A limited Edition of Rounders Series

The Private Reserve decks are the true, original vision for the Whispering Imps® playing cards created by Chris Chelko, hand illustrated by world renowned artist Mark Stutzman and printed to exact specifications by The Expert Playing Card Company. Two versions of the Private Reserves were printed for Whispering Imps Productions in extremely limited quantities. The classic back design in Imp Red, housed in a thick matte black paper tuck and stamped with the trademark Whispering Imp in Bright Red foil, and the classic back design in Black, housed in a thick matte black paper tuck and stamped with the trademark Whispering Imp in Gold foil. The Private Reserve decks were printed in response to the Original & Special Edition decks being completely sold out and with the intent to remain a true, private reserve. Never to be sold and for the private use of those who have acquired them. Features: Perfect Border Registration Thin Borders Newly Discovered & Remastered Pre-1900\'s Court Cards Ace of Spades marked with \"Private Reserve\"" Jokers marked with \""Private Reserve\"" Tuck Box: Premium Thick Black Matte Finish: Premium Embossed Paper Stock with Expert Finish Quantity: 1000 (Red Back

The Private Reserve decks are the true, original vision for the Whispering Imps® playing cards created by Chris Chelko, hand illustrated by world renowned artist Mark Stutzman and printed to exact specifications by The Expert Playing Card Company. Two versions of the Private Reserves were printed for Whispering Imps Productions in extremely limited quantities. The classic back design in Imp Red, housed in a thick matte black paper tuck and stamped with the trademark Whispering Imp in Bright Red foil, and the classic back design in Black, housed in a thick matte black paper tuck and stamped with the trademark Whispering Imp in Gold foil. The Private Reserve decks were printed in response to the Original & Special Edition decks being completely sold out and with the intent to remain a true, private reserve. Never to be sold and for the private use of those who have acquired them. Features: Perfect Border Registration Thin Borders Newly Discovered & Remastered Pre-1900\\\'s Court Cards Ace of Spades marked with \\\"Private Reserve\\\"" Jokers marked with \\\""Private Reserve\\\"" Tuck Box: Premium Thick Black Matte Finish: Premium Embossed Paper Stock with Expert Finish Quantity: 1000 (Red Back

In 2013, I successfully Kickstarted the Whispering Imps®, a deck of cards for magicians that was inspired by Harry Kellar’s famous portrait poster from 1894. After a very successful campaign, 5 different versions of the original design and thousands of shipped decks, it was time for a brand new deck of Whispering Imps®. In January 2014, I partnered again with illustrator Mark Stutzman, and we began designing the second deck in the Whispering Imps® series: The Gamesters.

Designed for card players, the Gamesters are two new decks inspired by classic Las Vegas casinos including Jerry’s Nugget, the Golden Nugget, and The Wynn. The clean, simplistic back design allows players to be focused on what’s most important – the game.

Additionally, I wanted to make it easier for both left and right handed card players to peek at their hand while at the same reducing the amount of card exposed to prying eyes, so the pips are placed just 2.5mm from the edge in all four corners.  The top right and bottom left indices are rotated 90°, allowing players another unique opportunity to quickly peek at their hand when cards are in a horizontal position.  

Lastly, it was important to set this deck apart from the original while maintaining elegance. The original Whispering Imps® sported a very intricate back design and were housed within a very simple, iconic tuck box. The Gamesters incorporate just the opposite - a very simple and iconic back design and an intricate, elaborate tuck box.

In January 2014, I partnered again with illustrator Mark Stutzman, and we began designing the second deck in the Whispering Imps® series: The Gamesters.

In January 2015, the Standard Edition Gamesters were completely funded by over 500 backers on Kickstarter!  The Limited Edition Gamesters are the ultra-luxury version of that very same design and incorporates what very few decks have achieved...a revolutionary new technique of stamping Gold & Silver foils directly on to the backs of each playing card, a milestone set by the Expert Playing Card Co. last year. 

The Limited Edition Gamesters will be available in two versions:

BLACK & GOLD EDITION (Key Features)

• Black Back with Gold Foil "WI" Logos
• Traditionally Cut (preferred by professionals)
• Embossed Paper Stock with Premium Master Finish (for long lasting play)
• 2 Embossed Layers of Foil on the Tuck Box (Gold Foil & Black Foil)
• Limited to only 1000 Decks

RED & SILVER EDITION (Key Features)

• Red Back with Silver Foil "WI" Logos
• Traditionally Cut (preferred by professionals)
• Embossed Paper Stock with Premium Master Finish (for long lasting play)
• 2 Embossed Layers of Foil on the Tuck Box (Silver Foil & Black Foil)
• Limited to only 1000 Decks

In 2013, I successfully Kickstarted the Whispering Imps®, a deck of cards for magicians that was inspired by Harry Kellar’s famous portrait poster from 1894. After a very successful campaign, 5 different versions of the original design and thousands of shipped decks, it was time for a brand new deck of Whispering Imps®. In January 2014, I partnered again with illustrator Mark Stutzman, and we began designing the second deck in the Whispering Imps® series: The Gamesters.

