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Designed by Dent-de-Lion du Midi for Art Playing Cards, Switzerland.

Our first expression of Leonardo was presented here on Kickstarter three years ago, and became one of the most successful playing card projects of all time.

Today we are delighted to announce Leonardo MMXVIII - An impassioned re-imagining of a classic, yours to treasure in a set of Edition Gold and Edition Silver art playing cards!

Careful study of this card reveals the Rhombicuboctahedron at the centre. Leonardo drew this geometrical illustration for his friend Luca Pacioli's book The Divine Proportion. It is believed to be the first of it’s kind. The anatomical study of a human skull is from The Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace. All together they conspire to form The Death Card, the Ace of Spades.

This empathetic view of a prisoner begging, set within the front left section of the drawing for The Adoration of the Magi, forms the basis for one of the two Jokers. The other is from a whimsical costume drawing for a masked ball, done for one of Leonardo's wealthy patrons.

A most royal couple indeed! The King of Spades, shown in Edition Gold, is sourced from four different works in graphite by Leonardo. The Queen, also rendered from a variety of folio work, is portrayed amid the timeless Tuscan landscape.

Leonardo's lifelong interest in anatomy was profound. He utilised these anatomical studies across the entire spectrum of his work. Our Ace of Hearts, with it's unborn child in the womb, conjures up a symbol of life, which stands in bold contrast to the Ace of Spades, the chilling icon of Death.

The Heart Queen is from The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist, at the National Gallery in London, a work of exceptional light and shadow. Notice the integration of the background imagery on the Jack, a blend of four different folio drawings, primarily from the Codex Atlanticus.

Leonardo was keenly interested in the hidden patterns of nature. He found great delight in rendering subtle details. The back of the cards feature the beloved L'Uomo Vitruviano, surrounded by numerous small drawings of the master.

Leonardo was unsurpassed in his ability to render movement within a composition. Depicted above in Edition Silver, this is The Suicide King, the King of Hearts. This dramatic and ferocious figure comes to us from The Battle of Anghiari, the original of which is lost.

The Leonardo cards are designed with great respect for Leonardo's work, and his constant, yet daunting, strive for perfection. The two tens shown above aptly illustrate this. Every card in Leonardo MMXVIII is unique, from the pips, to the famous Leonardo mirror script, to the background parchment, to the distressing of the ink.

This iconic work of Leonardo, The Bust of a Warrior in Profile, initiated our idea of designing art playing cards based on his Renaissance masterworks. Compositing this card, The One Eyed Jack, from the soldier’s head to the crossbow elements demonstrated that the concept, though dauntingly difficult, had great potential. Leonardo’s original silverpoint drawing can be found today in The British Museum.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/143777403/leonardo-mmxviii-art-playing-cards

First edition of the Fathom deck by Ellusionist. There is also a V1 without any text on the front of the tuck, and a v2 with text.

Perspective Deck is a contemporary take on playing cards by a new United States Playing Cards Company artist. The tuck features a premium, soft touch stock and foil inside and out. This is a Limited Edition deck that is available exclusively to Club 808 Members. The seal on the top of the tuck is a Club 808 seal showing the production quantity of 5,000 decks.

The inspiration for this deck comes from the design on boxes of premium cigars, beautiful, colorful, intricate artwork that goes perfectly with the downright dapperness of smoking a cigar. A cigar band with embossed, gold foil accents wraps around the tuck case. The court cards are inspired by some of the older European designs of playing cards to add to the premium look and feel. This is a Limited Edition deck that is available exclusively to Club 808 Members. The seal on the top of the tuck is a Club 808 seal showing the production quantity of 5,000 decks. Maximum of 24 decks per member.

Full deck scan by macstrat @ https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/411-architect

Playing cards are the primary building blocks and tools with which we create our magic. Just as an architect must carefully plan and build his structures; magicians must take equal care in structuring their effects and presentations. Architect playing cards are the perfect tribute to an art & craft that shares so much with magic.

Designed by Jared Hansen and printed by the Expert Playing Card Company, the Architect deck is truly a sight to behold. The stunning tuck box is crafted from a heavy-duty deep blue matte paper that's adorned on all sides with intricately applied silver foil.

The cards themselves have the look of a blueprint, featuring a beautiful blue & white back design with fine line work. The faces are Expert Standard with a custom DaVinci-inspired Ace of Spades and identical drawing compass Jokers. The handling is superb thanks to Damask finish, which has a medium thickness and snap with an exquisite embossing pattern and texture.

Features: GOLD Foil Printing on the Back Design, Gold Metallic Ink on Face Cards, Embossed Premium Tuck Case with Black & Gold foil accents, Limited Edition of 1500 Decks with Foiled Numbered Seal

Inspired by the classic fable, The Three Little Pigs Playing Cards borrows from the tale's lesson on diligence with an ornate design that feels as timeless as the story. Produced by Pure Imagination Projects and designed by Joe White of Ye Olde Studio.

Featuring original hand-drawn artwork, The Three Little Pigs Playing Cards was printed by the U.S. Playing Card Co. in a limited edition of 2,500.

You'll love displaying this deck, as well as using it - limited only by your imagination! Beware of the big bad wolf! Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/493-the_three_little_pigs

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Playing Cards were conceived by playing card designer Derek McKee (Les Méliès and Cherry’s) and illustrated in France by J.C. Desevre. This intricate and detailed deck of playing cards depicts artwork and characters from the famous Sleepy Hollow legend including Ichabod Crane & the Headless Horseman. 

Mondrian: Broadway, our newest rendition in the Mondrian series. Based on Piet Mondrian's artwork titled "Broadway Boogie Woogie," completed in 1943.

The Broadways have been completely redesigned from the ground up.

