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Deck View: LUXX Redux Red Playing Cards

Intricate. Red. Elegance.

Created by Paul Middleton and designed by the talented Randy Butterfield, LUXX Redux Red is a beautiful deck of playing cards with traditional elements designed to appeal to magicians, cardists, collectors, amateur poker and card game players.

Like the original LUXX series, JP GAMES kept the best of the tuck: Thick black matte stock, gorgeous foiling and superior detail. Using the same style box as for the Palme decks, Randy has refreshed the wrap around design to suit the new housing.

Redux Red features a set of two jokers, and an all-new design. The back design has been subtly tweaked and improved to show off the now instantly recognizable artwork.

LUXX Redux Red is now available from JP Games.

Contest: Another Chance to Win a Brick of COBRA Playing Cards by JP Games

If you've missed out on our 'Tag to Win' contest last month, our generous sponsor, JP Games is giving you another chance to win a BRICK (12 decks) of Cobra Playing Cards meticulously designed by Rick Davidson and printed on Cartamundi's famous B9 finish.

Head over to our Instagram account (@kardify) to find out how.

Contest: Win a Brick of COBRA Playing Cards by JP Games for You AND Your Friend!

Almost a year ago, we launched our first 'Tag to Win' contest on the popular social media platform, Instagram and it was a huge success! Once again, our friends at JP Games is giving you and a friend the chance to win a BRICK (12 decks) of Cobra Playing Cards meticulously designed by Rick Davidson.

Head over to our Instagram account (@kardify) and start tagging for a chance to win!

News: JPGames Unleashes COBRA Playing Cards!

COBRA Playing Cards is JPGames' first release outside of their popular LUXX series. COBRA is illustrated by the talented Rick Davidson and is inspired by some of JPGames owner, Paul Middleton's favorite decks - DMC's Elites and the industry changing Monarchs deck from theory11.

COBRA features easily recognizable face cards standard traditional faces, and indices. Stunning gold metallic inks were used on the courts and backs, making COBRA a premium deck made for everyday use.

For the working magician, 2 gaffs have been included in the deck- a blank face card and a double backer. The deck is neatly packaged in a gorgeous soft touch burgundy 330gsm tuck box complete with gold foil COBRA logo and detailing. Simple and effective!

The deck has been printed using Cartamundi's durable B9 Cardistry stock which has a lovely soft feel and finish. Available now from JP Games for £9.99.

Deck View: LUXX (Redux Red Edition) Playing Cards

Stunning. Improved. Reconizable.

JP GAMES' LUXX Redux Red Edition is based on the original LUXX playing cards designed by Randy Butterfield. The Redux Red is a rework of the original and features a stunning tuck, all new design, and an improved back design. 

For the tuck, JP GAMES kept the thick black matte stock, gorgeous foiling and refreshed the wrap around design to suit the updated tuck. The back design has been subtly tweaked and improved to show off the now instantly recognizable artwork. Printed by the Legends Playing Card Co. and available now from JP Games.

News: The Original LUXX is Back! JP GAMES Releases LUXX Redux Red Playing Cards

The original LUXX is back! JP GAMES has just released the LUXX Redux Red, designed by Randy Butterfield, featuring a stunning tuck, all new design, and an improved back design. Gorgeous!

According to founder, Paul Middleton,

The original LUXX holds a very special place for us here at JP GAMES. The birth of our own brand of premium playing cards back in 2014 was a resounding success and the brand went on to thrive with multiple releases over the coming years. Now, Randy Butterfield is back with a rework of our beloved original.

For the packaging JP GAMES kept the best of the original tuck: Thick black matte stock, gorgeous foiling and superior detail. Using the same style box as for the Palme decks, Randy has refreshed the wrap around design to suit the new housing.

Redux Red features a set of two jokers, and an all new design. The back design has been subtly tweaked and improved to show off the now instantly recognizable artwork.

Available now from JP GAMES. There will be options to pick up a brick; include one of each of the other colors - silver, gold, orange and blue and a set of 5 (1 of each - redux red, orange, blue, silver and gold).

Deck View: LUXX Elliptica (Blue Edition) Playing Cards

Luxury. Elegant. Elliptical.

