Our reviews and reflections on creative playing card and Kickstarter projects from around the web
Kings Wild Tigers Playing Cards
Kings Wild Tigers is Jackson Robinson’s 27th successful playing card Kickstarter campaign. A luxury collectable deck inspired by vintage matchboxes.

Billionaire Boys Club Playing Cards by Theory11
Limited edition luxury playing cards by Billionaire Boys Club and Theory 11.

The Grand Chinatown Edition by Riffle Shuffle Playing Card Co.
1920s gangster-themed playing cards, "The Grand", were produced by Kevin Yu under the Riffle Shuffle Playing Card Company brand name, after raising CAD$104,453 from 884 backers on Kickstarter in 2021.

Encarded First Edition by Paul Carpenter
The Encarded First Edition is a limited edition of 2,500 designed by Paul Carpenter and manufactured by the Expert Playing Card Company.

National Playing Cards by Theory11
Playing cards inspired by mysterious symbolism of secret societies as well as a tribute to the National Playing Card Co.

Fractal Seed - Cyberpunk Playing Cards by Ivan Fortunov
Cyberpunk playing cards inspired by advanced science and technology in an urban dystopian future. Designed by Ivan Fortunov, 2021.

Sirocco Playing Cards
Sirocco, nautical themed playing cards by Riffle Shuffle Playing Card Co. and designed by Nathan Oser, 2020.

Monarchs Playing Cards by Theory11
Monarchs luxury playing cards by Theory11, featured in the film Now You See Me.

Nomad Luxury Playing Cards
Luxury playing cards produced by Theory11 in collaboration with The Nomad Hotel in New York City.

Avengers Playing Cards by Theory11
Marvel’s Avengers: The Infinity Saga Premium Playing Cards produced by Theory11 and designed by Mattson Creative, 2021.

A. Dougherty’s Triplicate Recreation
A recreated of the original 1876, No. 18, Triplicate deck by A. Dougherty by Michael Scott in 2014.

Triangle Playing Cards
Triangle Playing Cards by Michael Scott.

Luxury Collectable Playing Cards
Luxury packs of cards have been produced since the 15th century, a trend that is very popular among collectors today.

Newsletter: Costume & Fashion as Revealed in Playing Cards
In this newsletter we’re looking at how fashion and costume is represented through playing card art since the 14th century through to today.

Playing Cards: A Secret History
Playing Cards: A Secret History

Bosch Puzzle Playing Cards
Bosch Puzzle Playing Cards by Sunish Chabba, 2020.

History of Playing Cards explained in 5 Minutes
Video by Art of Impossible. In this video you will get a short overview of the most important historical facts about playing cards and their history.

The Art of Pin-Up decks
Feminine beauty has been appreciated since prehistory.

Pin-up deck no.5513
Celebrity Pin-up deck no.5513 by unknown publisher.

Why do we Collect? My 20 Favourite Items
I suppose people collect for different reasons, rarity, quality, ingenuity of design, sentimental value... by Tony Hall.

Timothy Curtis Art
Timothy Curtis Art custom Bicycle playing cards, 2018.

Solitaired
As we are becoming separated from friends and families we worked with the Solitaired team to customize this game using traditional woodblock courts.

Cigar Bands
A collection of 24 cigar bands with miniature playing cards.

Collecting Playing Cards with Jan Walls
I collected playing cards when I was in primary school, by Jan Walls.

Is Card Collecting an Investment?
“Is Card Collecting an Investment?” - an article by Rod Starling.

Hesslers Rider Back Playing Cards
Hesslers Rider Back Playing Cards with two different coloured backs, 2019.

Chinese Jokers
Chinese playing card makers have probably produced the widest variety of jokers of any single part of the world.

A Look Back with Hope for the Future
“A Look Back with Hope for the Future” by Rod Starling

Iohann Christoph Hes Tarot c.1750
Facsimile of Tarot de Marseille by Iohann Christoph Hes, Augsburg, c.1750.

Kalevala
Kalevala playing cards by Sunish Chabba and Ishan Trivedi inspired by ancient Finnish mythology.

Virginie Houdet
Virginie Houdet “Cartes à Jouer” limited edition, 2017.

Bharata Playing Cards
Bharata Playing Cards - Series 2, based on Indian folk art, published by Sunish Chabba, 2018.

Bharata Major Arcana Tarot
Bharata Major Arcana Tarot by Ishan Trivedi & Sunish Chabba, 2018. Inspired by Indian art forms.

Estate Playing Cards
Estate Playing Cards with five suits designed by Keith Wilson

Vizaĝo playing cards
Vizaĝo playing cards created by Annette Abolins, 2017.
