Scans can be seen at www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Gemini.html

Gemini is a deck of completely custom illustrated poker size playing cards. The deck will be printed by Expert Playing Card Co. (NY, USA) on casino grade paper stock with their Classic Finish coating. While the campaign is run from here in Stockholm and is in Swedish crowns (SEK), the rewards will be fulfilled from the US.The choice of the name Gemini is based on the peculiarity of the court cards (JQK). At first glance the figures of each card look perfectly symmetrical, but they are not. I depicted them as twins (Gemini in latin) but they are not identical, so you will see small differences when you look closely. I thought that the Gemini zodiac sign would fit this idea, so it gets a bit astrological in its design. The archetype of Gemini is fascinating and intriguing.

With this deck, I wanted a classical, medieval feeling. The aces are depicted as axes and the figures on the court cards interact with their own pip, which becomes part of the illustration. The pips (2 to 10) are big and they take a lot of space. I used an unconventional index, which is horizontal instead of vertical. I used a prototype for testing and found that it is very playable and easy to read, especially for Burraco.

Gemini was made available as 3 different decks:

Gemini Terra: sienna back, tuck-box with embossing, copper and gold foil on thick black paper.

Gemini Ignis: red back, tuck-box with embossing, red and gold foil on thick black paper.

Gemini Noctis (stretch goal added later in project): blue back, tuck-box with embossing, silver (or silver-aqua) foil, black foil on black paper, and foil on the back of the cards.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/requiemcards/gemini-playing-cards

The quest that was launched together with this product is over and the winners will be announced soon. You can read about it on www.stockholm17.com/room17

The cards are the same from Cartomancer variant, but they have been gilded in France. The deck has the numbered seal on the back. Numbers are assigned randomly and cannot be requested.

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And did you know our online store is now up and running? Visit fig. 23 online shop! Moving Image of the Clockwork: Quackington Deck

Of course, this is a two-for-one theme, this is also for all of you Anglophiles out there! As "Empire City" is based on NYC and "La Ville Lumiere" on Paris, this one is based on London, over there across the great duck pond. All of the royals are based upon figures in British history - both Queen Elizabeths, Arthur, Shakespeare, etc. AND IT'S SO DAMN CUTE!!!

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swabbeddecks/clockwork-quackington-animated-playing-cards-uspcc Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/363-clockwork_quackington

This is the third edition of the Chao Playing Card Deck Series, and it takes on a jade green color. Jade is an imperial gem stone originating from prehistoric China and considered to be special and have significant value. This jade green is used on the card backs and also on the tuck box where it is also embossed and gold foil stamped. There is a limited production of 2500 decks only on this edition. Never to be produced again.

The chosen Chinese Emperors, Empresses and Generals for the King, Queen and Jack cards all represent great power, wealth and wisdom, each with different traits and personalities and each dynasty holds their own trademarks to differentiate them from others. Inspired by these different elements, each Emperor features distinct clothing and accessories from their era, Empresses have different hair pieces and holds the instrument that they played, and Generals wear armor and yield the weapon used to fight in their notorious battles. Fine intricate details are added onto each court card, allowing each individual to possess different facial features that best reflect their character.

The Chao was designed to closely follow that of a traditional deck of cards in terms of positioning including head facing direction, hand placements and the presence of weapons and artifacts.

The 4 Aces include very detailed Chinese patterns. We also added a Chinese dragon on the Ace of Spades - a symbolism of imperial power and strength. Each suit (Spades, Hearts, Clubs and Diamonds) reflects one of the four chosen dynasties (Han, Tang, Ming and Qing). The Joker cards contain 2 very important figures of historic China who are still thought of very highly, even up to this present day.

A new limited edition deck (only 2500 will be produced) is to be manufactured by MPC. The card stock used is the M32 linen air coupled with the highly sought-after BETA finishing, which was made for truly exceptional handling. If you haven't yet tried this combo, you'll be thrilled to feel the unique difference of this newly engineered deck. As this deck is a limited edition, once it runs out, that'll be it.

2020 Release

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/makeplayingcards/chao-jade-green-ed-an-imperial-deck-of-playing-cards

2020 DOTY Award Nominee: 'Best Rookie Deck'

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playingcarddecks/5th-kingdom-semi-transformation-playing-cards-print-by-uspcc

Each suit is an entire world of kings, queens, warriors, and legends. This deck of cards is filled with unique natures, heroic deeds, stories, and culture. The Illustrations of this new deck expresses four unique worlds through color and rhythm.

In this campaign we present you 2 decks with both the same faces but alternative backs and tuck cases. Great for your favorite 2 deck card games. The black deck is the "Artist" edition and has a one way back and the blue is the "Players" edition and has a two way back.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playingcarddecks/5th-kingdom-semi-transformation-playing-cards-print-by-uspcc

Available as a direct pre-order and then via direct sale from Thirdway Industries, this deck also won the 2014 Discourse Design Deck Contest. Designed by Giovanni Meroni through his Thirdway Industries, this deck features a fun evil cartoonish theme with unique characters on every card. The suits have sub-themes: Clubs are Nature, Hearts are Passion, Diamonds are Violence and Spades are Magic. The deck was originally part of the failed Card Launcher, an alternate crowd funding website specific to playing cards, and a corresponding alternate 'Good Deck' was also developed at that time, but was not made for sale at the same time after that initial attempted project which was dropped when the platform failed.  The deck was printed by Expert Playing Card Co. using their Master Finish.  The tuck box is matte finish with supergloss finish on white accents, embossed and inner printed with a custom seal.  It was available in standard deck and uncut formats.

http://www.thirdway.it/wordpress/product-category/evildeck_category/

In this project there are two types of decks: the Liberators Deck and the Invaders Deck.

These 2 decks represent 8 different countries that took part in World War II. The countries are divided into Invaders and Liberators according to the powers they belonged to, namely Axis and Allied powers. The only exception is USSR, which was included into the Invaders deck, as it was the aggressor in World War II towards Poland.

Historic state flags of 1940-1945 were used for Aces, Kings, Queens and Jacks. They show the belonging of the hero or a tank to a particular country.

Both boxes are made in a style that resembles dashboards in tanks during the Second World War. I tried to recreate the kind of heavy equipment control panel with buttons and metal shields. The design represents decorative elements of oak leaves and bay leaves, as well as symbols worn on military forms of that period. On the back of the boxes there is a list of countries represented in each deck, as well as the Latin idiom.

Main features:

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2115236027/tank-masters-playing-cards