From JP Playing Cards, Elliptica is the third design in the LUXX series of premium poker decks. Beautifully designed by Randy Butterfield, the Elliptical design runs through the deck and makes for an elegant back and tuck box.

Born out of love for the classic borderless decks, Elliptica is JP Playing Card's take on that style with an added touch of luxury. The aim was to create a beautiful deck of playing cards and at the same time, preserving some traditional elements.

The eye-catching tuck box is accented with gold foiled elliptical patterns, making this tuck truly mesmerizing. The backs feature the same elliptical design. Printed by Legends Playing Card Company on the Classic Finish.

The stunning gilt-edge edition of Elliptica is also available. These are produced in collaboration with a highly-skilled English craftsman. Elliptica Playing Cards are available now from JP Games.

News: Latest Addition to the LUXX Collection- Greille Playing Cards

Beautifully illustrated by Rick Davidson, Greille is the latest addition to the LUXX collection from JP Playing Cards. Inspired by Aztec and modern grid-like patterns, this deck blossomed into life with its' stunning foil printed backs.

The detail and intricacies of the foil backs make Greille stand-out from most decks in the market.



According to owner Paul Middleton,

The goal with LUXX was and always will be to create decks to be used and enjoyed. By printing with Legends on classic finish the deck is just as practical and handles as well as any other in the collection.

We were told that there are less than half of the matching sets (paired numbered seals and matching dealer coin) remaining.

Also, the stunning gilt-edge editions are now available for Elliptica and Palme. These are produced in collaboration with a highly-skilled English craftsman. Definitely a stunning gift collectors during the holiday season. Check it out, here!

Greille Playing Cards are available now on JP Playing Cards.

First Look: Elliptica Playing Cards by JP Playing Cards

Elliptica is the next in JP Playing Cards series of premium poker decks. Beautifully designed by Randy Butterfield, the Elliptical design runs through the deck and makes for an elegant back and tuck box.

Here's Paul Middleton, founder of JP Playing Cards to tell us more,

Elliptica is the third design in our LUXX range, I won’t bore everyone with too many details about the brand itself - but suffice to say our goal is for decks that are both beautiful and practical. Born out of our love of for the classic borderless decks, Elliptica is our take on that style with an added touch of luxury. Randy has done another superb job in creating exactly what we were trying to achieve, and we think this deck sits perfectly within our LUXX range.

The first edition pre-order window opens on April 1st at 4PM, UK time with some great deals! In particular the 99 matching numbered sets that JP Playing Cards will be releasing.

Each of these sets consists of 4 numbered decks and a corresponding dealer coin. The sets available will be 002/1000 through to 100/1000. The first customer to order a set will receive the 002 set, and so on.

Don't miss out!

Showcase: LUXX Palme Playing Cards

Welcome to Showcase, our exclusive feature that is dedicated to showing beautiful images of playing cards, from recent releases, old favourites to the occasional prototype decks. For each showcase, we will include a fact sheet associated to the deck for you to discover. Note that line items on the fact sheet are taken from the "Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library". Click here to find out more!

Country of Manufacture: Taiwan
Standard: S
Suit System: French
Type: Anglo-American

Maker: Legends Playing Card Company, Hong Kong
Date of Manufacture: 2015
Originator: Designer
Name of Originator: Rick Davidson
Title: LUXX Palme Playing Cards
Dimensions: 64 x 89 mm

Stance of Court Cards: Double Figure
Indices: Two
Process: Modern Offset
Back: Paisley patterns
Borders: Full bleed
Corners: Round

Packaging: Tuck case, embossed matte foiled: [LUXX logo], [wrap-around Paisley patterns]
Composition of Deck: 52 [ A, K, Q, J, 10-2], j, ad
Aces AS: [pip] / LUXX / PALME / JP PLAYING CARD CO. LTD / PRINTED BY LEGENDS PLAYING CARD CO.

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First Look: LUXX Palme Playing Cards by JP Playing Cards

Continuing the series of luxury playing cards, Palme is the second design in JP Playing Cards' stunning LUXX series. Designed by Rick Davidson, creator of the beautiful Origins Cards, Palme is a deck inspired by the beautiful Paisley pattern, which has roots and heritage across the globe.

