Killer Bee, Super Bee, and now… the revered monarch herself, Queen Bee Playing Cards. Ellusionist has just released the eye-catching deck on the secret menu after successfully funded on Kickstarter late last year.
Unlike the previous two deck designs which feature a faint white halo around the deck’s edge – Queen Bees card backs have no border. The design is a classic of borderless decks, repeating into infinity with bees that fly in opposing directions.
The top left and top right corner features the yellow bee. This little splash of yellow in a sea of black looks stunning in fans and spreads, allowing the minimal design to feel more 3-dimensional.
For the face cards, each custom pip is arranged in a completely unique way, with a hidden hive represented in 1 pip of each number card.
Each court card is custom, with connecting hexagons encasing an effeminate design, like honey trapped within a single cell of the honeycomb. The lines are thin and sleek but the aura for each court card is instantly recognizable.
The deck is kept secure in a custom matte yellow tuck case with all intricate details debossed to create texture. The back of the tuck is foiled in black stripes featuring the life-giving Queen, taken from the Queen of clubs within the deck.
Printed by Cartamundi on the E7 stock and available now for $12 on the secret menu.
