El Reino de los Muertos - Expert Edition Playing Cards

There's something cool about Guzo B's artwork; it is intricate and meticulously detailed and looks really good on a deck of playing cards. Currently on Kickstarter, El Reino de los Muertos Expert Edition Playing Cards is an artistic deck that celebrates life and death in the Mexican culture.

The deck is fully custom and retake iconic elements of Mexican culture, from pre-Hispanic times to the present day, and adapted them to the traditional function of a deck of playing cards.

As such the deck features original art for every face card from the pips, indices, and aces to the court cards featuring iconic characters from Mexican culture- La Catrina, revolutionary heroes, and pre-Hispanic gods.

The back design combines traditional elements that represent the day of the dead like the cempasúchil flower color (the traditional flower used to honor the dead), papel picado, pre-hispanic imagery and calaveras.

A lot of thought has gone into this deck. It is not just a deck of cards but a narrative, a desire to recover and exalt Mexican traditions. Printed by Cartamundi on their amazing Slim Line B9 Stock & Finish. Pledge starts at $10 on Kickstarter.

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Find Out More About The Room17 Deck And Quest

Are you ready? Get your brain cells in gear! Stockholm17 will be running the Room17 Quest on 17 November. This will be the third quest by Stockholm17 following the Gemini Quest in 2017 and Heretic Quest back in 2014.

There will be a special deck release by Stockholm17 in conjunction with the quest. Lorenzo Gaggiotti told Kardify,

When Cartamundi produced House of the Rising Spade, they overproduced around 1000 extra decks, but they had no tuckbox because Lotrek produced the number I ordered. I bought those extra decks and decided to gild half of them and put them in a special box (made by lotrek) that is also the base of this incoming quest.

The new deck is not mandatory to purchase for the quest, but there is an extra hint to those who buy one and it will be less tedious if you are attempting the quest.

On rewards, there will be 3 prizes available to be won. First come first served... those who complete the quest win these prizes!

• The first prize is Room17 nr 001/680 in a handmade wooden frame in pinewood (image below).
• Second prize: Room17 nr.002/680, one faro and one cartomancer with signature.
• Third prize: Room17 nr. 003/680.

The quest goes live on stockholm17.com on Nov 17th at 17:17 Central European time. The Room17 playing cards will be available for $45.

Limited Edition His & Hers Playing Cards

After 18 months, thousands of photos, hundreds of hours, dozens of looks, outfits and locations... 54 exclusive and glamorous photos were painstakingly hand-selected to include in this limited edition deck of playing cards called His & Hers.

The mischievous team at Whispering Imps have collaborated with the beautiful Miss Mosh to produce a unique, modern spin on the classic pin-up decks from the 1940s & '50s.

Mosh is one of the world's leading alternative models known for her signature look and is featured on the face of each and every playing card, with photography by Dave Tada. The card back is illustrated by Andrew Galu and showcase beautiful line work to give the deck a touch of elegance.

The deck is very modern yet tastefully done, without nudity or explicitness. This eye-catching deck of playing cards has a little of everything for everyone, leaving little to the imagination!

His & Hers are printed by The United States Playing Card Company. Pre-orders are now open. Save 20% off by ordering now during this exclusive pre-sale offer. Ships in time for Christmas 2019.

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Kickstarter: Bicycle Jade Playing Cards

The Bicycle Jade Playing Cards combines magic and elegance in this beautiful and fully customized deck of cards. Produced by Gambler's Warehouse and designed by SHAPESHIFTERS, the deck blends 2D and 3D technique to create something unique.

Each card has been carefully designed to preserve the essence of the inspiration. The color and details have been wisely combined to create fantastic illustrations, in which the court cards show characters whose beauty does not detract from the courage they face with their weapons and armor made of metal and gemstones.

The face cards use white backgrounds and have been lavishly decorated with very elaborate but subtly presented structures to keep the cleanliness without sacrificing detail and exquisite elegance.

The card back looks like a goldsmith's work, in which the green jade stones are mounted on a complex structure of aged gold with a delicate symmetrical design. The harmony and balance of the greens is combined with the strength and energy of the reds to offer an intense color combination.

These fairytale warriors are enclosed in a tuck case turned into a jewel utlizing advanced design techniques. Printed by the United States Playing Card Company and pledge starts at $13 on Kickstarter.

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