It is uncertain if time travel is physically possible, nevertheless, we welcome you to pre-Victorian, early 19th century, and the precisely restored two-pack set of "HODGES" Geographical & Astronomical NEW ROYAL PLAYING CARDS. Originally published by mysterious bookseller and stationer Charles Hodges of Portman Square, London in the year 1828, they reflect the times, His Majesty King George IV is depicted as King of Hearts alongside the first American president George Washington as King of Spades (Geographical deck).

Great care was taken with regard to each detail, breathing fresh new life into these two historical decks. Together we strive to recreate beautiful but yet forgotten pieces of playing cards past and possibly bring them back to life. And finally, we are excited to share these absolutely renewed decks with everybody who would like or love them as much as we do.

• Set of 2 Complementary Reproduction Poker Decks
• Tucked: Terrestrial Globe (GEO) & Celestial Sphere (ASTRO)
• Printed by United States Playing Card Company (USPCC)
• Poker-Size Professional Classic Stock + Embossed (Linen) Finish
• Premium Gold Metallic Ink On Tuck Boxes & Card Backs
• 2x 52 Unique Cards + 2x Duty "One Shilling" (Old Frizzle) Ace of Spades
• 4 Extra Added "Jokers" + 2 Opposite Double Backer Extra "Gaff" Cards
• Custom "Great" Seal (MMXXII) (Stretch Goal "Unlocked")
• Animated Card Backs when Riffled
• Educational Puzzling Playing Cards with Special Indices
• Including an Old ASTROPHILOGEON Game of Science & Amusement
• Revived, Digitally Hand-Restored, and Designed by AZURED OX
• Produced by Will Roya
• Limited Print Run of 2,500

It is uncertain if time travel is physically possible, nevertheless, we welcome you to pre-Victorian, early 19th century, and the precisely restored two-pack set of "HODGES" Geographical & Astronomical NEW ROYAL PLAYING CARDS. Originally published by mysterious bookseller and stationer Charles Hodges of Portman Square, London in the year 1828, they reflect the times, His Majesty King George IV is depicted as King of Hearts alongside the first American president George Washington as King of Spades (Geographical deck).

Great care was taken with regard to each detail, breathing fresh new life into these two historical decks. Together we strive to recreate beautiful but yet forgotten pieces of playing cards past and possibly bring them back to life. And finally, we are excited to share these absolutely renewed decks with everybody who would like or love them as much as we do.

• Set of 2 Complementary Reproduction Poker Decks
• Tucked: Terrestrial Globe (GEO) & Celestial Sphere (ASTRO)
• Printed by United States Playing Card Company (USPCC)
• Poker-Size Professional Classic Stock + Embossed (Linen) Finish
• Premium Gold Metallic Ink On Tuck Boxes & Card Backs
• 2x 52 Unique Cards + 2x Duty "One Shilling" (Old Frizzle) Ace of Spades
• 4 Extra Added "Jokers" + 2 Opposite Double Backer Extra "Gaff" Cards
• Custom "Great" Seal (MMXXII) (Stretch Goal "Unlocked")
• Animated Card Backs when Riffled
• Educational Puzzling Playing Cards with Special Indices
• Including an Old ASTROPHILOGEON Game of Science & Amusement
• Revived, Digitally Hand-Restored, and Designed by AZURED OX
• Produced by Will Roya
• Limited Print Run of 2,500

The white background and the classic colors on cards made this deck perfect to play with.

The white background and the classic colors on cards made this deck perfect to play with. Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/682-pantheon

From the beginning JEUX D'EAU Playing Cards were designed to look beautiful at rest. Even a single card should exude calm, symmetry and elegance. Now bathed in a licorice green, the cards of the Academy have been raised to the highest standard. Entrer JEUX D'EAU: VERT

JEUX D'EAU (jeh dō) (literally "Water Game") references the French composer Maurice Ravel's piano piece which seeks to imitate water in all its forms - spraying, trickling, splashing, crashing. This term also alludes to the magnificent water fountains in Versailles and other parts of France where architects sought to seamlessly incorporate moving water as a motif into royal gardens. These beautiful images of Fluidity, Movement, and Creation are all central to the heart of card play, whether used for games, flourishing or magic.

VERT (vɛʀ): [archaic] 1. A green color, once used in heraldry. 2. The calming green associated with forests.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1167684454/jeux-deau-vert-playing-cards

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/1172-apocalypse

Unique decks (cold foil), printed by Cartamundi with cold foil on both sides of the cards.

More than one year and a half ago I used cold foil in my first deck printed by Cartamundi. Even now, it is hard to find anything like this on the market. There are some decks printed using one color foil (silver or gold). But it is nearly impossible to find a fully custom deck, with foil on the cards, where other than gold and silver colors are used!

