206 backers pledged $6,882 to help bring this project to life on December 27, 2014 An art deck of bridge size traditional playing cards with a silly macabre art theme. Created by Jeff Perryman https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1454789252/the-silly-macabre-playing-card-art-deck

56 different artists contribute their own take on 52 cards, 2 jokers, a back design and the box. The set contains a small booklet listing the artists and galleries across the world were their work can be seen. One additional card lists the artists against the specific card they have created. A further card reproduces the back design on one side and the box design on the other.

Waddingtons began printing round cards in 1929 until they were put on hold in 1940 due to the war. This is the second edition which started in the early 1950`s and ran until the late 1990`s. They can be identified by use of a standing Joker (1st edition had sitting Jokers) and lack of \"All British Make\"" reference. The box also utilizes the name of \'Rondo\' instead of \'Cir-a-lar\'. The 2nd edition switched from the lace style Ace of Spades to the De La Rue style in 1969."

A very special edition deck will be released in which I create a Black, Silver and Red version of the Holmes / Moriarty Back design and combine it with the court cards of the Baker Street Edition. It also have a completely new tuck case. Any thing that is red on the tuck case is metallic red foil. All of the designs are also embossed into the tuck case.

The Limited Edition Baker Street Edition is the perfect deck for any Sherlock Holmes fan. The Baker Street Edition features the same intricate back design, as the Baker Street Edition, that includes iconic elements from many of the beloved stories. The court cards for the Baker Street Edition are identical to those in the Baker Street Edition an are inspired by the original late 19th & 20th century engravings and illustrations that were released with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels and short stories. The Limited Edition Baker Street Edition tuck case features premium paper stock with embossing and Gold foiling. The tuck case is printed both on the inside and out. The playing cards inside are USPC Aristocrat Paper Stock with an embossed magic finish. The Baker Street Edition will also come with a custom 221B Tuck Seal in honor of Sherlock Holmes' home in London.

The Baker Street Edition is the perfect deck for any Sherlock Holmes fan. The Baker Street Edition features an intricate back design that includes iconic elements from many of the beloved stories. The court cards for the Baker Street Edition are inspired by the original late 19th & 20th century engravings and illustrations that were released with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels and short stories.

The Baker Street Edition tuck case features premium paper stock with embossing and Gold foiling. The tuck case is printed both on the inside and out. The playing cards inside are USPC Aristocrat Paper Stock with an embossed magic finish. The Baker Street Edition will also come with a custom 221B Tuck Seal in honor of Sherlock Holmes' home in London.

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.

Compucards was a computer-themed deck of cards that used binary values (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, etc) as opposed to the standard decimal values (Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc) and created by Sam Pitroda in 1983. They also had a computer bug instead of the standard joker and instead of full courts (J,Q,K) they only included computer cards and programmer cards (which resembled the creator Sam Pitroda). The suit signs have been kept as the standard (Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs and Spades) but with a slight difference. In each suit there is two of each card, there is a + card and a * card. For example, the order of the hearts suit goes: +1 of hearts, *1 of hearts, +2 of hearts, *2 of hears, +4 of hearts, all the way up to +128P of hearts and the *128P of hearts (the P representing the Programmer or King card). In each suit there is 16 cards (two of each) with the four suits the pack has 64 cards in total. The back of the card has a border of binary 1s and 0s with Compucards written from corner to corner. There is two Software Bug cards (Joker) and two instruction cards and a booklet that accompanied the deck which explained how to play games such as Poker and Blackjack with the Compucards. The booklet also included information about the Compucards Company and greater details on how to play standard games such as Poker, Rummy and Blackjack using the Binary cards. For example, playing blackjack using the Compucards was said to be the easiest to learn. Instead of using the standard Get to 21 points to win you have to get to 256 points to win, with using the additional rule that you can use the multiply (*) to increase you point value. There also apparently was a version of the deck called Trumping - http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29389/trumping 1983 newspaper article http://static.squarespace.com/static/5356af05e4b095ff0fea9e11/t/53912f18e4b062c3a0f09bf1/1402023704326/Computer-coded+game+hits+the+deck.pdf Learn more - http://www.wopc.co.uk/reviews/compucards/index.html

"Black Diamonds! Being alone suits Emily the Strange, so playing solitaire under a full moon is just as satisfying as playing Fifty-two Pick Up or Go Fish with her kitty posse. Between you and me . . . they tend to cheat. Creepified Emilyesque hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs are strewn throughout a deck of playing cards, good for both playing tricks and telling (mis)fortunes. Here’s what you get: high quality playing cards with red edges packaged in a clear plastic box decorated with your favorite girl in black.” ~ Dark Horse This deck comes in a clear plastic case. Deck is gilded red. emilythestrange.com Darkhorse.com

Chameleons is the latest incredible deck series from EPCC. Designed by world-renowned magician Asi Wind and made from Expert's Classic stock, the deck feels familiar yet superior to standard decks. It's engineered to be the ultimate deck for magicians to use to improve performance and is the first release for the new Expert Signature Series playing cards. This series will feature decks designed by the real superstars of magic and cardistry!

 

Features Include:

 

• - Expert’s Classic stock ensures that these decks won't vary from deck to deck.
• - The cut is always perfect for faro shuffles (bottom up and tabled).
• - The registration is perfect, so they are beautiful, and the borders don’t flutter when riffled.
• - The deck comes in Mnemonica order, cut to the Ace of spades (on the bottom). Any Mnemonica user is ready to do miracles just by opening a brand new deck in front of a spectator, removing the jokers, and cutting once.
• - And the most exciting thing is that these decks all come in tuck cases made of Expert's new exclusive synthetic paper. These amazing tucks are waterproof and will last and last. The worn out tuck box problem plaguing working magicians is now a thing of the past.

Chameleons is the latest incredible deck series from EPCC. Designed by world-renowned magician Asi Wind and made from Expert's Classic stock, the deck feels familiar yet superior to standard decks. It's engineered to be the ultimate deck for magicians to use to improve performance and is the first release for the new Expert Signature Series playing cards. This series will feature decks designed by the real superstars of magic and cardistry!

 

Features Include:

 

• - Expert’s Classic stock ensures that these decks won't vary from deck to deck.
• - The cut is always perfect for faro shuffles (bottom up and tabled).
• - The registration is perfect, so they are beautiful, and the borders don’t flutter when riffled.
• - The deck comes in Mnemonica order, cut to the Ace of spades (on the bottom). Any Mnemonica user is ready to do miracles just by opening a brand new deck in front of a spectator, removing the jokers, and cutting once.
• - And the most exciting thing is that these decks all come in tuck cases made of Expert's new exclusive synthetic paper. These amazing tucks are waterproof and will last and last. The worn out tuck box problem plaguing working magicians is now a thing of the past.

Kaiser is a card game that has been played for many decades in Saskatchewan. The game is played with 32 cards and 4 players. 2 Teams compete by bidding and taking tricks while trying to acquire the 5 of Hearts but avoid the 3 of Spades.

The Discoverie Deck is designed in the style of a rare, first-edition Discoverie of Witchcraft. Intricate woodcuts from the book are featured on the faces of the cards, and the Aces are adorned with a passage from the book, written in an elegant calligraphic style of the day. The tuck case acts as "covers" to protect the "pages" of cards within. The Discoverie Deck is printed on premium-grade USPCC stock.