A Paradigm is a standard, perspective, or set of ideas. A Paradigm is a way of looking at something. I set out to do just that, and after a year in the making, Paradigm Playing Cards is here. The cardistry community is fascinating in every aspect of the word. I wanted to design a deck that was engineered specifically to your favorite flourish while also being a magician's best friend. A crossover deck in many ways, or the best of both worlds. I wanted to design a deck with which you could begin by showing the slickest packet cut off, then right after do an Ambitious Card routine! With pretty standardized Pips and indices and standard reimagined Courts, this deck is sure to not raise any suspicion. Although the concept and design are mine, I couldn't have brought this deck to its final glory without my two best friends.

Daniel Schneider (Black Roses Playing Cards, Orbit, Polyantha) and Luke Wadey (Mono-X, Grid, Typographic Playing Cards) played a pivotal role in the life of this deck. Daniel helped bring the visions of the number and court cards to life and is the leader in custom Courts. He proved it again with the six custom Courts in this deck. Luke took my original back design, broke it down and reimagined it, giving it depth and formatting it to an intricate grid; whilst also designing an infinite tuck box design, perfect to the style of the deck.

Limited edition 2500 print run

Printed by USPCC

Crushed Premium stock

Traditionally cut

Air Cushion finish

Duplicate 3 of Hearts

Duplicate Jokers

6 custom Courts

Card reveal

First edition

Finally a deck of cards that is inspired by the origins of magic. Holding one of these decks is holding part of magic's history, and a legacy with over 5,000 years. Ritual is designed by Elite Playing Cards and is the first of a new line of luxury cards. Ritual Playing Cards Feature list: The deck features 100% original art: faces, backs, court carts, box, and even the pips. Exquisite attention to detail. Printed in Bicycle card stock Magic air cushion Finish Custom backs Custom pip designs Custom court cards Custom Jokers Custom tuck box Gaff card Magician Friendly barcode reveal Every little detail has been painstakingly designed to ensure that each deck is truly a work of art. Whether you're a Cardist, Collector, Magician or just want a high quality deck for your poker games, Ritual is a deck that is sure to offer durability, tradition, and elegance.

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The Swiss Deck is part of the World Tour Set series of playing cards.

Inspired by the iconic travel posters around 1902, this retro-back design advertises the Swiss alps, in saturated colors and bold text, alluring the beholder to explore the treacherous but beautiful scenery Switzerland offers.

More about the World Tour Set...

The World Tour Deck Set is a presentation "trunk" of five bespoke packs of playing cards, each highlighting a different country and culture from the turn of the last century. The World Tour Deck Set is housed in a miniature travel trunk, replete with decals from the far-off places to which the cards have traveled, to be in your collection.

The set comes with all five decks of cards in the series, and when all five decks are lined up, they create a map of the world highlighting the five featured countries: France, Switzerland, Mongolia, China, and Egypt.

But the World Tour Deck Set is more than just a trunk of playing cards: it's a story. The Great Ezra, a turn-of-the-century magician, traveled the globe and sent these decks back to you, each one with a note. All the ephemera: handwritten notes written on railcar stationery, coasters, tickets, and hotel paper... are included, to help immerse you in the spirit of the turn of the century, and how Ezra might have obtained each special deck.

The decks themselves are gorgeous, with iconography and hidden elements from the countries, culture, and time from which they've come. All printed by the Expert Playing Card Company, the cards have a durable, smooth finish ideal for shift work, gambling material, and sleights. Each deck has an extremely limited run of 1500 decks, and no more World Tour Deck Sets will ever be printed.

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​

NEO:WAVE brings up bright colors, new ideas, deep emotions, and finally...more foil! We are excited! What about you? Can you feel that fresh ocean breeze? See the rising sun? Hear the waves breaking over the shore? Here the NEO:WAVE story begins...

There are no Bee Club Special decks from The New Frontier

This Artisan White edition came as part of the Wooden Box set. The Wooden Box set holds two White Artisan and two Black Artisan which are sealed with the edition no. 04-13 seal.

MINT Playing Cards originally launched on on Kickstarter in 2016. The project was extremely well received and became one of the highest funded playing card projects ever. The Launch Editions decks have been completely sold out for over a year now. Fans of the cards have sent countless messages asking when they will be available again... NOW IS THE TIME. With your support, we can bring back a new and improved MINT with fresh new flavors! After months of planning and development, 52Kards is proud to present MINT 2 Fresh new flavors. (Blueberry MINT and Frost MINT) A refined card stock for optimal handling. (Crushed Casino Grade Bee Stock) Major improvements to the MINT Marking System. The back design pattern has been slightly expanded for a cleaner look THE BACK DESIGN Using a classical approach to design, MINT offers an aesthetic that is familiar, but fresh. The elegant repeating pattern evokes the decks that have survived the test of time. The face designs are mostly traditional. MINT is designed with magicians in mind, so standard face designs help make the cards look relatable and innocent. Classic court card designs with a modern touch of MINT. A beautiful Ace of Spades. THE CARD QUALITY The quality of the cards is of upmost importance. MINT 2 will be printed by the renowned United States Playing Card Company with precise specifications and the highest quality standards possible. The cards will handle like a dream :) THE MINT MARKING SYSTEM The MINT design includes an ingenious marking system that allows you to read the identity of the card by looking at the back design. Magicians can take advantage of this clever feature. (Please use responsibly!!!) THE TUCK CASE A preview of the Original MINT tuck case. The MINT 2 Packaging will be just as good if not better. Beautiful tuck case design Manufactured with a luxurious paper stock. Laced with gleaming foil. Custom tax stamp seal. Cards come in Mnemonica stack order. Decks will wrapped in cellophane for protection.