Playing Cards Fit for a King

THE FINEST. THE BEST.

Monarch Playing Cards are used throughout the film by the cast, and this special edition features the Now You See Me 2 title across the front in breathtaking silver foil.

Black & Silver

A NEW LIMITED EDITION

With a deep black box laced with silver foil, this special limited edition deck of Monarchs is available for a LIMITED time. Monarchs are featured prominently throughout the film, and this is your chance to be a part of the magic!

Limited Edition Gold-on-Gold

The box is just as breathtaking as the cards within it. For the first time, Monarchs are printed with gold foil on gold paper, deeply embossed and - now more than ever - truly fit for a king.

 

Gold Foil Card Backs

Unlike ANY other Playing Cards

For six months, we’ve been keeping one secret closely guarded. In collaboration with USPC, we began testing an experimental new process, for the first time applying gold foil DIRECTLY on the back of playing cards.

The cards are then processed with Bicycle’s most durable finish - resulting in a card that spreads, fans, shuffles, and tears just like a normal playing card. Based on research at USPC, they’re 400% more durable and 30% more flexible than any other foil application. Scratch them, twist them, tear them, bend them - the foil doesn’t come off.

The most limited deck ever released by Theory11, with less than 1 gross being sold. This deck is not an officially released print run but rather the result of a mistake in printing. During the implementation of metallic gold to the deck the execution of printing was not up to standard and the full run was trashed - with the exception of a gross. This deck should be considered an "error" deck rather than a full public release deck. For those looking for the Gold Monarchs featuring hot foil gold on the cards (rather than just metallic gold) please refer to the later edition here: https://www.Portfolio52.com/deck/3690/view

Gold thread around tuck box marks v2 and clear thread is v1

In 2011, we released the original Monarchs. They quickly became our best-selling deck, and they ushered in a new standard for luxury playing cards. Soon after, we dressed them in red. Monarchs are back in a new print edition, with a much more vivid, vibrant red box.

Red Monarchs are Made in the USA on FSC-certified paper derived from sustainable forests. Printed on Q1 quality stock with our signature Premium 909 Finish.

We spent time refining the world’s finest deck. It turned out better than we could ever imagine. We treated the back design with a vibrant, dramatic shade of red. For the tuck case, we worked alongside our print team to take an existing soft-touch paper and then darkened the tone while maintaining the vibrance of the red color.

The goal was to make playing cards fit for a king. The world’s finest. Regal. We feel one step closer to accomplishing that mission than ever before. We know you’re going to love them. In stock and available for immediate shipping.

Clear thread around tuck box, as opposed to the gold thread on the v2. On right side of tuck it reads "U.S. Playing Card Company". Original Theory11 circle logo on bottom of box.

The Green Monarch box is uniquely composed of two layers - it’s the most durable tuck case we’ve ever made. Monarch playing cards are Made in the USA on FSC-certified paper derived from sustainable forests. The cards themselves are printed with vegetable-based inks.

Version One: First Printing- Thick gold band around deck.

There are three different types of Bee Wynn playing cards in existence: Signature, Icon and Encore. The first type - Signature cards - are standard Bee Casino diamond-baked cards. These cards have the word \'Wynn\' written on them, and are available in Red, Blue and Brown. They were used on gambling table at the Wynn\'s casino in Las Vegas. The second - Icon type of Wynn’s decks - have a solid back color (white-bordered) with the Wynn\'s \'W\" icon printed on either end. They were also used on the gambling table at Wynn casino. Icon Wynns were available in Red

There are three different types of Bee Wynn playing cards in existence: Signature, Icon and Encore. The first type - Signature cards - are standard Bee Casino diamond-baked cards. These cards have the word \'Wynn\' written on them, and are available in Red, Blue and Brown. They were used on gambling table at the Wynn\'s casino in Las Vegas. The second - Icon type of Wynn’s decks - have a solid back color (white-bordered) with the Wynn\'s \'W\" icon printed on either end. They were also used on the gambling table at Wynn casino. Icon Wynns were available in Red

There are three different types of Bee Wynn playing cards in existence: Signature, Icon and Encore. The first type - Signature cards - are standard Bee Casino diamond-baked cards. These cards have the word \'Wynn\' written on them, and are available in Red, Blue and Brown. They were used on gambling table at the Wynn\'s casino in Las Vegas. The second - Icon type of Wynn’s decks - have a solid back color (white-bordered) with the Wynn\'s \'W\" icon printed on either end. They were also used on the gambling table at Wynn casino. Icon Wynns were available in Red

There are three different types of Bee Wynn playing cards in existence: Signature, Icon and Encore. The first type - Signature cards - are standard Bee Casino diamond-baked cards. These cards have the word 'Wynn' written on them, and are available in Red, Blue and Brown. They were used on gambling table at the Wynn's casino in Las Vegas. The second - Icon type of Wynn’s decks - have a solid back color (white-bordered) with the Wynn's 'W' icon printed on either end. They were also used on the gambling table at Wynn casino. Icon Wynns were available in Red

The first edition was funded on Kickstarter in March of 2015. This was my very first Kickstarter campaign ever. Although I planned out the process very strategically, experience would still prove to be the best teacher. It is now 2016 and its time for the Second Edition. The Blue Orbits have a very deep blue, almost like Lake Tahoe blue. I love how they felt and how they looked. The Blue Orbits have thick borders which I have always loved because I love the retro feel. I received many messages about the deck, some loved the borders, other's preferred slimmer.  Which brings us to... The Orbit Deck: Second Edition. With every Yin there must be a Yang. Heads and tails. North/South. Hot/Cold. This whole time, the Blue Orbits have been missing it's brother. The Blood Red Orbits feel bold and deliver a mysterious vibe all while looking sharp and iconic like it's older sibling. A few things have changed, a few things have remained the same. I have never liked the idea of simply changing the color and nothing else. I think small things should be updated as the Orbit line gets older. After the Reds I will start making bigger changes to the back design. Which means these will probably be the last Orbits to look like this. The future will bring updated colors and updated back designs while keeping the same essence as the original Blue and Red Orbits. 

An American original, the Bicycle® brand celebrates over 130 years of playing card history with the reproduction of an early card back design called Autocycle #1 produced from 1901-1906.  The intricate design depicts a rider on a motorized bicycle.  The graphics used on the box design were inspired by hand-drawn elements from an 1892 Bicycle® Juniors deck.

Glamor Nuggets, made to look like Golden Nuggets and available in a variety of colors and apparently produced in Taiwan.

Glamor Nuggets, made to look like Golden Nuggets and available in a variety of colors and apparently produced in Taiwan.

Glamor Nuggets, made to look like Golden Nuggets and available in a variety of colors and apparently produced in Taiwan.