https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sswh/the-classic-of-mountains-and-seas-beasts-playing-cards?ref=discovery&term=playingcards%20monster%20sea 310g german black core paper Lamination finish Gold foil back Gold gildt edge Fluorescent gilded

scans of every card can be seen at 

http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/SevenSeas.html

The deck is about the dichotomy of a life at sea. The Red side of the deck; hearts and diamonds; explores famous sailors, explorers, pirates, and privateers of the age of sail. The court cards focus on the actual historical figures of the time and the cards ranked 2-10 of the hearts and diamonds feature different types of ships. The dark side of the deck explores the dangers sailors would face; be them real or fantasy. Court cards for the spades and clubs explore the monstrous creatures thought to lurk below the waves, while the ranked 2-10 cards focus more on superstitions and ghost ships.

Mutineer playing cards are a souvenir-style, walrus-and-carpenter-esque look at piracy with an unhealthy helping of dehydration hallucination. Ever wanted to be a pirate? Who hasn't! Piracy has been highly romanticized in the centuries since it became a seaborne thing, but here's a truth: It's usually not that glamorous... You often ate whatever you could catch, or you ate out of a barrel. When the seas weren't terrifying, they were BORING. You had to keep yourself entertained or go a bit crazy. And the scurvy! Oh boy... gotta fend that off with the half-rotted fruit you've been dragging around. And surrounded as you were with the stuff, water was the most important thing of all--fresh water. Without it, you could pretty much forget about seeing land ever again. Especially if you're riding with the dumbest crew this side of the West Indies Water went bad first, and then the beer. Wine kept longest, and could be used to disinfect your previously gross water. Bring on the swill! Hooray! But wait, your mates decided to just stock the boat to the bleeding gills with rum and little else. Dehydration acceleration! It's all fun and games until it's not, and as your organs begin to rebel, you may begin to see the strangest things... Printed by the United States Playing Card Company Premium casino stock, linen finish Traditional cut Identical jokers Double-backer gaff cards with alternate skulls Cards arranged in Mnemonica stack Everything you love with the standard Mutineer deck but more! Picture this: Shiny Buoys gilded with gold foil instead of silver, their tucks struck with gold foil, and with a gold foil seal. It's not a hallucination! Only 10 were made, and only 8 were available. This was a Kickstarter campaign