Captain America Playing Cards by CardMafia

From CardMafia, the Captain America playing cards are officially licensed by Disney’s Marvel Comics. From a skinny kid from Brooklyn to the first super-soldier, Steve Rogers was a symbol of hope. After defeating the Red Skull, he was frozen for almost 70 years, after being out of the ice, he carried his heroism and defeated all threats from Earth.

The Captain America Playing Cards is designed to take you into the journey of Steve Rogers (a.k.a Captain America) with the iconic Vibranium Shield of red, white, and blue color scheme.

 
The main feature of the entire deck reveals itself when you open up the deck. The Captain America Deck lights up in WHITE LED inside the shield symbol. According to the product page,

Magnetic Opening and Closing System with Built-In Magnet Lighting Sensor & LED Lights circuit board. The Center of the shield Lights Up when you open the Tuck Case. LED Lights last more than 100,000 Seconds with Battery included.

The back design features Captain America's color schemes followed by his iconic shield in the middle. The design of the playing cards itself fully illustrates courage and heroism. The custom court cards feature the heroic poses of Captain America. 

The tuck box features laser engraving and laser cutting. Each is constructed with 20 components and 70 gluing parts, which takes an hour to complete the full hand assembling process. 

The tuck case is adorned with Red, White and Blue hot stamp foil on premium matte finish paper with embossing. Decks were sold at $60 on thecardmafia.com.

Printed by United States Playing Card Company with Bee Casino Stock and metallic ink. Officially licensed by Disney with the Anti-counterfeit Hologram Label.

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PlayingCardDecks' Bicycle Butterfly Playing Cards

The sixth deck in PlayingCardDecks' charming insect series is truly eye-catching. The Bicycle Butterfly is a fully custom Bicycle-branded deck that showcases the artwork by Artur Rajch and prominently features a violet/purple colorway. 

The artwork and butterfly theme for this deck in particular is mesmerizing. The artwork is organic and dynamic, yet fully functional and practical.

The gorgeous courts, aces to the indices, and pips have butterfly motifs decorated within the design elements. 

Two editions are made available online, the Purple Edition and the Violet Edition. Both decks have the same faces but come in different respective tuck cases and back colors. 

A delightful deck for your collection and a great gift for the Butterfly lover in your life, or anyone who appreciates great design. 

Printed by the USPCC with the traditional cut and air cushion finish. Limited to 1000 decks of each color. Available NOW from playingdecks.com for $11.99 each or $21.99 for a set. 

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Top 5 Cardistry Playing Cards of 2021

What an uncertain year it has been! However, one thing is certain: we are incredibly fortunate to be part of such an inspired community of artists, designers, cardists, magicians, and collectors! Even with the pandemic, we have had a huge selection of decks released and delivered this year. 

We've compiled our favorite decks for 2020 right here. To kick things off, this will be the first of four articles counting down to our Deck of the Year reveal next week.

Top 5 Cardistry Decks

Top 5 Collector Playing Cards

Top 12 Playing Cards of 2021

Deck of the Year 2021

If you think we've missed your favorite cardistry playing cards, let us know in the comment section below. Note that the selection expressed in this top 5 are solely those of the author and the list is in no particular order.

Happy Sad

Contemporary and fun, this deck picks up Joker and the Thief's themes of duality and runs with it with a fresh, minimal approach. The fully custom design features a contemporary tessellating pattern back design The court cards are modeled on classics and have been completely re-illustrated by hand to create the distressed vibe associated with the brand. This rough around the edges approach continues onto the rest of the face cards and Ace of Spades.

Materia Deep.Sea

Truly unique marketing campaign by Cardistry Touch with a series of cryptic images, news articles of mysterious monoliths appearing around the globe leading to the launch of their new deck- Materia DEEP SEA. The deck features a bold and minimal design, with a simple rectangle shape repeated on the backs and the fronts. This consistency between both faces of the cards enhances motions and make it easier to focus on the actual moves and understand even complex cuts.

Fontaine Fever Dreams

A fun release from Fontaine Cards. The Fever Dreams Fontaines contains 6 decks of cards - each wrapped in a BLIND PACK. Also, comes in a Brick box that features a video screen with a charging port.

ARW V2

ARW V2 is Luke Wadey's Luke's own rendition of street art, combining controlled mayhem with precise pattern work inspired by the Swiss design style. The deck features a 2-way back design and is printed with a combination of neon and CMYK inks. The deck maintains a bordered appearance whilst creating visual coordination of textual elements combined with bright neon graphics for card flourishes.  

TEMPO

The futuristic deck by Ark Playing Card combines two-color UV light fluorescence technology to create the ultimate eye candy. Under the indoor lighting, tempo's original high-profile pattern design is completely hidden, replaced by the minimalist style of black and white style. When the UV light is turned on and the UV light shines on the cards, the minimalist design elements magically disappear, and instead, a chic trendy style comes soaring back at you.

Note that the selection expressed in this top 5 are solely those of the author and the list is in no particular order.

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Issue #55 of Kardify Magazine is NOW on Pateron!

 

Our Kardify Magazine issue #55 is now available on Patreon in both EPUB and PDF format! Patrons who pledged $3 or more will be able to download the latest issue from our Patreon page. This issue compiles selected articles published from mid-November to mid-December. Deck images, articles, and news to keep you informed and up-to-date with the latest playing card news, releases, and previews. If you love playing cards, you will love Kardify Magazine!

Also, don't forget to check out our other cool reward tiers on Patreon! The tiers include monthly desktop and smartphone wallpapers, a mystery deck shipped to you every 4 months of ongoing contribution, social media shout-outs, and multiple sponsorship tiers! Check it out!

Funds received from the magazine will help us keep the site running and growing, and bring new quality content to you. Our aim is to support designers by backing crowdfunded projects and supporting magic and playing cards retailers with their new releases. If you want to support us, please head over to our Patreon page. If you have an idea for an article you would like us to pursue, do get in contact with us. We hope you enjoy the read. In this issue:

+ Fulton's Thunderbird Room: Check out the latest addition to the Fulton's brand. The deck is inspired by the beautiful Arizona sunsets illustrated in a mid-century style.

+ Peter Pan: This gorgeous deck by Kings Wild celebrates the classic tale of Peter and the Lost Boys as they battle Captain Cook in Neverland.

+ Pioneers: The fully custom Pioneers deck is a celebration of exploration, scientific discovery, and innocent curiosity from a bygone era. 

+ Harry Potter: The stunning Theory11 decks showcase all of your favorite Harry Potter characters in four spellbinding color editions, representing the four houses of Hogwarts: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff! Find out more!

+ The Beatles: Theory11 does it again, this time in collaboration with The Beatles! Vibrant colors, beautiful artwork, and stunning tuck box!

+ Art of Play Mystery Decks 2021: Like previous years, each Mystery Deck is wrapped in a lux-print paper wrapper and sticker sealed. Featuring a collection of new, out-of-print, and rare exclusives!

+ Popcorn & Cola: Yummy! The next item on Fast Food Playing Cards’ menu, Popcorn & Cola! These vibrant decks are crafted for both cardistry and magic!

+ Peelers V4: Have a look at the deck line that started it all for Organic Playing Cards now sports a futuristic metallic blue colorway!

… and more! 60 pages of articles and deck images. Enjoy!