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The full art version of the incredibly creative Poker Size Playing Cards in the World's First 54-Piece Polyptych Puzzle. The same basic deck as the Pipmen World deck, this version removes the borders on the card that now limit play-ability, but the full bleed of the artwork allows this deck to function more like a puzzle. It was also created by MPC unlike the original deck. Pipmen World Deck Features: Gorgeous wraparound box art Thick luxurious paper stock Printed by MPC World first 52-piece self-contained Polyptych puzzle Silver foil on box (if stretch goal reached) 278 backers pledged AU$ 10,363 to help bring this project to life. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/585926215/pipmen-world-full-art-playing-cards

“Under the Sea” transformation playing cards were published in 2005 to raise money for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), an environmental charity which promotes sustainable fishing practices. 54 contemporary artists and illustrators were commissioned to create images for the deck, each one donating artwork. The transformations retain the traditional positions of the pips on the cards (apart from the jokers and court cards) while the variety of styles of illustration and design produce an eclectic but visually enchanting set. http://www.wopc.co.uk/transformation/under-the-sea

This is Piatnik's reprint of the famous Soviet "Palekh" deck. Art by Pavel Bazhenov. This masterpiece was printed for the first time in 1937. The reprint (Yubileinye/Юбилейные) was issued in 1967 to commemorate 150 years of the Leningrad's Printing Plant (Kombinat Tsvetnoy Pechati).

The court figures are based on original paintings by the illustrator John H. Bacon, who also illustrated titles such as: Pharos the Egyptian (as serialized in the Windsor Magazine in 1898), The Marriage of Arthur and Guinevere, Jane Eyre Illustrated. Editions with advertising backs are also known, eg Hotels of the Midland Railway. The pack also contained a Joker showing a jester playing a guitar and riding on a donkey, with the caption "Laugh! and the world laughs with you."

This edition was printed in 1996 . The generic name of on the box is Souvenir Playing Cards. Actual name is "The Seasons" (Времена Года). The theme is four seasons. The original edition was released in 1972. Deck preview on Flickr