S.W. Erdnase… the pseudonym of the man thought to be the most notorious card shark of the 19th century. His book “The Expert at the Card Table” is now considered the card conjurer’s bible, making it compulsory reading for any magician.

It took more than 30 years after its publication for the true value of the book to be appreciated – too late for the author to witness the success of his work and too late for all the magicians who would have enjoyed meeting him. His true identity is still uncertain and remains a great mystery, leaving even the best illusionists in the dark.

The greatest magicians of our time go in search of the long-lost genius. They talk about the rumors of his supposed suicide and other stories that will chill you to the bone. No proof of the many legends appears to exist, but in searching for him we learn the true significance of this book.

​Along the way, we are given valuable insights into the history of deception through the ages and the origin of some of the best-kept secrets of the contemporary world of magic.

This is a preview deck of S.W. Erdnase Playing Cards that will be released later this year.

S.W. Erdnase… the pseudonym of the man thought to be the most notorious card shark of the 19th century. His book “The Expert at the Card Table” is now considered the card conjurer’s bible, making it compulsory reading for any magician.

It took more than 30 years after its publication for the true value of the book to be appreciated – too late for the author to witness the success of his work and too late for all the magicians who would have enjoyed meeting him. His true identity is still uncertain and remains a great mystery, leaving even the best illusionists in the dark.

The greatest magicians of our time go in search of the long-lost genius. They talk about the rumors of his supposed suicide and other stories that will chill you to the bone. No proof of the many legends appears to exist, but in searching for him we learn the true significance of this book.

​Along the way, we are given valuable insights into the history of deception through the ages and the origin of some of the best-kept secrets of the contemporary world of magic.

S.W. Erdnase… the pseudonym of the man thought to be the most notorious card shark of the 19th century. His book “The Expert at the Card Table” is now considered the card conjurer’s bible, making it compulsory reading for any magician.

It took more than 30 years after its publication for the true value of the book to be appreciated – too late for the author to witness the success of his work and too late for all the magicians who would have enjoyed meeting him. His true identity is still uncertain and remains a great mystery, leaving even the best illusionists in the dark.

The greatest magicians of our time go in search of the long-lost genius. They talk about the rumors of his supposed suicide and other stories that will chill you to the bone. No proof of the many legends appears to exist, but in searching for him we learn the true significance of this book.

​Along the way, we are given valuable insights into the history of deception through the ages and the origin of some of the best-kept secrets of the contemporary world of magic.

S.W. Erdnase… the pseudonym of the man thought to be the most notorious card shark of the 19th century. His book “The Expert at the Card Table” is now considered the card conjurer’s bible, making it compulsory reading for any magician.

It took more than 30 years after its publication for the true value of the book to be appreciated – too late for the author to witness the success of his work and too late for all the magicians who would have enjoyed meeting him. His true identity is still uncertain and remains a great mystery, leaving even the best illusionists in the dark.

The greatest magicians of our time go in search of the long-lost genius. They talk about the rumors of his supposed suicide and other stories that will chill you to the bone. No proof of the many legends appears to exist, but in searching for him we learn the true significance of this book.

​Along the way, we are given valuable insights into the history of deception through the ages and the origin of some of the best-kept secrets of the contemporary world of magic.

The Solis deck features an Ocean Blue colour with gold hot foil on the tuck and gold foil on the backs of the cards. During the Kickstarter campaign, there was option to upgrade the Solis deck to a blue gilding to match the colour of the deck

Includes: custom illustrated court cards, custom aces as islands, custom number cards, blue gilding, map portion on the background of all cards (for the puzzle)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/requiemcards/the-eye-of-the-ocean/description

The Lunae deck features an teal colour with silver hot foil on the tuck and silver foil on the backs of the cards.

Includes: custom illustrated court cards, custom aces as islands, custom number cards, map portion on the background of all cards (for the puzzle)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/requiemcards/the-eye-of-the-ocean/description

The Solis deck features an Ocean Blue colour with gold hot foil on the tuck and gold foil on the backs of the cards.

Includes: custom illustrated court cards, custom aces as islands, custom number cards, map portion on the background of all cards (for the puzzle)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/requiemcards/the-eye-of-the-ocean/description

The Lunae deck features an teal colour with silver hot foil on the tuck and silver foil on the backs of the cards. During the Kickstarter campaign, there was an option to upgrade the Lunae deck to a teal gilding to match the colour of the deck

Includes: custom illustrated court cards, custom aces as islands, custom number cards, teal gilded edges, map portion on the background of all cards (for the puzzle)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/requiemcards/the-eye-of-the-ocean/description

The Astra Polaris deck features an matte black colour with gold hot foil on the tuck and gold cold foil on the backs of the cards. All Astra Polaris decks come gilded.

Includes: custom illustrated court cards, custom aces as islands, custom number cards, map portion on the background of all cards (for the puzzle)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/requiemcards/the-eye-of-the-ocean/description

I saw many requests of mini decks and many requests of more Quartermaster Edition. I cannot print more regular Quartermasters, so that is not going to happen... but I can make a mini variant of the quartermaster with some differences on the tuckbox