It is hard to design such full of colors decks and then use cold foil. But the result is always fun, that's why I love working with foil! Who does not love shiny and beautiful cards? :)

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montenzi/uc19-no7-playing-cards

The Legends 202 decks by Legends Playing Cards were a set of 3 varied color decks of red, blue and black. The tuck case featured 3D embossing and a custom die-cut tuck box with interior foil. The cards designed by Mark Stutzman utilized two tone printing. Symbolism was also referenced for each deck with gold and black for the sun and land, silver and blue for the moon and heavens, and red on white for the double crown encompassing upper and lower Egypt. There are only 3,202 decks printed per color of Legends 202 Egyptian Edition. The decks were also hinted at containing hidden secrets, similar to prior decks. While they did include a marking system for identifying cards from the card back, there were flaws in the clubs suit where the 8 and 9 have the same markings on the back (ribs of the hound). This error then caused the 10 to read as a 9, Jack as 10 and Queen as Jack. While the King of clubs returns to the proper markings, this is a total of 4 cards that provide the wrong information. A secret webpage was also made available with clues to this and other secrets: http://legendsplayingcards.com/pages/a6q6wz Legends #202 - Egyptian Edition 1. The path to enlightenment is dotted with clues 2. Only the penitent man shall pass 3. Paper ribs offer support 4. Infinity waits at heaven\'s gate 5. Golden ratio at white boarders wait 6. See the world in a grain of sand 7. The Pharoh\'s 4th reign shall stay stacked against all odds 8. Behind the pyramids seal of par, lies the color of thoughts. Mask the secret with wet not dry. Only through destruction can a once Sharp eye reveal a treasure in three white flashes.

Deck features custom, uni-directional card back design. The stripes on the card back are full bleed and can be seen from the side of the deck when stacked. Court cards are modified standard, using the corporate colors of 7-Eleven (green/red/orange). Jokers are Bicycle Standard (one colored, one black-and-white). The deck contains two ad cards for discounted snack foods.

Available at 7-Eleven stores

In 2012, Encarded released Aurum, our second deck which was inspired by the design of Venice, Italy. Featuring rich purple and metallic gold tones, with intricate detail and "purposeful imperfection" Aurum has gone on to become a coveted collector deck. Available in 3 versions, all have become almost impossible to find, with the rarest Laser Cut Edition often trading for $500+.

When designing Aurum, the original vision for the design eclipsed what was possible to print at the time. Luckily, with advances in foil and printing techniques we can finally see the shimmer, reflection and detail that we imagined back in 2012. Aurum Deus is a completely new design, but takes the original Aurum and expands on it while infusing true reflective gold into the visual aspects.

Aurum Deus is a limited edition release of 1000 decks. Each will feature an intricate foil backed design, custom face art, a pearlescent white, purple and gold box with custom cutout windows that combines the aspects of the original Aurum versions, and a uniquely shaped and hand numbered seal.

The very first transformation deck issued by Cotta is from 1805. This deck is probably the most famous of all six, and is incredibly scarce. Original illustrations were fiddling artworks done by hand, on copper plates that were manually engraved with stipple and etching, and the cards were printed on linen period stock that was 97 mm x 69 mm in size, with blank card backs and squared corners at that time. Only the court cards were hand-colored, while the number cards used red stencils.

Cotta’s transformation cards were very successful and became a role model for later transformation decks from other publishers. And since the card backs were blank, individual cards were sometimes used by the nobility as visit cards and for leaving messages, so these playing cards often became multi-purpose items.

The images on the court cards are characters inspired by Schiller's play "Die Jungfrau von Orleans" ("Joan of Arc").

The central figure of Joan of Arc is depicted as the Queen of Spades, the Maid of Orleans who inspired the French army to victory, but was later burned at the stake.

The court cards were designated with the words "Valet", "Dame", and "Roi", which are the French terms corresponding to the Jack, Queen, and King.

In the first deck, beside Joan of Arc depicted as the Queen of Spades, other individuals closely associated with Joan include Etienne de Vignolles or La Hire (Jack of Hearts), who helped Joan to victory in the battle of Patay in 1429; and Raymond (Jack of Diamonds), a peasant who was Joan's page.

Key political leaders who figured prominently in the events surrounding Joan's life are also represented, including King Charles VII (King of Hearts), the French monarch who relied on Joan's help to reach the Rhiems, the traditional place of coronation; Charles' mother Isabeau (Queen of Hearts), who was in league with Charles' enemy; Charles' mistress Agnes Sorel (Queen of Diamonds); Charles' opponent Philippe the Good (King of Diamonds), an ally of England; and the king of Naples, René d'Anjou (King of Clubs), who lost the kingdom after defeat in battle. General Talbot (King of Spades) was the English commander of the outpost of Orleans at Saint Loup, who was wounded in battle, captured, and was part of a prisoner exchange.

Both Joan's "sister" Louison (Queen of Clubs) and Montgomery (Jack of Clubs) are fictional creations of Schiller, while the fictional Lionel (Jack of Spades) is the character who holds up Joan's sword in a location revealed by the voices that she supposedly heard telling her to help.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playingcarddecks/cottas-almanac-1-transformation-playing-cards-reproduction

The cards feature a classic Halloween theme printed in the negative. The custom back design, ace of spaces, and face cards come packaged inside a gorgeous foil-stamped and embossed tuck box.

Sustainably-produced using FSC certified paper and vegetable-based inks on our trademark thin-stock and finish. Printed by the United States Playing Card Co

2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Tuck'

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdwayind/apocalisse-playing-cards