LUXX® Palme, created by @rickdavidsonz. Pre orders soon! #luxxplayingcards #playingcards

A photo posted by JP Playing Cards (@jpplayingcards) on Sep 4, 2015 at 6:28am PDT

The Palme backs features full-bleed, borderless design, giving this deck a unique look and style which is carried through the deck and onto the tuck. The eye-catching tuck box features a wrap-around design and embossing complete with matte foiled LUXX logo. We asked Paul Middleton what was the inspiration behind Palme and how did he end up working with Rick,

Paisley was a design I’ve always enjoyed and I believed it would inspire a beautiful deck. There was only one choice for the designer really, I've got a pretty good relationship with Rick and he stood out as the perfect person to move the series on. I’m glad he said yes because he’s more with the theme and concept than I thought possible. We’re incredibly excited to see the reception that this deck when it’s our there with our customers!

A piece from the upcoming LUXX Palme deck. Loved working with @jpplayingcards on this one. Coming soon to www.jpplayingcards.co.uk #joker #LUXX #playingcards #customplayingcards #pokercards #USPCC #collectingplayingcards #cardporn #illustration #graphicdesign #playingcardart #originscards #playingcardcollector #poker #cards #design #cardstagram

A photo posted by Rick Davidson (@rickdavidsonz) on Sep 14, 2015 at 3:38pm PDT

With the design, what does this mean for the future of LUXX? Paul continued,

We’d always intended for LUXX to be a series of decks, but it wasn’t clear early on exactly how that would be achieved. I wanted to create a brand which was synonymous with luxury, whilst being decks which people actively use. Randy’s beautiful work on the original first and shadow editions meant that I wanted to ensure that the next design in the series was suitably different at the same time as carrying those brand characteristics.

A Limited Edition of 2000 of each colour printed on Elite Finish by the Legends Playing Card Company, a similar finish to Classic which has increased durability and a slightly different texture.

Palme will be available for pre-order beginning on Friday, October 2nd. To find out more about LUXX Palme Playing Cards or to pre-order, visit JP Playing Cards.

Deck View: LUXX Shadow (Gold) Edition Playing Cards

Intricate. Elegant. Luxury.

Following the success of the original LUXX Playing Cards, JP Playing Cards released the follow-up, LUXX: Shadow Edition. The decks features black/gold foil and black/silver foils, the main colour being black to fit the ‘Shadow’ theme. Created by Paul Middleton and designed by Randy Butterfield, the aim was to create a beautiful deck of playing cards and at the same time, preserving some traditional elements. 

The tuck is made of the same thick stock from the original. A shimmering black foil twinned by a beautiful gold and silver accent foil makes this tuck truly unique. The backs feature the same intricate design, but based in tones of grey and black with silver and gold metallic inks. The shading creates a very cool effect when spread and fanned. 

LUXX: Shadow Edition decks are now available from JP Games. 

Collections: LUXX Version 2 Shadow Edition by JP Playing Cards

In 2014 JP Playing Cards launched an idea, an idea that consisted of bringing a custom deck to the on-line retailers inventory that was truly its own. That line was LUXX. The coolest part of the LUXX model was that it took one of today’s best designers and utilized their talents to design a truly striking pack of cards. The original release (v1) was hugely successful and has become a bit of a must have in many aficionado’s collections. The follow up to the v1 is the LUXX Shadow Edition. Version 2 offers the same features that were praised in Version 1, but in a new “Classic” color pallet.
The Shadow Edition is available in both Gold and Silver, both tucks have the same design as the original with gold/silver accent foil as well as a black accent that give the tuck a nice pop. The interior of the tuck also brings back the shimmering glossy interior and, as with the original, I just love the stock of the tuck. A nice heave sturdy feel that gets away from the thinner standard tuck stock we see in common decks.

The deck itself once again has completely custom courts, jokers and Ace of Spades, and also includes a Poker Hand Ranking guide. The pips have a subtle customization as to not be distracting in a game of Poker and the same can be said of the court cards, they remain very familiar, yet offer subtle touches to set them apart.  The LUXX line so far has featured the design work of Randy Butterfield, designer of another striking deck, Draconian. Randy’s work is featured on both version 1 and 2. The interesting thing about JP’s LUXX line is that their bringing in some proven talent to let them give their twist on the LUXX line, next up is designer Rick Davidson of the Origins deck.