The Box: Done in a super thick, synthetic, soft touch stock with 4 Pantone colors, each individually letterpressed. This gives each color a dimensional feel. Piet Mondrian's signature is silver foiled along with other elegant silver foil details on the outside. The inside of the box is completely foiled with the Broadway design.

The Cards: The cards are printed on a crushed premium stock that is thin yet snappy. Perfect for cardists and magicians alike. The design was created to flow with your flourishes and accentuate the moves. The primary colors are bright and eye-catching, while the subtle cool grey allows for subtle borders. The Ace is done in the Broadway design, and the signature colors are used throughout the court cards. The extra cards included are two Jokers, a double backer, and a blank face.

Limited Edition of 7,500. Once they're gone, they're gone.

Black Market Series Deck RED BAR (LIMITED EDT = 1,000 decks) has 12 unique and highly detailed jacks, kings and queens for court cards. Number cards and aces have ornamented ghosting as subtle, grey background decoration that reflect the card backs.

No Secret deck, this is a deck of playing card that expresses the connotation to the fullest. Every detail seems that someone is telling you something

The retro double tuck case - there is a secret hidden in the middle of the tuck case, and the gilding process is used to make the original fancy content more attractive. This picture seems to be like magic in the eyes of most people. The complex "secret" is the most important, even the only part, of magic.

But is that really the case? In our opinion, the real important part of magic is hiding, so that people can't see the secret or don't care about the secret. This is the true way of magic.

In the design of the face, we adopt a very retro and beautiful style, which makes people never feel tired at any time, while we choose the modern font compared with art. This is a collision between retro style and new trend, which makes people immersed in retro style and full of freshness at the same time.

As for the back of the card, we chose a very simple design, only playing be natural with a deep and mysterious special tone of dark green, making the whole deck look very simple and full of charm.

The original intention of this design is that we believe that too many people have asked the same question: "what style should I fit in with or how can I find my own style?"

In fact, Dai Vernon, our professor, gave us the best answer:

"Be natural. What I mean by this is - be yourself."

As the no secret deck card box expresses, fancy secret has never been the focus. The humble no hidden above the secret is the real thought and expression of no secret deck.

The real secret of magic is not the secret itself, but many people care too much about secret and don't understand "no", right?

- Limited to 300 decks, and never be reprinted.

- Come with a unique number sticker (the number of each deck is different).

- 2 gimmick cards specially designed for you in no secret deck. We hope they can be used in your performance.

With vibrant, striking purple, this new edition is our most elegant yet. Blind-embossed accents across the surface create a 3D texture on the front of the box that feels just as luxurious as it looks. Created in collaboration with JAQK Cellars, an award-winning winery in Napa Valley, California.

ARABESQUE is a luxury deck of playing cards inspired by the splendor of the famous Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. There is incredible detail and intricacy in the decorative elements found on every wall and column of that palace. Literally every inch is carved but despite the insane amount of ornamentation, the place has a serene balance. For the Player's edition, we are replacing the gold and silver foils with our very bright Gold and Silver metallic inks. It's the next best thing for a luxury touch on a deck intended for the demanding player, card enthusiast and collector.

The 666 Purple Inferno & Emerald Hellfire are the second edition from the 666 Family. Inspired by the Devil’s number 666 and the mysterious occult practices. On the first look, the overall design is very simple, the deck enveloped in dark colors. Yet when you hold the deck to the light, the whole box lights up with intricate details that were hiding in the shadows.

Two Editions: Purple Inferno & Emerald Hellfire

Limited to 2666 Decks Each

Each deck comes with Foil Numbered Seal

Featuring Black & Purple/Green premium foils on each side of the Tuck Case

Premium 330gsm Matte Finish Black Tuck Case with Embossing

Brand new Back Design for the Purple Inferno Edition

CARTAMUNDI with True Linen B9 Finish and Slimline Paper Stock

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/riffleshufflepremium/666-emerald-hellfire-and-purple-inferno-playing-cards

The 666 Purple Inferno & Emerald Hellfire are the second edition from the 666 Family. Inspired by the Devil’s number 666 and the mysterious occult practices. On the first look, the overall design is very simple, the deck enveloped in dark colors. Yet when you hold the deck to the light, the whole box lights up with intricate details that were hiding in the shadows.

Two Editions: Purple Inferno & Emerald Hellfire

Limited to 2666 Decks Each

Each deck comes with Foil Numbered Seal

Featuring Black & Purple/Green premium foils on each side of the Tuck Case

Premium 330gsm Matte Finish Black Tuck Case with Embossing

Brand new Back Design for the Purple Inferno Edition

CARTAMUNDI with True Linen B9 Finish and Slimline Paper Stock

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/riffleshufflepremium/666-emerald-hellfire-and-purple-inferno-playing-cards

Playing cards are the visual heart of Artiphany’s product line. Praised for its original design and visual wit, this deck makes the perfect gift for dog lovers, animal advocates, and anyone who admires the transformative power of illustration. Since their launch, these cards have: gone viral (multiple times) online, become part of The Grommet’s award-winning selling platform, and shipped to dozens of countries across the world. For creative spirits and active imaginations. A story that unfolds with every card. Printed on high quality card stock by the United States Playing Card Company. Standard poker size 2.5 in. x 3.5 in. (63 mm x 89 mm).

Walmart exclusive red variant of the Aviary deck.

Inspired by vintage tobacco industry packaging, the No. 13 Table Players edition is the first deck in a six-deck series. The No. 13 deck features a classic look, with well thought out designs and colors. Each Table Players deck features the beautiful Kings Wild Standard Court Cards for easy table play.

The No. 13 cards are printed by The United States Playing Card Company, in the United States of America. The cards are printed on Classic Bicycle Stock with a silky smooth air-cushioned finish.