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

History was never kind to women as traditional history obscured, neglected, and distorted the historical record and experience of many great women. No matter how hard they fought to become a writer, poet, scientist or an artist, being a woman was a huge drawback in any society, but in the end they had another battle to overcome, fighting not to be eliminated by the hands of history.

Among these noble women, some were known for their warrior spirit, the spirit to participate on battlefields, the manliest place, a place where no woman was welcome, yet there were some, who broke the tradition. In these battlefields not only did they fight as good as men, but some of them were leaders or had a special role in the war. All these women warriors fought back against a male-dominated world.

In this project, we tried our best to know these great warriors, to honor the past, inform the present and inspire the future.

Cards:

Printed by THE UNITED STATES PLAYING CARD COMPANY

Poker size

Air cushion embossed card finish

Premium casino grade paper stock

56 completely custom playing cards (Each court, Ace and Joker cards will have original illustrations)

Custom pips

2 extra Jokers (Total 4 custom illustrated Jokers)

Metallic backs

Tuck Box: - Tuck made by GAMBLER'S WAREHOUSE - Use of gold, silver and red FOIL for the tuck box - The tuck box will have EMBOSSING on all sides - Interior foil print

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ehsanziafati/warrior-women-playing-cards-by-headless-kings Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/129-warrior_women

STRONGHOLD MMXX SPECIAL CRIMSON

GAMBLER'S WAREHOUSE is proud to present the latest creation by SHAPE SHIFTERS: STRONGHOLD MMXX, a deck designed with care and a deep respect for traditional playing cards but with a Modern and Elegant Touch.

The backs in red/blue, black and gold/copper shows the cross and the sword, symbols from the Templar imagery, in an elaborate symmetrical composition. That symbology is also present in both jokers.

Oversized Aces are perfectly identifiable for game or magic and are fully customized with detailed patterns.

The traditional structure has also been kept in the numbered cards and in the poses of the Court Characters. Kings, Queens and Knights with their armour are ready for the fight. The delicacy of the details creates stylized illustrations full of beauty.

Two extra cards show a nice diptych with elaborate and detailed elements.

• 56 striking Playing Cards manufactured on Quality Bicycle® Stock Paper using the same processes as the world's leading playing card.
• Custom Face Cards, Court Cards, Jokers and Tuck-Box.
• Astonishing tuck case with 4 Different Foils and Embossing details made by Gambler’s Warehouse.
• Limited Special Edition (Same cards as bicycle branded but inside luxurious royal packaging)
• Interior Tuck Foil

Stronghold MMXX Kickstarter Page

STRONGHOLD MMXX SPECIAL CRIMSON

GAMBLER'S WAREHOUSE is proud to present the latest creation by SHAPE SHIFTERS: STRONGHOLD MMXX, a deck designed with care and a deep respect for traditional playing cards but with a Modern and Elegant Touch.

The backs in red/blue, black and gold/copper shows the cross and the sword, symbols from the Templar imagery, in an elaborate symmetrical composition. That symbology is also present in both jokers.

Oversized Aces are perfectly identifiable for game or magic and are fully customized with detailed patterns.

The traditional structure has also been kept in the numbered cards and in the poses of the Court Characters. Kings, Queens and Knights with their armour are ready for the fight. The delicacy of the details creates stylized illustrations full of beauty.

Two extra cards show a nice diptych with elaborate and detailed elements.

• 56 striking Playing Cards manufactured on Quality Bicycle® Stock Paper using the same processes as the world's leading playing card.
• Custom Face Cards, Court Cards, Jokers and Tuck-Box.
• Astonishing tuck case with 4 Different Foils and Embossing details made by Gambler’s Warehouse.
• Limited Special Edition (Same cards as bicycle branded but inside luxurious royal packaging)
• Interior Tuck Foil

Stronghold MMXX Kickstarter Page

Inspired by the intensely curious works of Escher, this deck was meticulously designed and illustrated to create a reality-bending deck in the most sincerest form. Good illusions blur the lines between dual designs, trying to persuade you to see something not quite there. But great illusions solidify those lines to transform these designs into unmistakably new perspectives. Large windows blend the boundaries between cards and box. Each deck in this year’s collection contains a singular perspective that controls the “reality” of the designs inside it, creating a stunningly visual change to the actual cards themselves. Will you be of the King’s persuasion and see his crown ? Or will your deck be captured by the Queen revealing a completely DIFFERENT set of pieces in tow? Bring home the world’s first dual perspective changing deck and keep a piece of playing card history for your shelf. This deck truly takes the genre to a whole new level. A quick video shows the utterly stunning visual change side by side between one “reality” and another to truly appreciate the amazing results these small perspective boxes can do.

Inspired by the intensely curious works of Escher, this deck was meticulously designed and illustrated to create a reality-bending deck in the most sincerest form. Good illusions blur the lines between dual designs, trying to persuade you to see something not quite there. But great illusions solidify those lines to transform these designs into unmistakably new perspectives. Large windows blend the boundaries between cards and box. Each deck in this year’s collection contains a singular perspective that controls the “reality” of the designs inside it, creating a stunningly visual change to the actual cards themselves. Will you be of the King’s persuasion and see his crown ? Or will your deck be captured by the Queen revealing a completely DIFFERENT set of pieces in tow? Bring home the world’s first dual perspective changing deck and keep a piece of playing card history for your shelf. This deck truly takes the genre to a whole new level. A quick video shows the utterly stunning visual change side by side between one “reality” and another to truly appreciate the amazing results these small perspective boxes can do.

Scans of each card can be seen at http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/KingsGameWhite.html

King's Game playing cards is a custom poker size deck that pays tribute to the timeless game of chess: its figures, its moves and its players (the Kings). With a medieval inspiration, this deck focuses on the figures that are represented by each chess piece: king, queen, bishop, knight, rook and pawn. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bonafideplayingcards/kings-game-playing-cards

This deck was purchased through the December 2019 Manor of Wonders mystery deck sale through Seasons Playing Cards. The blue acetate on the front of the tuck is supposed to go behind the face on the left, but was incorrectly inserted over the face, creating the error. It is part of the regular run of 500 decks, but there is very little way of knowing how many made it into the hands of collectors.