On Kickstarter, Empire City Playing Cards

Chamber of Wonder is back with another exciting project. Canada-based magician, Tom Hsiung had released a few successful playing cards projects, and he returns with a very interesting one by partnering up with designer Alba Zapata. Introducing Empire City Playing Cards, decks based on the famous New York City in the United States.

There are two main editions of Empire City Playing Cards: Manhattan Sunrise and Brooklyn Twilight. Manhattan Sunrise in red colorway, while Brooklyn Twilight is green.

The tuck box is made with premium matte finish paper with gold metallic foil and embossing. The front side of the box shows the illustration of the high skyscrapers and some of New York City’s iconic buildings along with the deck’s title.

The card back design features a two-way illustration of graphic artwork of everything related to the city that never sleeps. You can find the artwork of the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, and the Brooklyn Bridge. The central element of the card features the name of the deck. It has an illustrious border surrounding graphic art.

There is an eagle spreading its wings can be found below the deck’s name. The top side of the box shows the initials of New York City – “NYC”. There is an interior artwork of the city’s beautiful landscape, and Brooklyn Bridge can be found on the inside flap of the box. The small side flaps have the iconic message of “I Love New York”.

Both Jokers feature big signage promoting New York City. One is showing the welcome sign of the city, the other is showing the trademark phrase of New York: “The City That Never Sleeps”.

The Ace of Spades features the enlarged pip showing the Statue of Liberty. The number cards feature customized pips alongside customized pip arrangements. Court cards feature people from the city who are doing daily business: from enjoying a cup of coffee to enjoying the scenery of the busy city.

The cards will be printed by Taiwan Playing Card Company on Legendary Luxury Finish. Pledge starts from $12 for a single deck OR $25 for both editions of the deck on Kickstarter.

Deck View: The Graphic Cheatsheet Playing Cards

Design. Graphic. Colors.

The Graphic Cheatsheet Playing Cards is a playfully designed deck that integrates design tools for productivity and leisure. Conceptualized and designed by Color Collective Co., the idea is to help creatives come up with unique and refreshing strategies to solve design challenges. The vibrant deck consists of color-coded cards, brainstorm cards, design reference standards, and measurement cards.

The face cards are full bleed with dual colors so that designers will be able to directly check colors against an existing surface or compare directly with other colors. Aside from making the face design vibrant and looking fresh, there are actually useful functions to them: CMYK & RGB coded cards, graphic guidelines, brainstorm cards, and measuring cards. The card backs feature a vibrant pixel-gradient bleed that creates a continuous colored when fanned or spread.

Printed by Cartamundi on True Linen B9 Finish with SlimLine paper stocks.

Secrets of the Key Master (Vampire Edition) Playing Cards

Ten years in the making, the Secrets of the Keymasters is a gorgeous deck full of detail and ingenuity now funding on Kickstarter! This deck is full of secrets and functionality that no other deck in the world has.

One of the biggest secrets contained within this deck is the special marking system allowing you to look at the back and instantly know what card it is. The marking system is straightforward and simple, it’s a mirrored single-point system meaning that with one mark you can know both the number and suit. It’s also marked in two places so that you can see it regardless of orientation. 

Fully custom, the deck feature a striking red/black colorway and all of the courts come with vampire’s teeth for this edition. 

The deck include a special “Key Card” teaching you the marking system and a tunnel card that can be used in either box.

The deck is packaged in a very special dual holographic foil drawer box has so many uses and functions built in! Each drawer box has 2 pieces adorned with holographic foil and embossing.

The box can also be used with a metal clip and attached to a belt and allowing you instant access to the deck, and can even be used as a sheath for card throwers. The box reverses from locked to a “fast box” by just reversing the tray! It contains a secret compartment to hide a card or a prediction. 

This deck is made for card collectors, poker players, manipulators, magicians and anyone that loves playing cards! Do not miss this part of playing card history! Printed by the USPCC and pledge starts at $14 on Kickstarter.

Deal of the Week: Kings Wild Project';s Father's Day Bundle

Yup…! Father’s Day is coming up (again!), but don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Kings Wild Project has assembled an epic Father’s Day bundle of some of their hottest decks, saving you $14 and the pain of browsing department stores for coffee mugs.

This year, the Kings Wild Father’s Day Bundle contains:

• 1x Robin Hood
• 1x Arthurian
• 1x Legal Tender
• 1x Table Players Vol 19

This bundle is valued at $59, and it is available right now for only $45 on Kings Wild Project.