Spaceship Playing Cards on Kickstarter

Card Mafia is known for its fun and innovative decks with cool tuck boxes. From the classic fanning tuck boxes on the Marvel and Arsenal series to the transformative giant tuck boxes on the Demon series. This year, Card Mafia presents another transformative giant tuck box with a sci-fi-themed series, Spaceship Playing Cards.

The tuck box for Spaceship Playing Cards features a gigantic box constructed with many layers of components made of premium matte stock with three different hot foiling and advanced 3D strategic embossing. These components were laser engraved and cut, hot stamped, and then hand assembled to create the box that can formed into a galactic spaceship.

The artworks featured the exterior framework of the spaceship done in cyan, holographic, and white foil. When the box is expanded, it will form a big spaceship, complete with its “Escape Hatch”, which is a special LED component to the structure. The box will contain the sleeve which will store the cards.

The tuck box for Cosmo Pod Playing Cards features a simpler form of the series. It is constructed with premium matte paper, embossing, and three different metallic hot foils. It is a smaller construction with a simple opening. The artworks are done with gold/green, silver and white foil.

The back design features the spaceship schematics in symmetrical two-way illustrations. It features the Cosmo Voyager spaceship, as seen in the shape of a gigantic box construction. The Aces featured power pips illustrated as a pip-shaped spacecraft.

The courts featured a variety of space farers, either humans, robots, or aliens – they come in different classes, from the healing medic to fighting warriors. The Spaceship Edition features cards on a black background with silver and cyan details, while Cosmo Pod Edition features cards on a white background with silver and gold/green details – also with the white-bordered back design. There are metallic inks applied to the artwork on the cards.

Both editions will be printed by TWPCC and pledge starts from $17 on Kickstarter. The Green Edition is an exclusive edition for specific reward tiers. Also, ervery pledge comes with a short story related to the series.

Wish Wonder Playing Cards

Dan and Dave unveiled the Wish Wonder deck, a premium playing card set born from a collaboration with Chad Nelson, and the talented designer Nicolaz Groll.

Packaged in a luxurious soft-touch black box, adorned with tonal black foil, the Wish Wonder Deck exudes elegance and sophistication. Each deck represents an infinite network of possibilities, accompanied by two poetic manifestos that invite contemplation and reflection.

At the heart of the design is the back pattern, a visual representation of boundless possibilities and an abstraction of infinite windows. It’s a testament to the belief that magic is real and that anything is possible when we dare to dream.

Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, these cards are printed by The U.S. Playing Card Company on crushed paper, ensuring a superior handling experience. The Wish Wonder Deck is available in a limited edition of 888 standard decks.

Available now on Dan and Dave for $18.

Variant Playing Cards Sold Out!

Sold out in less than 10 minutes! Drawing inspiration from the world of generative art, cardistry brand Lotus in Hand has harnessed the power of p5js code to create over a thousand unique back designs, each composed of four rectangles and assigned to one of five distinct color palettes.

From this diverse array of outputs, 50 exceptional designs were meticulously hand-picked to comprise the 50 Variants deck collection. Each deck of Variants contains 51 cards. Only 50 different decks available.

Printed by Taiwan by Dex Playing Card Co. Was available for $18 on Lotus in Hand Store.

Popcorn Playing Cards

Corn. Playful. Buttery.

Popcorn playing cards by Fast Food Playing Cards comes in a vibrant burst of colors and fluid shapes in a sharp minimal style. Each card is meticulously designed with attention to detail.

In a modern twist, traditional face-card shapes are redrawn in a fast-food aesthetic. Court cards depict characters munching on buttery popcorn, adding a playful touch to theme of the deck. The POPCORN tuck cases boast two hot foils (white and gold), embossing, and a die-cut red matte paper stock with a clear film window, revealing a bonus realistic popcorn sticker.

Popcorn playing cards will be printed by Taiwan Playing Card Company, with their legendary Luxury Finish.