These are misaligned decks from the first print run printed on Black/Bronze Stock

These are misaligned decks from the first print run printed on Black/Bronze Stock

SILVER PLAYERS will be actually the Arabesque Blue Players edition deck with inverted metallics both on the faces and back. It will also have a double backer and inverted foils on the tuck case, which will be printed on silver pearlescent stock. Heh, we're talking about A LOT of silver!

"Arabesque" is the second deck in the "Heritage series" which started with ICONS and is the first deck ever to feature:

• Extremely intricate Gold & Silver foil on both sides of each card, hot stamped over the printed artwork. This makes registration particularily difficult and it has never been attempted before.
• CMYK + metallic gold inks on both sides of the cards.
• Gold & Silver foil plus Embossing & Debossing for the tuck case, creating a unicue depth variation with an amazing effect in the light.
• Smooth handling despite the quantity of foil, making the deck perfectly playable.

The deck features gold metallic ink on the faces, gold and silver metallic on the back and an intricate tuck case that was amazingly stamped on 2-sided color "metallic" stock, pushing the limits of detailed foiling. 600 numbered decks will become available out of the 700 produced and ICONS “SACRED” will never be reprinted. As it was technically very demanding, and before I go to the press for IMPERIAL edition's final print, I decided to “sacrifice” this deck and use it in order to test my new printer’s efficiency and also to experiment with various production aspects from cutting methods and metallic inks’ behavior to playing card finish.  I used my own varnishing formula which has a feel that I like but appears a bit sensitive to rubbing and should be handled with care. That said, crafted with much love, devotion -and some risk-, ICONS SACRED is an experimental deck, more an art object than a deck for playing games.  But who can actually play games with the Sacred? That would be a sacrilege…

A true collector's item with gold and silver foil on the back of all cards, printed on black/bronze metallic stock. Only 130 "Treasure" decks were printed and the rarity of the stock along with the beauty of the two perfectly registered foils justify the name!

Features:

• 54 cards - Poker size
• Printed on two-color (black/bronze) metallic stock
• Gold and Silver foil on the back of each card
• Tuck case made of a very dark, light absorbing stock. Gold and Silver foil with debossing.
• Hand numbered and signed on the bottom of the tuck
• Strictly limited edition of 130 decks

"I C O N S" Imperial edition

It's the first deck ever printed having both Gold and Silver hot stamped foil on the back of the cards.

"IMPERIAL" edition is a strictly limited production: Only 555 decks produced.

THE TUCK:

For such a special edition, Lotrek wanted a special tuck case. He started searching and experimenting with various materials until he decided on velvet: The most obvious and appropriate option, came last as it often happens...

The tuck box is made of velvet and has embossing and gold foil accents.

THE DECK:

The Back design - the gem of the deck- with Gold and Silver hot stamped foil on a purple background, is inspired by Byzantine mosaics. It features the two-headed eagle, the Imperial symbol.

Gold and Silver foil on gold metallic ink background

Tuck case: Black Leather with gold foil, hand made by Lotrek

Numbered, signed and sealed with sealing wax

Comes with a display card

My name is the Gentleman Wake and I present to you The Parlour Playing Cards. Expertly Designed by Stockholm17. Artfully printed by Cartamundi with tuck cases by Oath Playing Cards. Endorsed by some the finest magicians and cardists in the world and finely crafted for card enthusiasts just like you.

The 2019 52 Plus Joker Club deck was introduced at the 52 Plus Joker Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina by designer Lotrek of Oath Playing Cards. Lotrek's decks have always been the hallmark of custom playing cards in the collector's arena since he and his workshop in Greece always push for innovations in card designing and printing. He has created several high-end decks such as Arabesque, Silk, Fable, Icons, Damask, Ambassador, Sanctus, Liturgy, etc. This year's club deck features his elaborate design with his iconic foiling paired with the techniques of Expert Playing Card Company, resulting in a marvelous combination of intricate craft and luxury. "The Entertainer" 2019 club deck is cold foil (Sage Green) + hot foil stamped (Gold) on the back design, and cold foil on the faces with rich coloring. This is by far the highest sought after edition in the 52 Plus Joker annual club deck lineup.