2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Tuck'

Capturing the mystique of the black masquerade and the elegance of venetian tradition, Vittoria di Venezia form the second volume in the Florus Drama series of fine art playing cards by artist Nicolai Aaroe. Each edition is an extravagant set of 54 poker sized playing cards beautifully illustrated in hand and printed in limited editions with many deluxe features.

Limited edition (2.500 of each edition)

EXTERIOR + INTERIOR gold foil on tucks

Embossed tuck boxes w. unique seals

Black, italian matte tuck stocks

Black partial varnish on tucks with UV GLOW EFFECT

Metallic ink with gold pigment on card backs

55 poker sized cards (52+2 jokers) + 1 bonus card

Printed by NPCC with highest linen finish

Volume II in the 'Florus Drama' series

Savings on each deck with higher pledges

All decks shipped to backers in protective boxes

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nicolaiaaroe/vittoria-playing-cards

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/391-vittoria_volto

Stockholm17 Patreon exclusive deck. Green gilded edges with 500 units made.

The Notorious gambling frog is a standard deck with redesigned standard court cards. It is designed to look classic with a touch of art nouveau style on the back design. The deck features high readability with its 4-corner-index, which is great for playing card games and for card tricks.

Specs:

• Cards Printed by WJPCC
• 56 cards poker size
• Redesigned Standard Court Cards
• Classic look / Standard faces
• Indices on the 4 corners
• 3 Frogs as 3 Jokers
• gaff card: 17 of hearts
• Tuckbox with embossing, inner print in green
• Numbered tuck
• Wrapped in Cellophane

The Sisterhood of Blood is a custom designed deck of poker sized playing cards, printed by The Expert Playing Card Company (EPCC). The theme of this deck is based on London vampires from the Victorian era. As with my previous project, The Coven, this deck also features an all female cast of court cards. Each of them have a different story to tell, but together they become The Sisterhood of Blood. Features of the deck include: 12 custom all female court cards All of the vampires are named and all have backstories 4 custom designed Aces 2 facing Jokers with the Raven created out of blood 1 double backer Custom Tuck-box with printing on the inside Custom seal (to be voted for by the backers) Printed by EPCC on their classic finish stock (same as The Coven) The Faces: Each of the vampires have names and backstories that help to bring these beautiful monsters alive. Along side this, each of the groups follow a theme, the Jacks have just fed, the Queens revel in their malice and the Kings immortality is coming to a close. The Aces are all larger and custom designed. The tweaked pips follow a standard position but are slightly smaller and the layout is condensed compared to a standard deck of cards. Even though this is a custom deck I have tried to maintain all the standard features of a normal deck of cards, as I want this deck to be usable and easy to read. These features also include the hidden ones such as the one eyed Jacks and the suicide King.

A NEW version of Dominus Playing Cards with numerous updates to technical features, layout and artistic refinement. Inspired by Macbeth and Game of Thrones and illustrated in collaboration with Eugen Poe, Nicolai Aaroe artistically depicts the internal struggle between the path of the righteous and the morally corrupt.

Dominus V2 illustrates the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek to gain power through activities related to the underworld and black magic. Each court card tells a unique story of fate, destiny, choice and consequence! Dominus V2 consists of two unique editions Obscura V2 and Deceptus, each representing the theme in a unique design with numerous deluxe features and designed as fine art playing cards.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO DOMINUS V1?

Transitional court design

Retouched artwork with 3-tone color shading

3 foils (black, red, copper)

Bottom placed, numbered tuck seals

Redesigned indexes and fonts

New standalone edition ‘Deceptus’

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nicolaiaaroe/dominus-v2-playing-cards

A NEW version of Dominus Playing Cards with numerous updates to technical features, layout and artistic refinement. Inspired by Macbeth and Game of Thrones and illustrated in collaboration with Eugen Poe, Nicolai Aaroe artistically depicts the internal struggle between the path of the righteous and the morally corrupt.

Dominus V2 illustrates the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek to gain power through activities related to the underworld and black magic. Each court card tells a unique story of fate, destiny, choice and consequence! Dominus V2 consists of two unique editions Obscura V2 and Deceptus, each representing the theme in a unique design with numerous deluxe features and designed as fine art playing cards.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENCES COMPARED TO DOMINUS V1?

Transitional court design

Retouched artwork with 3-tone color shading

3 foils (black, red, copper)

Bottom placed, numbered tuck seals

Redesigned indexes and fonts

New standalone edition ‘Deceptus’

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nicolaiaaroe/dominus-v2-playing-cards

SAGA Seafarers edition

★ Norse mythology art style by danish designers

★ Embossed tuck boxes with metal foil

★ Exclusive sold at Isolated Thunderstorm

★ Special matte-raw tuck stocks

★ A new series of decks with great handling

★ 52+3 poker sized playing cards

★ Printed with M31 Linen BETA finish

Seafarers edition is manufactured with a matte blue, raw texture material and embossed brass foil that surrounds the tuck case. This edition has a unique color scheme for the face card designs that matches the hue of the tuck case and card backs.

