SAGA Conquerors edition

Seafarers edition is manufactured with a matte blue, raw texture material and embossed brass foil that surrounds the tuck case. This edition has a unique color scheme for the face card designs that matches the hue of the tuck case and card backs.

Completely original, yet familiar art style! The goal for the SAGA series was to design classic poker playing cards with an iconic nordic twist inspired by the viking era of Scandinavia. An elegant balance between playable functionality and thematic novelty. Something that is easily recognisable by players but unique at the same time. The tuck material has a raw texture for an authentic and luxury feel that compliments their respective delicate and antique metals foils well.

The themed attributes of SAGA court design is specifically noticeable in the norse helmets, hair styles, iconic shields and distinctive weaponry and items held in their hands. You will see more variations of the SAGA face cards in future releases as the designs will continue to tweak and refine with every new release.

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/1159-saga

In 2021 ONDA became our most successful playing cards project on Kickstarter. Exploring the fantastical inhabitants of a hidden, undersea world, ONDA was widely-loved for its vivid, unique artwork by artist Alessandra Gagliano and the wonderful words of Ilaria Orrù who wrote the accompanying story, tying dozens of real-world sea-creatures to the characteristics of the curious protagonists.

Now ONDA returns with a host of new characters, forming the perfect partnership with the original series. With brand-new artwork carefully designed to compliment all the strengths of the original series, ONDA V2 will expand the range with new courts, new vivid colours and all the same high quality you've come to expect from ONDA and all Jocu Playing Cards decks.

Available in four variants starting with: Purple (with copper foil tuck details), Yellow (with green foil tuck details) and Wave V2

The new ONDA V1 Azure Blue edition is a surprise addition to the lineup of the original ONDA V1, bringing the total number of standard decks in the original series more in line with that of the recently released V2

In 2021 ONDA became our most successful playing cards project on Kickstarter. Exploring the fantastical inhabitants of a hidden, undersea world, ONDA was widely-loved for its vivid, unique artwork by artist Alessandra Gagliano and the wonderful words of Ilaria Orrù who wrote the accompanying story, tying dozens of real-world sea-creatures to the characteristics of the curious protagonists.

Now ONDA returns with a host of new characters, forming the perfect partnership with the original series. With brand-new artwork carefully designed to compliment all the strengths of the original series, ONDA V2 will expand the range with new courts, new vivid colours and all the same high quality you've come to expect from ONDA and all Jocu Playing Cards decks.

Available in four variants starting with: Purple (with copper foil tuck details), Yellow (with green foil tuck details) and Wave V2

In 2021 ONDA became our most successful playing cards project on Kickstarter. Exploring the fantastical inhabitants of a hidden, undersea world, ONDA was widely-loved for its vivid, unique artwork by artist Alessandra Gagliano and the wonderful words of Ilaria Orrù who wrote the accompanying story, tying dozens of real-world sea-creatures to the characteristics of the curious protagonists.

Now ONDA returns with a host of new characters, forming the perfect partnership with the original series. With brand-new artwork carefully designed to compliment all the strengths of the original series, ONDA V2 will expand the range with new courts, new vivid colours and all the same high quality you've come to expect from ONDA and all Jocu Playing Cards decks.

Available in four variants starting with: Purple (with copper foil tuck details), Yellow (with green foil tuck details) and Wave V2

In 2021 ONDA became our most successful playing cards project on Kickstarter. Exploring the fantastical inhabitants of a hidden, undersea world, ONDA was widely-loved for its vivid, unique artwork by artist Alessandra Gagliano and the wonderful words of Ilaria Orrù who wrote the accompanying story, tying dozens of real-world sea-creatures to the characteristics of the curious protagonists.

Now ONDA returns with a host of new characters, forming the perfect partnership with the original series. With brand-new artwork carefully designed to compliment all the strengths of the original series, ONDA V2 will expand the range with new courts, new vivid colours and all the same high quality you’ve come to expect from ONDA and all Jocu Playing Cards decks.

Entwined - Vol. 2: Fall is the second of the four-deck series based on the ballet of nature and the freedom of spirit.

Each card has been meticulously hand-drawn by the artist, taking inspiration from ballet, and then entwining it with nature. The face cards have tried to capture the splendor of Autumn when everything turns scarlet and gold. Each dancer is coupled with the grace of an animal or bird symbolizing the symbiosis between the soul and nature’s spirit.

One of three editions funded through Kickstarter in February 2020.

Sovereign ...is a homage to some of the most well-known Kings and Queens of the greatest European empires of all times. Sovereign reimagines the courts of a standard deck with illustrations that are gorgeous and colorful, with intricate details.

Sovereign, a person who has supreme power or authority...

This campaign is my attempt to represent Sovereign, which is defined as:

Having supreme rank, power, or authority - supreme; preeminent; indisputable - greatest in degree; utmost or extreme - being above all others in character, importance, excellence.

