Designed by Dave Koenig, the Ten in One Collection is a traveling Carnival-themed deck of playing cards on Kickstarter. During the pandemic, artist Dave Koenig found himself unable to work during the mandatory shutdowns.
With the influence of a fellow artist, Dave took on the challenge of creating the Ten in One Collection. The term “Ten in One” refers to having 10 different freak show acts in one tent. Dave told Kardify,
This deck of cards displays the twisted tails freak shows had to offer in the mid-1800s, from lion tamers to bearded queens, to snake charmers and scantily dressed contortionists. The detail of every face card tells a story.
Fully custom, the face cards feature some of the twisted tails freak shows had to offer in the mid-1800s, from lion tamers to bearded queens, to snake charmers and scantily dressed contortionists. The detail of every face card tells a story.
Between devil whispers, fortune-telling, and blowing fire, each face took over 20 hours to create.
I have put in endless hours of enjoyment and struggle in this whole process, and I loved every moment. I am very proud of the product, and I am very excited to share it with everyone.
TWO colorways are on offer on the Kickstarter campaign, Red and Blue. The difference in colors will be the box and card backs only. Both come in a full-color double-sided custom tuck box, in their respective colors. It also has a custom box seal.
The deck is printed by MPC on (M31) Linen Stock. Pledge starts at $25 on Kickstarter.