Completely original, yet familiar art style! The goal for the SAGA series was to design classic poker playing cards with an iconic nordic twist inspired by the viking era of Scandinavia. An elegant balance between playable functionality and thematic novelty. Something that is easily recognisable by players but unique at the same time. The tuck material has a raw texture for an authentic and luxury feel that compliments their respective delicate and antique metals foils well.

The themed attributes of SAGA court design is specifically noticeable in the norse helmets, hair styles, iconic shields and distinctive weaponry and items held in their hands. You will see more variations of the SAGA face cards in future releases as the designs will continue to tweak and refine with every new release.

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/1159-saga

SAGA Conquerors edition

★ Norse mythology art style by danish designers

★ Embossed tuck boxes with metal foil

★ Exclusive sold at Isolated Thunderstorm

★ Special matte-raw tuck stocks

★ A new series of decks with great handling

★ 52+3 poker sized playing cards

★ Printed with M31 Linen BETA finish

Seafarers edition is manufactured with a matte blue, raw texture material and embossed brass foil that surrounds the tuck case. This edition has a unique color scheme for the face card designs that matches the hue of the tuck case and card backs.

Completely original, yet familiar art style! The goal for the SAGA series was to design classic poker playing cards with an iconic nordic twist inspired by the viking era of Scandinavia. An elegant balance between playable functionality and thematic novelty. Something that is easily recognisable by players but unique at the same time. The tuck material has a raw texture for an authentic and luxury feel that compliments their respective delicate and antique metals foils well.

The themed attributes of SAGA court design is specifically noticeable in the norse helmets, hair styles, iconic shields and distinctive weaponry and items held in their hands. You will see more variations of the SAGA face cards in future releases as the designs will continue to tweak and refine with every new release.

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/1159-saga

The vast majority of creature designs are unique in the two editions of The Cursed & The Crooked. Combined, the two decks feature a total of 20 different fantasy characters, all richly illustrated with many details. Some are mischievous and dangerous, while others are friendly or even helpful. Everything is alive in the kingdom of The Cursed and The Crooked. The trees, the rivers, the birds and the bees… It will be up to you to judge which creature you’ll want to avoid and which creature you’ll want to guide you. The tucks are manufactured with special colored ‘soft touch’ stocks for a matte look and feel, contrasting the richly embossed metallic foils and extravagant artwork on all sides of the tuck case.

The tuck seals of The Cursed & The Crooked are true standouts, designed in a horisontal sticker format, each featuring the unique number for every deck made. To add to the originality, these seals are going to be positioned at the tuck bottoms. The Cursed edition card backs have a two-way design, richly detailed with folklorish floral ornamentation and ever staring eyes from the depths of the forest.

★ A dark fairytale by award winning artist Marianne Larsen

★ Embossed tuck boxes with gold and copper foils

★ Special luxury tuck stocks with interior metal foil artwork

★ Custom, numbered and bottom placed tuck seals

★ Limited edition (print run is 3,000 for each edition)

★ 52 poker sized playing cards + 2 jokers

★ Printed in Europe by NPCC with premium linen finish

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariannelarsen/the-cursed-and-the-crooked

London 1843. The construction of Big Ben begins, but there are already many bells tolling long echoes through the dark streets of London. These narrow streets are inhabited by suspicious figures that cast long shadows. A thief, a beggar, a prostitute, a corrupt politician and his cunning wife. All sceptical and scheming about the intentions of the shadowy figure right around the corner and at the end of the street.

★ 19th century Victorian London theme

★ Embossed tuck boxes with gold/silver foil + TUCK INTERIORS UNLOCKED!

★ Exclusive to Kickstarter backers & www.isolatedthunderstorm.com

★ Limited edition (print run is 2,500 for each edition)

★ Limited edition (200), Gilded numbered from #1800-2000

★ Custom, numbered tuck seals

★ 52 poker sized playing cards + 2 unique diptych jokers

★ Metallic gold/silver ink on card backs

★ Printed by TWPCC (LPCC/EPCC)

★ Self-fulfilled by Isolated Thunderstorm

Victorian London

London 1843. The construction of Big Ben begins, but there are already many bells tolling long echoes through the dark streets of London. These narrow streets are inhabited by suspicious figures that cast long shadows. A thief, a beggar, a prostitute, a corrupt politician and his cunning wife. All sceptical and scheming about the intentions of the shadowy figure right around the corner and at the end of the street.

★ 19th century Victorian London theme

★ Embossed tuck boxes with gold/silver foil + TUCK INTERIORS UNLOCKED!

