The Gentleman Thief is a series by Thirdway Industries, freely inspired by Arsène Lupin, a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc.

The "Secretus Rex" story explores the origins of the TGT World, showcasing ancestors of main characters. Despite its name, The Gentleman Thief himself doesn't appear; only his ancestors do.

The Gentleman Thief is a series by Thirdway Industries, freely inspired by Arsène Lupin, a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc.

Scion is about the "gentleman" side of our protagonist and it's focused on prestige, influence and power. It's somehow the the most "positive" deck of the series.

The Gentleman Thief is a series by Thirdway Industries, freely inspired by Arsène Lupin, a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc.

Imposter is about the "thief" side of the protagonist, and it's about deception, trickery and money. It's the "negative" counterpart of Scion.

The celebrative deck of the first 10 years of TWI Industries (from 2014 to 2024)

• Luxury tuckbox made with premium paper, 2 layers of foil (gold, red) and embossing
• Inner foil on tuckbox (gold)
• 2 layers of hotfoil on card backs (gold, red)
• Printed by Kingstar
• Limited edition of 700 decks
• Metallic ink on card faces

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The ornate tuck box of the Minstrel Edition features the bright and mischievous musician playing his lute, while the back frames the mighty lion relaxed upon his throne.

The Minstrel Limited Edition decks are designed to be used and enjoyed. The casino-grade card paper was chosen for its famous hand feel and lasting durability. The laminated paper stock accentuates the depth, detail, and color of the art.

• Cards printed on premium 310 gsm, black core stock
• High-quality casino-grade paper with a linen finish
• State-of-the-art offset CMYK printing
• Full-color interior tuck box printing
• Laminated tuck box

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This special set is designed for those with romantic and intuitive souls seeking a unique tool for introspection and personal guidance. Every card in the deck features unique illustrations representing archetypes and themes of human life, allowing you to explore a variety of perspectives and messages on your journey.

To enhance this experience, an elegant set is available, including the Wizard Edition with a comprehensive guidebook housed in a custom-designed and lavishly decorated magnetic box, providing a beautiful sense of harmony.

These sets have also two versiones with (or without) gold foil (box and book) and gold gilding (book). This one has no foil/gilding

In the childhood of many, "Alice in Wonderland" holds an unshakable position and fond memories, inspiring the childhood playing cards.

Themed around "Alice in Wonderland," Lunzi pondered from which angle to present this classic, ultimately choosing the Card Soldiers encountered by Alice during her adventure as the main design.

As a special edition of childhood playing cards, we've incorporated elements of the Cheshire Cat. Reflecting its elusive abilities, we've utilized Mirage Grating material for the construction of the card box to embody the Cheshire Cat's characteristic traits.

From different angles, you can either see a complete Cheshire Cat or just its iconic grin.

We've used the Cheshire Cat's iconic grin in the card back design, while also including a full-body image of the Cheshire Cat as a special card.

We're particularly fond of the Cheshire Cat's elusive abilities, so much so that we've included an extra Easter egg in the special edition, waiting for lucky individuals to discover when they open the card box.

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ARK, with its leading-edge traditional Chinese ink painting and innovative card box design, brings forth this richly mythical book and its stories once again to the world.

In the design of ShanHai, traditional Chinese ink painting techniques were employed, resulting in over 100 large-scale hand-drawn illustrations. Even though they may appear as tiny details on the playing cards.

The cards draw inspiration from the "Shan Hai Jing," with the theme centered around the Queen Mother . This shifts the focus to the Kunlun Mountains in the west, painted using traditional Chinese landscape ink painting techniques.

STANDARD DECK

• Based on the 'Shan Hai Jing'
• Chinese ink painting style
• Four-panel folding screen case
• Clever card back design.

ARK CASE

• Four-panel folding screen case
• Shan Hai adopts a new double-layer case design
• The inner four-panel folding screen design organizes the cards by suit, placing them in four separate compartments.
• When the cards are taken out, the folding screen unfolds to reveal four divine birds on one side and the Queen Mother on the other.

BACK DESIGN

• Dynamic effect
• In the bronze mirror, the image of the leopard is depicted as a yin-yang fish.
• When the cards are fanned out, the same image as the folding screen is hidden within the 56 cards.

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With "Room & Space" as the theme, I pondered for a long time on how to represent "room" concretely. Eventually, I decided to use "doors" as a tangible object. A surface with a door becomes a room.

As the debut project in this series, "doors" signify the initial notion of "entering everything." I chose red, reflecting the color of my first deck. Inspiration largely came from motels and key cards frequently seen in road movies.

For the illustrations, I used the earliest water-based pens commonly used in early card designs. The process involved physical illustration before scanning, attempting to produce cards in the most classical way rather than simply simulating a set of so-called vintage designs.

As the debut of Smooth Writing, the cards are manufactured by TCC in China.

The embossed tuck case with deluxe specialty paper and gold foil on the inside make the tuck case exceptionally textured. Linen finish and the appropriate paper thickness also ensure a remarkable feel while using them.