysleights52 and Bill Davis Magic. This deck of playing cards represents the limited time we all have left and what we intend to do with it. Launched on 11/11 at 11:11 EST and full of symbolism and hidden meaning, this deck features pocket watch faces indicating 11 minutes past the last hour - the 11th hour - your final moment is drawing near...

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Emperor (Standard)

Penguin Magic // 2019

When we decided to create a timeless deck that represents our brand at Penguin, we knew there were only a few must-haves. First, it had to be the EMPEROR. The most majestic of all penguins, the emperor penguin has a distinct, classic, and iconic look.

Our other must-have was a world-class artist. We sought out none other than Mark Stutzman to tackle the job. Mark has designed playing cards and posters for David Blaine, and even designed the iconic Elvis stamp for the US postal service. We couldn't be more delighted with the amazing work that Mark has done on this deck of cards.

BACK The back design is the most intricate we've ever produced. Meticulously illustrated, the design features penguins galore.

We have sliding penguins, marching penguins, and our featured performer penguin to give a nod to the deck's magical roots.

Snowflakes and detailed scrollwork complete the look. The back design is rotationally symmetrical so it can be used for magic tricks, card games, and more.

ACE The most powerful penguins for the most powerful card in the deck. Our custom Ace of Spades is simply beautiful. It features two penguins rising up from the icy waters, the tips of their beaks meeting at the apex. To say that we LOVE this design is an understatement.

JOKER Our joker is represented by the delightful rockhopper penguin. The feather crests on a rockhopper's head give it a jester-like quality that we knew would be the perfect fit for the joker. Impeccably illustrated by Mr. Stutzman, this is a joker that you won't want to leave out of the deck. Each deck has 2 identical joker cards.

TUCK BOX Beautiful cards deserve a beautiful box. The front of the box features a modified and more ornately decorated version of the performer penguin. Standing in the night sky surrounded by icy mountains, he is standing proud, declaring to the world that he is the EMPEROR.

The back of the box features the design of the card back at actual size. This is a classic touch that we know will be especially appreciated by card magicians.

The box is topped off with a foil seal that features our Emperor Spade design. The Unmarked Decks have a Silver foil seal, the Marked decks have a Gold foil seal. The Special Edition Decks (Only available in the 2-deck Collector's Set) have an individually-numbered Silver foil seal.

MATERIALS The Emperor deck has been printed to perfection by the Expert Playing Card Company on a classic stock & finish. This is the same quality we have used on our Woodlands and Composition Decks, which feel terrific and offer ultra smooth handling. Expert is known for delivering precise registration, which is a MUST for a design with borders as thin as the ones on Emperor. The silky edges are a delight to hold whether you're a faro-shuffling magician, a quick-cutting cardist, or an at-home game player.

•Designed by Mark Stutzman

•Gorgeous custom Back design & Ace of Spades

•Duplicate custom Jokers

•Custom Tuck Box with foil seal

•Printed by EPCC with Classic stock/finish

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penguinmagic/emperor-playing-cards-by-penguin-magic

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ThermoChrome

modern awesome labs // 2019

Thermochromatic technology that allows the cards to change color around 78-82℉ To prevent players from marking cards or cheating they then return to their original color in less that 30 seconds so the next time you pick up the card it is good as new!

kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thermochrome/thermochrome-cards-worlds-first-color-changing-card-set/description

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Legal Tender v2 (Holographic Version)

Kings Wild Project // 2020

Legal Tender is Kings Wild Project's next offering in a long line of luxury playing cards inspired by the artist Jackson Robinson's love of currency art and banknote engraving. With over seven years of playing card design and having produced over 200 custom illustrated decks of playing cards, Legal Tender is the culmination of some of Kings Wild's most breathtaking artwork combined with the industry-leading advancements in printing technology and production.

Note: This is the v2 version of the Holographic Edition, not to be confused with v1. To distinguish, this edition is clearly marked as VERSION II on the bottom of the tuck, thus should receive a separate entry on P52. According to Jackson Robinson, "This version contains a design update that allows for only certain design elements to shine with holographic foil, rather than the entirety of the card, allowing for the artwork to be clearer and more accurate to the modern dollar bill."