Designed for card players, the Gamesters are two new decks inspired by classic Las Vegas casinos including Jerry’s Nugget, the Golden Nugget, and The Wynn. The clean, simplistic back design allows players to be focused on what’s most important – the game.

Additionally, I wanted to make it easier for both left and right handed card players to peek at their hand while at the same reducing the amount of card exposed to prying eyes, so the pips are placed just 2.5mm from the edge in all four corners.  The top right and bottom left indices are rotated 90°, allowing players another unique opportunity to quickly peek at their hand when cards are in a horizontal position.  

Lastly, it was important to set this deck apart from the original while maintaining elegance. The original Whispering Imps® sported a very intricate back design and were housed within a very simple, iconic tuck box. The Gamesters incorporate just the opposite - a very simple and iconic back design and an intricate, elaborate tuck box.

In January 2014, I partnered again with illustrator Mark Stutzman, and we began designing the second deck in the Whispering Imps® series: The Gamesters.

In January 2015, the Standard Edition Gamesters were completely funded by over 500 backers on Kickstarter!  The Limited Edition Gamesters are the ultra-luxury version of that very same design and incorporates what very few decks have achieved...a revolutionary new technique of stamping Gold & Silver foils directly on to the backs of each playing card, a milestone set by the Expert Playing Card Co. last year. 

The Limited Edition Gamesters will be available in two versions:

BLACK & GOLD EDITION (Key Features)

• Black Back with Gold Foil "WI" Logos
• Traditionally Cut (preferred by professionals)
• Embossed Paper Stock with Premium Master Finish (for long lasting play)
• 2 Embossed Layers of Foil on the Tuck Box (Gold Foil & Black Foil)
• Limited to only 1000 Decks

RED & SILVER EDITION (Key Features)

• Red Back with Silver Foil "WI" Logos
• Traditionally Cut (preferred by professionals)
• Embossed Paper Stock with Premium Master Finish (for long lasting play)
• 2 Embossed Layers of Foil on the Tuck Box (Silver Foil & Black Foil)
• Limited to only 1000 Decks

THE ORIGINALS ARE BACK! Designed to be timeless and elegant, the original Whispering Imps® were instantly welcomed by magicians around the world when first introduced in 2013. Since then, they have made their way into the hands of thousands of magicians, card players, cardists and even network television shows & Hollywood films! The Workers are the latest edition to the Whispering Imps® family. The Workers are a reprint of the Originals with a few updates, enhancements and additions at nearly half the price making them more affordable to the working professional. Similar to the Originals, the Workers include a miniature version of the Harry Kellar poster that inspired this deck, along with its story. The jokers have been simplified and the artwork enlarged to fit more of the card. In addition to the original Ace of Spades being simplified and slightly enlarged, a modified version of the Gamesters Ace of Spades has also been included as an alternative giving the performer two style choices. The jet black tuck box features the Whispering Imps® logo in a shiny silver metallic ink along with the iconic red imp whispering on the bottom right.

Jackson released a new batch of overrun unbranded black reserve note decks to the short subscribers. One purchase per account

A lot of people were not able to get a Zenith deck when we originally released this extremely limited deck. Only 1000 decks were printed and less than 30 are not currently in circulation. We decided to pull a few of our private reserve, unnumbered decks out and make them available for a limited time.

If you are lucky enough to find a Zenith deck on eBay you can expect to pay well over $100 per deck and none of those will be these rare unnumbered decks. Each deck will also be signed on the cellophane by Paul Carpenter.

We only can spare 10 of these and that's all we are going to make available, the last few simply have to remain in our private stock.

Encarded Website - Zenith Private Reserve

Funded as a Kickstarter project on July 2, 2015 with $44,147 pledged from 784 backers, this was a set of three decks (Illumina, Oscura & Suprema). Designed by Giovanni Meroni through Thirdway Industries, this deck was inspired by ancient symbology and traditional playing cards, drawn with the Thirdway Industries sharp and modern style.

Features:

• 100% Illustrated courts, aces and jokers
• Custom pips
• Classic intricate & clean design with perfect symmetry
• Gold foil on black tuck
• Metallic inks on cards
• Based on classic playing cards
• Beautiful queens
• Foiled tuck box
• Printed by EPCC

Database entries for other decks in the series:

• Illumina
• Suprema with seal
• Suprema without seal
• Oscura Prototype
• Illumina Prototype
• Suprema Prototype