The LUXX line has been stellar so far, form and function and beautiful to look at whether in a collection or poker table. I think the formula JP’s using thus far is brilliant by bringing in familiar designers to extend the run of LUXX. If you’re unfamiliar with LUXX or JP’s Playing Cards, give them a visit. While the version 1 decks have become scarce, the version 2 Shadow Edition are still available if you haven’t added them to your collection as of yet. The long and short of it is these decks have a beautiful look, feel and design, you won’t be disappointed with the LUXX series.

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Revealed: LUXX: Shadow Edition Playing Cards Part I

JP Playing Cards has announced that a new version of LUXX will be available for pre-order in the spring of 2015. This is a follow-up to the popular first version from last year that generated quite a buzz and received rave reviews from the playing card community.

LUXX v2 will feature black/gold foil and black/silver foils, the main colour being black to fit the ‘Shadow Edition’ theme. When asked what motivated him to create the new version, Pauls' response was simple.

It was always our aim from day one with v1 to produce a luxury deck for the long term, which can be continuously stocked in our store. Before we released LUXX it was impossible to know exactly how popular the design would be, but since the release beat all expectations we had for the deck - giving us the confidence to release a bigger print run v2 which can be reprinted should there be sufficient demand to do so. We’d considered reprinting the original colours without one or two features but decided , with the help of some valuable feedback from customers and others in the industry that new colour ways would be better.

Stay tuned for the second part on the design and price of the LUXX: Shadow Edition, coming soon!

To find out more about LUXX: Shadow Edition Playing Cards, visit JP Playing Cards - one of the fastest growing collectible playing card stores in the World.

Deck View: LUXX Playing Cards

Intricate. Elegant. Luxury.

Created by Paul Middleton and designed by the talented Randy Butterfield, the aim was to create a beautiful deck of playing cards and at the same time, preserving some traditional elements to appeal to as many of JP Playing Cards' customers as possible ranging from magicians and cardists, to collectors and amateur poker and card game players. 

Limited to a print run of 1111 of each colour, LUXX features a two-colour foils (silver/orange and silver/blue) on each tuck with an interior silver foil. The overall theme was inspired by the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas - a touch of luxury and JP Playing Card's unique take on traditional courts and pips sets the LUXX deck apart. 

LUXX is now available from JP Games. 

JP Playing Cards: 7 Questions with Paul Middleton of LUXX Playing Cards

Earlier this year, a teaser of LUXX was revealed to the customers of JP Playing Cards and this has generated quite a buzz around the playing cards community. Created by Paul Middleton and designed by the talented Randy Butterfield, their aim was to create a beautiful deck of playing cards which still have some traditional elements - to appeal to as many of JP Playing Cards' customers as possible ranging from magicians and cardists, to collectors and amateur poker and card game players. Finally, LUXX is available as a pre-order from JPPlayingcards.co.uk.

When the first teasers of LUXX were released in March, we reached out to Paul and had a quick chat about his motivation for creating his own deck of playing cards, inspiration behind LUXX, working with Randy and his thoughts on crowd-funding.

From running jpplayingcards.co.uk, one of the fastest growing online playing cards store in Europe to creating your own playing cards. What motivated you to create your own deck of cards? 
I guess it probably started when we first realised that Lawrence (LPCC) was opening up his printing company to work with third parties. His Legends decks have all been extremely popular with the majority of our regular customers and so the motivation became to produce a deck that was practical yet beautiful. An elegant deck of cards that was still something that would be opened and enjoyed. With that in mind the aim has been to go with traditional recoloured courts with a beautiful at of aces and back design. Something we can be proud of as a small family business, and a deck we'd enjoy using ourselves too.