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/575-legal_tender_v2_holographic

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Walhalla (Odin)

The Cardster/Riesen Design // 2019

2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Rookie Deck'

Walhalla is the German form of Old Norse Valhöll, which is commonly anglicized as Valhalla. In Norse mythology, Valhalla is an enormous and majestic hall in Asgard, presided over by Odin.

Described as a "warrior's paradise", it is here that the souls of those who are slain in battle go, chosen and guided by the Valkyries, a group of warrior maidens in service to Odin. Once they are there, these eïnherjar, as they are known, make revelry, as they feast on the beast known as Sæhrímnir, having their fill of mead made from the udders of the female goat Heiðrún. The feast is prepared by Andhrímnir (Old Norse: “the one exposed to soot”), the cook of the gods, in his cauldron, Eldhrímnir (Old Norse: “fire-sooty”).

Outside of Valhalla’s doors lies Glasir (Old Norse: “gleaming”), a massive tree that grows golden leaves, while its ceiling is adorned with golden shields. The tree Læraðr stands atop the great hall, where both Heiðrún and the stag Eikþyrnir (Old Norse: “oak-thorny”) graze its foliage. During Ragnarök, the eïnherjar will aid Odin in his battle against Surtr and his forces.

Deck of Odin feature special Fire Orange pearlescent card stock, with TWO - Graphite Silver & Merlot Red foils applied. Cards feature clean, rather simple theme, with matching scheme and metallic inks:

Limited edition

EXTERIOR + INTERIOR foils on tucks

Embossed tuck boxes w. custom seals

Deluxe tucks with special paper stocks

100% custom design of cards, pips and tucks

Metallic ink with gold pigment on cards

54 poker sized cards (52+2 jokers)

Savings on each deck with higher pledges

All decks shipped to backers in protective boxes

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecardster/walhalla-playing-cards

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Goketsu [Bicycle]

Card Experiment // 2020

2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Ace', Best Rookie Deck'

Musha & Goketsu revolves around the intricate and colourful visual elements of Musha-e, traditional Japanese woodblock printing featuring portrayals of warrior figures, and the equally colourful characters of Suikoden, a tale of a band of Robin Hood-esque hero bandits. Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/483-goketsu_regular

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Lucky (Standard)

Doc's Playing Cards // 2020

2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Rookie Deck'

According to Irish legend, if you are lucky enough to capture a Leprechaun you can barter for his treasure. As a child I was fascinated by these little men that stand about as tall as a three-year-old, pinch you if you don’t wear green on St Patrick’s Day and hide gold at the end of rainbows. I have wanted to create a deck based upon this legend for quite a while. One day while talking to my friend and Artist Brad Gabbard or Native Tongue Studio, I ran the idea by him. Over the next several months he designed and redesigned many backs and court card combinations until he was finally able to come up with the perfect combination of both.

We wanted a deck that would appeal to cardists, magicians and collectors. To achieve this goal, we did the following:

Fully Custom St. Patrick’s Day themed court feature along with a beautiful custom AOS and Identical Jokers. Clover pips are used in place of Clubs, as well as unique metallic gold and metallic green suits rather than traditional black and red.

A number of additional secrets are hidden throughout the deck. The more of them you find, the more “lucky” you can make this deck for yourself…

The cards in all editions will be printed by USPCC using the finest traditionally cut crushed stock and finish in the industry. Metallic gold and green inks will feature throughout, including the courts.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/litplayingcards/lucky-playing-cards/

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Cabinetarium

Art of Play // 2020

2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Tuck', 'Best Rookie Deck'

Art of Play is proud to present a shuffled gallery of surrealist fantasy, unlike any other deck of playing cards the world has ever seen. Cabinetarium is a collection of 55 original works hand-drawn by award-winning illustrator Armando Veve.

Veve's fantastic creatures, absurd objects, and exotic fantasies combine to create a singular vision—a mythic assemblage of ideas that will stir the imagination and quicken the pulse. Browse through the illustrations and marvel at a mastery of craft that evokes echoes of Bosch, Escher, and Dali.