Each one of the historical kings and queens depicted in this deck are a shadow of what true sovereignty is meant to be. Each one was flawed like us all, but were seen as divinely anointed. The kings and queens were honored as divinity its self. Birth right and elevation, great responsibility and power.

Dominion playing cards uses custom illustrated courts of the most well-known Kings and Queens of fictional and non-fictional empires of all times. It reimagines the courts of a standard deck with illustrations that are gorgeous and colorful, with intricate details. Double-Sided Full-Foil on ultra-thin card stock

Imagine spray painting a mirror, you would have some shiny silver bits that you leave without paint, and some colorful bits depending on how much and which color you spray on the mirror. This is a rudimentary example of how the full-foil printing and production process works.

Typically this printing technique is used on trading cards (Pokemon) but never on playing cards due to the research and development involved in ensuring the playing cards handle just as well as a standard deck, with no clumping or chipped edges.

Full-foil is beneficial because you can overprint multiple colors to make any part of the artwork shine with varying reflectivity levels, exactly where you want it to be. No more detail loss or artwork shift like you can see with hot foiling. Sculpted Embossing

Acid-etching and hand-crafted embossing plates create rounded embossed elements in the artwork, which Legends will use for the Dominion tuck boxes. A close look at the blind embossed elements of the tuck (the parts without the shiny foil) and you can see why sculpted embossing is an elegant alternative to standard embossing.

In addition to sculpted embossing, the Dominion tuck boxes feature embossed elements within the hot foil. If you look closely at the griffon artwork in the shield, that is accomplished by pressing an embossing plate through the hot foil and soft touch paper of the tuck box. An advanced packaging technique which is masterfully highlighted by Jody Eklund’s artwork.

Kickstarter Campaign Page

Tails of Mischief is a limited-edition, full-bleed, art poker playing card deck that uses the canvas to tell a story. Inspired by Japanese ukiyoe wood-block printing, historical culture, and Buddhist and Taoist philosophies, it tells the story of four mischiefs of mice that each approach nature from a different perspective.

Each of the four versions has its own custom tuck box and custom back. The faces depict the same scene, but from each mischief's differing perspective, with different seasonal details, special court colouring, and completely unique tens and jokers.

The Whey of the Islands flows from knowledge. The Ryukyu mice have travelled further than any other, merchants and sailors all, and know that there is a natural ebb and flow to both nature and order.

The Ryukyu mice, from the Ryukyu islands, set sail in summer. Flags and kites of flying fish thrash in the winds as they make land and their caravans parade the less-trodden trails. Their turquoise body-paint is brushed across the hills.

Alas! Laws of the house restrict their movements, and the woods protest their merchant caravans. Aye, tides need be changing.

The Ryukyu have set sail, will you ensure they find fair winds?

Details

• Four versions: The Whey of the Woods, The Whey of the House, The Whey of the Fields, and The Whey of the Islands
• Limited Edition print run
• 52 playing cards / 2 jokers
• Printed by the Legends Playing Card Company
• Premium ViperTM Finish
• Intricate laser cutting and clear holographic foiling with emboss effect on tuck box
• Each of the four tuck boxes interact to create a side-display when stood together
• Each version features different edge printed artwork.

Kickstarter Campaign Page

Tails of Mischief is a limited-edition, full-bleed, art poker playing card deck that uses the canvas to tell a story. Inspired by Japanese ukiyoe wood-block printing, historical culture, and Buddhist and Taoist philosophies, it tells the story of four mischiefs of mice that each approach nature from a different perspective.

Each of the four versions has its own custom tuck box and custom back. The faces depict the same scene, but from each mischief's differing perspective, with different seasonal details, special court colouring, and completely unique tens and jokers.

The Whey of the Fields stems from adaptation. The field mice understand, live together with and shape the fields. They grow cotton bolls to dye clothes and pad roofing, and clovers for tiling, but only when the season permits.

The field mice thrive in spring, as flowers bloom. Cherry petals litter the turned soil, and the field mice celebrate the doll festival and butsuse with ogre masks and throwing beans.

But under the paws of the house mice, and constant threat from the woods, tensions are rising and squeaky whispers fill tavern corners.

The fields are being called to hand, will you help them answer?

Details

• Four versions: The Whey of the Woods, The Whey of the House, The Whey of the Fields, and The Whey of the Islands
• Limited Edition print run
• 52 playing cards / 2 jokers
• Printed by the Legends Playing Card Company
• Premium ViperTM Finish
• Intricate laser cutting and clear holographic foiling with emboss effect on tuck box
• Each of the four tuck boxes interact to create a side-display when stood together
• Each version features different edge printed artwork.

Kickstarter Campaign Page

Tails of Mischief is a limited-edition, full-bleed, art poker playing card deck that uses the canvas to tell a story. Inspired by Japanese ukiyoe wood-block printing, historical culture, and Buddhist and Taoist philosophies, it tells the story of four mischiefs of mice that each approach nature from a different perspective.

