S.W. Erdnase… the pseudonym of the man thought to be the most notorious card shark of the 19th century. His book “The Expert at the Card Table” is now considered the card conjurer’s bible, making it compulsory reading for any magician.

It took more than 30 years after its publication for the true value of the book to be appreciated – too late for the author to witness the success of his work and too late for all the magicians who would have enjoyed meeting him. His true identity is still uncertain and remains a great mystery, leaving even the best illusionists in the dark.

The greatest magicians of our time go in search of the long-lost genius. They talk about the rumors of his supposed suicide and other stories that will chill you to the bone. No proof of the many legends appears to exist, but in searching for him we learn the true significance of this book.

​Along the way, we are given valuable insights into the history of deception through the ages and the origin of some of the best-kept secrets of the contemporary world of magic.

Tournament of the Mythic Kingdoms is a fantasy-themed set of standard playing cards (52 cards + 2 jokers + 2 extra cards) printed by the USPCC on Bicycle's premium grade paper. Illustrated by Greg Swearingen with amazing attention to detail, these cards will add a new layer of fun as you use them to play your favorite traditional card games.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/boardgaming/mythic-kingdoms

52 MUSÉE, a subdivision under the TCC Playing Cards brand, inspired by the concept of "museum", featuring a collection of classic masterpieces from around the world. 52 MUSÉE is dedicated to present the works of selected artists in form of playing cards

Claude Monet Playing Cards

Monet (November 14, 1840 - December 5, 1926), the French painter, is acclaimed as a leader of the Impressionist movement and one of its prominent figures and founders. In Monet's works, he often depicted natural landscapes such as gardens, fields, rivers, and ponds. He frequently observed the same subject at different times and seasons, capturing the changes in light and color. His works had a profound influence on later modern art and are regarded as pioneering in the Impressionist movement.

The tuck box is a double box structure. The outer box features a die-cut window which showcase the box inside and you can slide your finger inside to slide out the box. The inner box is the deck case, which holds the cards. The box is made with premium pearl paper matte stock with metallic foil stamping. Also, there is a numbered seal on the top of the box.

The cards feature artworks done by Claude Monet. Selective works are framed within the white border with the classic playing cards indices. In addition, the artworks on the cards feature holo foil stamping technology, making the artworks shine in rainbow and see the layers and depth of the paintings.

Claude Monet Standard Edition

It uses the blue and silver color scheme. The outer box features "Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and her Son". The deck case features "Water Lilies". The illustrations in the Standard Edition consist of various subjects such as figures, plants, and natural sceneries.

This self-published medieval styled deck consists of 54 cards including two naughty Jokers, from Patrick Velenza (Deviant Moon) in a style similar to his well received 2008 tarot deck Deviant Moon.  Per direct update from the artist, just 500 were printed (original plan as mentioned via twitter of 777 was reduced in actual printing).  Patrick was also known to include 2 randomly selected transformation cards (out of a confirmed 28 available) which he created that have the same back as the deck with each order.  The deck came shrinkwrapped with the seal on the shrinkwrap with any bonus transformation cards added outside of the tuck in the shipment packaging.

For more images, including scans of every single card, please see http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/Cards/TheDog.html

Fill your paws with different pictures of our furry friends.

Artlist International and the Bicycle® brand team present a premium 54-card deck featuring 54 different breeds in their contemporary style with graphics that are complimented by a white background.

Enjoy playing your favorite card game along with a beautiful presentation of our four-legged friends.

• Printed by the United States Playing Card Company.
• Bee paper.
• Custom Tuck Box.
• Two Joker Cards with my "No Way Out Sculpture" as the main design face.
• One Promo Card (Facebook, twitter...etc..)
• One custom Ace of Spades Card.
• One COA (Certificate Of Authenticity) card with the edition number of your deck printed on it.
• Tuck printed on Black Matte stock and possibly a Red Matt on the inside of the Tuck Box.
• Embossing and Foil.
• 3D Metal card face mechanism attached to deck.
• 52 STANDARD poker playing cards. (This deck is all about the Tuck Box and it's accessories.)

Zenneth Kok and the Coterie of Prestidigitation Artists (www.coterie1902.com) information: \\\'We designed the Coterie Bee Gold Edition in year 2011 with its color variations and themes, the original Gold Edition was considered by many as the most elegant Bee playing cards ever conceived. 900 decks out of the initial 5200 decks run were sealed and reserved for Artiste and higher classes members of Coterie of Prestidigitation Artists. After Coterie Bee Gold Edition was sold out, we planned to proceed with new edition of Coterie Bee. However, after over a year of correspondence and negotiation, USPCC informed us that they will not print Coterie Bee anymore nevertheless. We had to discontinue the Coterie Bee series and subsequently decided to abandon the Gold Seal Coterie Bee playing cards as part of the Artiste membership package. 650 decks of Gold Seal Coterie Bee playing cards will now be made available for purchase, after they were gone, the remaining stock will become part of our special promotion offer.\\\'

The Moriarty Edition features a simple but elegant tuck case, that features intricate embossing and silver foiling. The Moriarty Edition courts cards are a whimsical stylized rendition of the characters of the Conan Doyle world that still have an element of the traditional court cards we are all accustomed to. The courts designs are the same as the Holmes Edition but with a cold desaturated feel, with elements of grunge and decay, to pay homage to evil villain the take their name sake from. The Moriarty Edition also features Metallic Silver Ink in the place of metallic red.

There are two name banners that have the wrong names (JoH and QoS), the Ace of Spades font is slightly different from the rest and on the King of Clubs and Hearts there is a "K" in one corner and a "J" in the other

Scans of each card can be seen at

http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/htmlCards/Metal.html

also known as 'Bicycle Come to Chew' deck, was a duplicate of ID 2051 with this title that was removed