The cards of the Cabinetarium are housed in a marvelous conceptual cabinet of magnificent detail, intricately embossed and adorned with gold foil. Each deck is carefully packaged by hand. Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/598-cabinetarium

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Modern Idols Endless Hope

Thirdway Industries // 2020

2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Tuck', 'Best Joker'

“Everything is going to be okay.”

Hope is one of the two paths of Idols, and a strong force nowadays. Believing in Hope means looking at the future with optimism.

Main features:

3 Neon + 1 pure silver metallic ink on cards

Experimental box with premium paper

2 foils on box – Holographic/Gold

Limited to 1500 w/ numbered seal

Every court is a different Hope Idol

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdwayind/modern-idols-playing-cards/

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/442-modern_idols_hope

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The Green Man (Spring)

Jocu Playing Cards // 2020

2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Tuck', 'Best Ace', 'Best Joker'

Designed in Italy by Sicilian artist Alessandra Gagliano, The Green Man playing cards are a celebration of the magic and mythology of the plant world. After the success of Fillide – A Sicilian Folk Tale, Jocu return to ancient art and folklore, exploring this iconic character and delving into the legends behind dozens of plants and trees said to contain magical properties.

The luxurious full-foil tuck boxes were printed under the supervision of our head designer in Italy, and feature bright foils and embossing.

Printed in Belgium on Cartamundi’s premium B9 slimline card stock, our elegant and luxurious playing cards spread, fan and faro beautifully and will bring a dose of real magic to your performances, flourishes and card games.

The Green Man Playing Cards:

56 fully custom playing cards by Jocu designer Alessandra Gagliano

52 cards, two jokers and two extra cards TBC

Available in Autumn (copper foil and brown palette) and Spring (Bronze foil and green palette)

Printed on Slimline B9 card stock by Cartamundi

Embossed foil tuck boxes with copper and bronze foil

Extra foil accents and details on the tuck box

Designed in Italy, printed in Belgium. Fully created in 1000km² in Europe

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dimmideck/the-green-man-by-jocu-playing-cards

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/444-green_man

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Robin Hood (Limited)

Kings Wild Project // 2020

2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Tuck', 'Best Ace' 'Best Gaff/Extra Card

This is the August 2020 deck in the Kings Wild Shorts subscription series.

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Charmers (Green)

Marvelous Decks // 2020

Award-winning designer Lotrek (OathPlayingCards) and South Carolina based magician Kellar O'Neil join forces to bring you CHARMERS: a uniquely elegant deck of playing cards, evoking the art, luxury and taste of the Victorian Era. Ideal for magicians, playing card collectors and card enthusiasts alike. Printed by Cartamundi in Belgium on their proprietary Slimline stock with True Linen B9 finish.

KickStarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/charmers/charmers-playing-cards

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/134-charmers_green_purple Note: Green and Purple contain the same art

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Devil's in the Details (Sinful Silver)

Riffle Shuffle/Widakk Design // 2020

You can either decide to take the design at its cover (and don’t get us wrong, it is beautiful), or you can allow yourself to be drawn closer, and spend some time discovering the plethora of hidden details lurking in the corners of the illustrations. In fact, there are different forms of the devil’s outline scattered around the faces of the decks, and it requires some close inspection to reveal them. You can say that the Devil is in the details, but the closer you look, the less you see… Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/492-devils_in_the_details

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Fontaine X Dabs MYLA

Fontaine // 2020

The vibrant artwork by Australian husband-and-wife visual artists employs a shared design language that dictates subject matter, positioning, color theory, and perspective. DABS MYLA enhances their works with immersive environments that enhance the sense of whimsy and grandeur contained inside paintings, mixed media, and sculpture. The design philosophy is reflected beautifully on the Collab deck. The deck sports a vibrant tuck box design featuring surreal flower bed. The psychedelic design is also incorporated in the one-way card back along with the iconic ‘f’.

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/1168-fontain_dabs_myla

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