Can you describe the LUXX playing cards and why you’re passionate about it?
The LUXX cards will be elegant, intricate and beautiful whilst remaining practical and fun to use. I've even passionate from the start about seeing these cards be used and enjoyed and the best way we can do that is to make them affordable and accessible, but still with a luxury feel. So we'll do our best to keep the price realistic and we're also planning a potential reprint in the future so we can stock it as a running line in our store. We're working on ways to make the first run special though, so collectors will have something to cherish.

When the teaser image of LUXX was released in January, many were pleasantly surprised to find out that Randy Butterfield created the design. How did you and Randy end up working together?
We had initially agreed to work with a UK based design agency who I was in regular contact with. Shortly before work was due to start I got the feeling that or work was last in the line of a long list of priorities and I began having doubts. I've been talking with Randy of and on since the inception of our company as he's always been very friendly and generous with his time. I can't remember the specific email conversation but I ran the idea past him on the off-chance and he said yes rather unexpectedly. If I'd realised that we would have asked him first! He genuinely is one of our favourite playing card designers.

What role did you play in the art direction and how much time was spent working on the deck?
Realistically - I wanted to give Randy a framework for the deck and the idea and then go with it. I'd told Randy from the very beginning that it was my intention to let him design and to trust his skills and experience. There have been a couple of occasions when I may have had a different opinion to Randy but ultimately I've tried to stay true to my word about trusting his opinion and instincts, after all - we're not designers and Randy is the one with huge successes behind him.

Are you planning to release more decks in the future?
The simple answer is no, we'll see how this goes first of all. Our business has grown at a reasonably fast pace and we don't want to bite off more than we can chew, so to speak. We'd love to produce more decks, but have no plans right now.

Update: Paul pointed out that there are plans for a second LUXX for sure. When and how is up for discussion at this point. That is good news! :D

Do you see the continuous strong growth of playing card projects on Kickstarter as a trend or or fad? Why?
Great question. It's very hard to say to be honest. It's pretty clear that Kickstarter is here to stay in the playing card industry. It's become a big part of the market in recent times with the surge of independent using the crowd funding platform. My own personal opinion is that I'd love to see it being used to actually Kickstart a business rather than be a pre/order process for each and every deck that is created by a company. That being said, it's a risk free no lose situation - who wouldn't be happy with that?

Finally, what are your favourite playing card decks?
As a family - the cards we love the most are Aurum from Encarded, Royal Optik from Uusi, Mana v1 Oracle and Randy's Ornates - but my personal favourite would have to be either the Ornates or Aurum.


I want to thank Paul for his time and sharing about the beautiful LUXX Playing Cards. You can also check out the wide range of playing cards available from JP Playing Cards here!

Revealed: LUXX Playing Cards Part II

This is the second part of our exclusive first look of the LUXX deck from JP Playing Cards. This elegant deck was created by Randy Butterfield, designer of the successful White Ornate.

Part I featured the partial reveal of the tuck and the back. In this reveal, we have the first look at LUXX tucks and back.



This exclusive first look is provided by Paul. When asked what motivated him to create the his own deck of cards, Paul said,

"I guess it probably started when we first realised that Lawrence (LPCC) was opening up his printing company to work with third parties. His Legends decks have all been extremely popular with the majority of our regular customers and so the motivation became to produce a deck that was practical yet beautiful. An elegant deck of cards that was still something that would be opened and enjoyed. With that in mind the aim has been to go with traditional recoloured courts with a beautiful set of aces and back design. Something we can be proud of as a small family business, and a deck we'd enjoy using ourselves too. "

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Revealed: LUXX Playing Cards Part I

Here's an exclusive first look of the LUXX deck from JP Playing Cards. This elegant deck was created by Randy Butterfield, designer of the successful White Ornate. In February, the LUXX backs were revealed to customers of JP Playing Cards and this has generated quite a buzz around the playing cards community.

Thanks to Paul Middleton, owner of JP Playing Cards, we are able to do a partial reveal of the tuck case. The first look above is a rendering of images provided to kardify.

When asked to describe the LUXX playing cards, Paul said,

"The LUXX cards will be elegant, intricate and beautiful whilst remaining practical and fun to use. I've been passionate from the start about seeing these cards be used and enjoyed and the best way we can do that is to make them affordable and accessible, but still with a luxury feel. "

Stay tuned for more preview coming up next!

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