★ Exclusive to Kickstarter backers & www.isolatedthunderstorm.com

★ Limited edition (print run is 2,500 for each edition)

★ Limited edition (200), Gilded numbered from #1800-2000

★ Custom, numbered tuck seals

★ 52 poker sized playing cards + 2 unique diptych jokers

★ Metallic gold/silver ink on card backs

★ Printed by TWPCC (LPCC/EPCC)

★ Self-fulfilled by Isolated Thunderstorm

Kickstarter Campaign

• Three Different Foils on Each Tuck Case
• Fully Embossed Tuck Case with shiny Pearl Foils
• Both edition tuck cases are made with a Premium Matte Finish Paper
• The intricate artwork and easter eggs will show you everything about the future
• Sophisticated illustrations with foils in the Inner Tuck Case

Kickstarter Campaign

• Three Different Foils on Each Tuck Case
• Fully Embossed Tuck Case with shiny Pearl Foils
• Both edition tuck cases are made with a Premium Matte Finish Paper
• The intricate artwork and easter eggs will show you everything about the future
• Sophisticated illustrations with foils in the Inner Tuck Case

Beautiful playing cards designed for everyday gameplay, sleight of hand card magic, and the wonderful art of cardistry, this is a deck that embodies the essence of wonder.

Kickstarter Campaign

• Three Different Foils on Each Tuck Case
• Fully Embossed Tuck Case with shiny Pearl Foils
• Both edition tuck cases are made with a Premium Matte Finish Paper
• The intricate artwork and easter eggs will show you everything about the future
• Sophisticated illustrations with foils in the Inner Tuck Case

Kickstarter Campaign

• Three Different Foils on Each Tuck Case
• Fully Embossed Tuck Case with shiny Pearl Foils
• Both edition tuck cases are made with a Premium Matte Finish Paper
• The intricate artwork and easter eggs will show you everything about the future
• Sophisticated illustrations with foils in the Inner Tuck Case

Kickstarter

For all you lovers of intricate details, The Thief Playing Cards is a treasure trove of hidden surprises. Discover subtle easter eggs that pay homage to the daring spirit of grave robbers, with each card revealing a new layer of mystery and excitement. Just like an expert thief, we've hidden our secrets well.

The back design of The Thief Playing Cards captures the rich history and symbolism of our enigmatic theme. At the center you can see a skeletal feature, lying inside a tomb, and on the side of each corners, you see our grave robbers eyeing for the grand treasure.

Tuck Case

• Fully Embossed Tuck Case with shiny gold foils.
• Both edition tuck cases are made with a Premium Matte Finish Paper
• Sophisticated illustrations with gold foils in the Inner Tuck Case
• Fulfillment by Gambler Warehouse in the United States
• Limited Edition of 850 Decks with Foil-Numbered Seal

Cards

• Presented in two editions - RED (Crimson Hour) & GREEN (Verdant Dawn)
• Printed by Riffle Shuffle Playing Card Co. (RSPCC).
• Legendary Luxury Finish.
• Fully custom court cards inspired telling the tales of grave robbers around the world.
• Custom pips are illustrated in their finest details.

Holographic seal on the bottom, run of 3000

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/1040-chris_cards_glow

The very limited Fluorescent Squared playing cards is made by MPC and is maxed out with fluorescent ink. As well as both card front and back of cards which is printed with our highly fluorescent ink, we have fluorescent gilded them too. What's more, both the inside and outside of the tuck box is fluorescently printed as well. The cards are produced on MPC’s M30 linen air light card stock with their renown BETA finish creating a deck that is perfectly smooth, snappy, springy as well as flexible, which is needed for all those complex card movements as used in cardistry and sleight of hand card magic tricks. A deck that glows on all sides under UV light Put the Fluorescent Squared playing cards under direct sunlight, the deck will glow. Put the deck under UV lighting and be prepared to shock everyone. The Fluorescent Squared deck is specifically made for using in dark environments such as bars and nightclubs where you can show off a magic trick or 2 under their black lighting or UV spot lighting. Let’s put it this way, even if your card tricks don’t impress, the Fluorescent playing cards are sure to bring you straight into the spotlight as once you set your eyes on them, it’s hard to not look at them in awe.

The very limited Fluorescent Squared playing cards is made by MPC and is maxed out with fluorescent ink. As well as both card front and back of cards which is printed with our highly fluorescent ink, we have fluorescent gilded them too. What's more, both the inside and outside of the tuck box is fluorescently printed as well. The cards are produced on MPC’s M30 linen air light card stock with their renown BETA finish creating a deck that is perfectly smooth, snappy, springy as well as flexible, which is needed for all those complex card movements as used in cardistry and sleight of hand card magic tricks. A deck that glows on all sides under UV light Put the Fluorescent Squared playing cards under direct sunlight, the deck will glow. Put the deck under UV lighting and be prepared to shock everyone. The Fluorescent Squared deck is specifically made for using in dark environments such as bars and nightclubs where you can show off a magic trick or 2 under their black lighting or UV spot lighting. Let’s put it this way, even if your card tricks don’t impress, the Fluorescent playing cards are sure to bring you straight into the spotlight as once you set your eyes on them, it’s hard to not look at them in awe.

This deck was created in collaboration with the stunning paintings of Isaac LeFever of the beautiful Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio. The deck features a dark green embossed tuck with both gold and orange foiling. The court cards feature paintings of various beautiful spots in Hocking Hills State Park during different seasons. The Hocking Hills Logo and badge design was created by Nick Johnson. https://kingswildproject.com/products/hocking-hills-std