UC GRAN RISERVA Special Edition produced exclusively for United Cardist community. Exclusive additions included Di-cut Card Case and a deck which is tied off with ribbon and wax seal. Tuck is signed and numbered with Roman Numerals on top of cellophane. The Nouveau & Bourgogne Gran Reserva decks tucks are constructed with heavy card stock laser cut by Steve at Clearcut Creations in Britain, and include a COA card and five extra Spanish suited cards unique to these ultra limited edition, printed by MPC on their awesome new 330gsm German card stock made by Chromolux.

NOUVEAU Edition Playing Cards: Inspired by the historical and mythological heroes and heroines traditionally featured in the French playing cards since the 16th century. The art style and design pay tribute to the philosophical and artistic trend Art Nouveau, promoted and popularized in France in the late 19th century.

NOUVEAU, chosen as the official United Cardists 2016 Annual Deck, is a custom deck of playing cards (poker size) designed by Bona Fide Playing Cards and manufactured by Expert Playing Card Company.

Scans of each card can be seen at http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/NouveauBourgoine.html

Scans of each card can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Gemmes.html

Like the previous decks in the Nouveau Series, Gemmes is inspired in the historical and mythological characters some believe were used for the creation of the first decks in Rouen during the 16th century. As for the art style, it was inspired by Art Nouveau jewelry. Art Nouveau is a style of decorative art, architecture and design promoted and popularized in Paris in the late 19th century and characterized by intricate linear designs and flowing curves based on natural forms.

The pips and number cards keep the intricate design from previous editions, with the only exception of the index pips, which take a much simpler form in order to make the cards playable.