Each of the four versions has its own custom tuck box and custom back. The faces depict the same scene, but from each mischief's differing perspective, with different seasonal details, special court colouring, and completely unique tens and jokers.

The Whey of the House has its foundation in order. The house mice, living beneath the floorboards of the Nazo Nazo guest house and dreaded Nenya cats, need structure for the safety of all, and the command of nature itself.

The house mice huddle up in winter. Their infrastructures and commerce working like clockwork. Huge maruda dolls celebrate the coming of new years and opportunities for improvement. (Story heavily inspired by a whimsical interpretation of Japanese culture, such as Daruma dolls).

However, the uncompromising wood mice hold all mice-kind back, and revolts in the fields threatens the delicate order.

The house is on the move, will you see order restored?

Details

• Four versions: The Whey of the Woods, The Whey of the House, The Whey of the Fields, and The Whey of the Islands
• Limited Edition print run
• 52 playing cards / 2 jokers
• Printed by the Legends Playing Card Company
• Premium ViperTM Finish
• Intricate laser cutting and clear holographic foiling with emboss effect on tuck box
• Each of the four tuck boxes interact to create a side-display when stood together
• Each version features different edge printed artwork.

Kickstarter Campaign Page

Tails of Mischief is a limited-edition, full-bleed, art poker playing card deck that uses the canvas to tell a story. Inspired by Japanese ukiyoe wood-block printing, historical culture, and Buddhist and Taoist philosophies, it tells the story of four mischiefs of mice that each approach nature from a different perspective.

Each of the four versions has its own custom tuck box and custom back. The faces depict the same scene, but from each mischief's differing perspective, with different seasonal details, special court colouring, and completely unique tens and jokers.

The Whey of the Woods is rooted in acceptance - that there is a natural flow and it is our own nature to scuttle and fall with it. The spirits of the forest guide their scouts, the flow of the whey pulls their hunters’ bow-strings.

The wood mice dance with the winds of autumn. Buried deep within the forest Burrow, an underground labyrinthian village, pups and elders nestle away stockpiles of acorns - assuming the Jays don't pinch them first.

But persistent field mice cut into their borders at the behest of the arrogant house, and Ryuku mice travel and hunt unfettered.

The Burrow must rise, will you help protect the forest?

Details

• Four versions: The Whey of the Woods, The Whey of the House, The Whey of the Fields, and The Whey of the Islands
• Limited Edition print run
• 52 playing cards / 2 jokers
• Printed by the Legends Playing Card Company
• Premium ViperTM Finish
• Intricate laser cutting and clear holographic foiling with emboss effect on tuck box
• Each of the four tuck boxes interact to create a side-display when stood together
• Each version features different edge printed artwork.

Our other must-have was a world-class artist. We sought out none other than Mark Stutzman to tackle the job. Mark has designed playing cards and posters for David Blaine, and even designed the iconic Elvis stamp for the US postal service. We couldn't be more delighted with the amazing work that Mark has done on this deck of cards.

BACK The back design is the most intricate we've ever produced. Meticulously illustrated, the design features penguins galore.

We have sliding penguins, marching penguins, and our featured performer penguin to give a nod to the deck's magical roots.

Snowflakes and detailed scrollwork complete the look. The back design is rotationally symmetrical so it can be used for magic tricks, card games, and more.

ACE The most powerful penguins for the most powerful card in the deck. Our custom Ace of Spades is simply beautiful. It features two penguins rising up from the icy waters, the tips of their beaks meeting at the apex. To say that we LOVE this design is an understatement.

JOKER Our joker is represented by the delightful rockhopper penguin. The feather crests on a rockhopper's head give it a jester-like quality that we knew would be the perfect fit for the joker. Impeccably illustrated by Mr. Stutzman, this is a joker that you won't want to leave out of the deck. Each deck has 2 identical joker cards.

TUCK BOX Beautiful cards deserve a beautiful box. The front of the box features a modified and more ornately decorated version of the performer penguin. Standing in the night sky surrounded by icy mountains, he is standing proud, declaring to the world that he is the EMPEROR.

The back of the box features the design of the card back at actual size. This is a classic touch that we know will be especially appreciated by card magicians.

The box is topped off with a foil seal that features our Emperor Spade design. The Unmarked Decks have a Silver foil seal, the Marked decks have a Gold foil seal. The Special Edition Decks (Only available in the 2-deck Collector's Set) have an individually-numbered Silver foil seal.

MATERIALS The Emperor deck has been printed to perfection by the Expert Playing Card Company on a classic stock & finish. This is the same quality we have used on our Woodlands and Composition Decks, which feel terrific and offer ultra smooth handling. Expert is known for delivering precise registration, which is a MUST for a design with borders as thin as the ones on Emperor. The silky edges are a delight to hold whether you're a faro-shuffling magician, a quick-cutting cardist, or an at-home game player.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penguinmagic/emperor-playing-cards-by-penguin-magic