Deck View: Camp Cards (Red Edition)

Outdoor. Adventure. Red.

Camp Cards are designed for those who venture onward and live adventurously. Illustrated by Christian Watson in collaboration with adventure brand, Bradley Mountain. This limited edition deck was originally included in Art of Play's Holiday Mystery deck 2019.

This is the fourth edition of camp cards and comes in a striking red colorway. The deck is encased in an elegant new tuck box adorned with gold foil accents, making it the most elegant camp cards to-date. The beautiful letterpress tuck is printed by Clove St. Press and includes a map of Yosemite Valley on the inside.

Each deck features custom-illustrated woodland animal courts amidst hand-lettered spot cards, each laid against an ivory background. Printed by the U.S. Playing Card Co. Limited Edition of 2,500.

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The Seers Aspectu V2: Early Sunset Hits Funding Goal!

Currently seeking funds on Kickstarter, The Seers Aspectu V2 Playing Cards is the second deck in the Aspectu range and has hit its funding goal last week! The deck has been crafted for the cardists in mind with the aim of incorporating everything a cardists would want from a cardistry deck.

The fully custom deck comes in a contrasting pastel blue/pink colorway inspired by the evening sky. The design is not only eye-catching but aesthetically pleasing.

The back design is reminiscent of the Aspectu V1 but with more depth, for card fans and displays while maintaining a minimal style. The backs have a well structured two-way fan design which makes card flourishes stand out.

The faces cards are completely non-standard and even with a custom pip arrangement to set this deck apart from the rest. The centre fanning design works both ways bringing an extra splash of color to the front by reflecting on the back design. The Sunset vision of an Aspectu deck is by no means lost on the faces. Every element of the deck was designed with an awareness of the theme. Minimal courts and interesting pip arrangements put this deck on a different level compared to most others.



The tuck for the "Early Sunsets" features a wrap-around design and forms a display with 3 boxes. All Aspectu decks from now on will align with each other so you can mix and match your display.

Seers Aspectu V2 Playing Cards is printed by the USPCC on premium crushed stock with Air-cushion finish. Pledge starts at $10 on Kickstarter.

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5 Things That Makes Hops & Barley the Most Curious Jocu Project Yet

Inspired by beers from around the world, Hops & Barley is the third custom deck of playing cards by Jocu after the success of Fillide and The Green Man. The deck celebrates the ancient process of beer-making, with a style based on the ingredients and iconic equipment used in the brewing process.

The decks are fully custom with classic-style playing card backs, fully custom but familiar pips and indices, redrawn courts based on classic standard iconography, and prominent Aces of Spades. Hops & Barley decks are intended to be a classic, affordable and, above all, a playable deck of cards.

The decks are funded in just over a day on Kickstarter and are currently unlocking beer and brewing related add-ons and stretch goals such as branded beer mats and bottle openers. Soon to be unlocked is the limited edition Brewer’s Reserve copper variant.

Here are five things that make Hops & Barley the most curious Jocu project yet:

1. The back design and main color scheme of the Brewer’s Reserve deck are based on the giant copper fermentation stills at the Heineken brewery museum in Amsterdam.



2. The tuck box paper is made from recycled beer by-products including hops, barley, yeast and even recycled beer labels.

3. Hops and barley were two of the only four ingredients allowed by the old German ‘Reinheitsgebot’ purity law to be used in the production of any drink known as ‘beer’. The other two were yeast and water, but today other grains are often used in varying quantities.

4. Dark Amber and Pale Gold, the two colors on the standard variants, are taken directly from the SRM scale - a scale of color shades used to determine various types of beer. These range from a very pale straw (lagers and weissbiers) to brown and black chocolate shades found in stouts and bocks.

5. The production of the decks spans three European countries famous for different styles of beer. The paper and foils are produced in Germany, where bocks, pilsners and black beers abound. The cards are printed in Belgium - famous for its wheat beer and blonde ales. Finally the boxes printed in northern Italy, best known for its pale layers but also its artisanal breweries’ experimentation with unusual grains such as buckwheat.

Hops & Barley Playing Cards is now live on Kickstarter. Pledge for a standard deck starts from $12 for a single deck. Also, brick tiers are gradually being upgraded as stretch goals are unlocked!

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Zach Mueller Drops New Brain Dead Fontaines!

After selling out the highly anticipated RIPNDIP V2 Ice Cream Fontaine online in 3 minutes, Zach Mueller surprised everyone and drop the brand new Brain Dead Fontaine Playing Cards.

This Fontaine collab deck was released online on wearebraindead.com this afternoon and was sold out in less than an hour with many fans missing out on the drop.

The deck features fully custom design with a more grungy look and feel taking cue from the post-punk, underground comic, and skateboarding subculture of the Brain Dead brand.

If you've missed out, you might have to keep an eye out on the secondary market or online resellers.

This story first appeared on cardistrybeast.com and is republished with permission.

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