Our story begins 100 years ago - the year is 1916. A mysterious man travels the world teaching people his sleight of hand. He was the best of his day but not many knew how he looked like except the ones fortunate enough to meet him.

They called him Ace Victoria. Arthur “Ace” Victoria was born in Birmingham, England. He later moved to the U.S. at the start of the century where it was said he taught Erdnase himself a thing or two. His travels took him all over the world. Although very little is known of him, the majority of information was revealed in his journal, which was found years later in India. His custom card design was found sketched in the journal along with many secret techniques and sleights devised by Ace.  

The Blue Crown has taken upon the task of restoring the artwork found in the old journal and reprinting this amazing deck of cards. Designed by Rudy Faber, and finalized by Edo Huang. Concept by Alex Mihailescu. The Blue Crown is proud to present its latest installment in their playing card line. Enter the Victorian Room. 

Inspired by casino and airline decks of the past, Jetsetter Playing Cards has produced the Premier Edition as a vintage and classy deck with modern appeal. The clean and simple design is fancied by aviation, travel, and playing card enthusiasts from around the globe. The playing cards showcase re-colored standard faces that pay homage to various airline or aviation color schemes with a classic and casino inspired back design. The cards are traditionally cut to provide the ability to weave or faro shuffle facedown. The tuck box exhibits premium features with clear UV spot varnish and silver foil accents. The third deck produced by Jetsetter Playing Cards was the Premier Edition in Restricted Red. It was launched as a project on Kickstarter from May 16th 2017 until June 13th 2017 and was successfully funded for $15,287 USD. The deck went on to be manufactured by Expert Playing Card Company (EPCC) within their exclusive factory in Taiwan. No changes were made to the overall design aside from minor changes to satisfy the newly selected colorway and to the boarding pass Jokers. The deck held on to the vintage and classy feel with modern appeal. The colorway was inspired by the shade of red associated to restricted airspace and the prominent stripe found on JANET aircraft. To date, the deck has been reprinted once bringing the overall production run to 4,000 decks. A deck from the second production run can be distinguished by "(2018)" being present after "Premier Edition" on the bottom of the tuck box.

With vibrant, striking purple, this new edition is our most elegant yet. Blind-embossed accents across the surface create a 3D texture on the front of the box that feels just as luxurious as it looks. Created in collaboration with JAQK Cellars, an award-winning winery in Napa Valley, California.

Introduced in 1899 as #19 and dicontinued in 1917, Chainless was only offered in red or blue and was meant to celebrate the technological advancements made on the bicycle at the turn of the century. 

Released exclusively through Target.

Introduced in 1899 as #19 and dicontinued in 1917, Chainless was only offered in red or blue and was meant to celebrate the technological advancements made on the bicycle at the turn of the century. 

Released exclusively through Target.

Tessellatus features a mosaic-themed back design, paired with a vivid and vibrant color palette. The faces feature a similar mosaic theme, with fully custom pips and court cards.

Full deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/1108-tessellatus

Bicycle® Stargazer Playing Cards Play among the stars! Get lost in space with this beautifully illustrated deck of cards. Bicycle® Stargazer features designs and colors inspired by one of the most mysterious and awesome objects in the galaxy, the black hole. The tuck case brings the brilliance of the stars to life with the use of reflective silver foil. Card back and faces are inspired by the swirling clouds that circle around black hole Tuck case highlighted by custom seal and chrome foil Classic Air-Cushion Finish® for ease of shuffling and optimum performance Printed on premium Bicycle brand cardstock, Made in the USA Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/6-bicycle_stargazer

Featuring the vintage Hobgoblin back design. First of planned 4 deck series.

This deck was inspired by the ancient traditions and noble lineage of the royal regime. One of my favorite things to do when traveling abroad is to visit the old castles to see how royalty resides. I love all of the decadent design that made that era so memorable.

RAVN is back, in purple! A custom-designed deck of poker size playing cards designed by Stockholm17 for Caroline Ravn magician. They teamed up to deliver an elegant and classic looking deck of playing cards, with improved courts and standard faces. Perfect to perform magic tricks, cardistry, and of course to play at the green table.

The deck is printed by Cartamundi on a special paper stock with specific 9C² varnish designed for better handling and durability.

In 2016 Cartamundi manufactured a special deck that was presented at the Cardistry-Con, in Berlin. They focused on the paper and the varnish, not just the graphics. Cartamundi is providing this amazing paper stock and finish that is smooth and durable, specifically designed for cardists.

This deck features 56 cards:

• Cards where printed on Cambric 310gr Black Core paper with 9C² varnish.
• 52 standard faces with improved courts (JQK) and custom Ace of Spades.
• 2 custom jokers similar to the first version of Ravn, but with a twist.
• gaff card: duplicate card (7 of diamonds)
• gaff card: double backer
• The back-side design is the same as the previous version, but in purple.
• The look of the 12 court cards have been improved. The faces of the Jacks, Queens and Kings where improved, and their hands have been redrawn as well.

The design of the tuck-box is the same, so it matches the first version. Cartamundi provided Star-Dream Opal 285gr paper, and it has the embossed graphics.

ADD-ONs provided by the kickstarter campaign:

• Custom Roll-up Pad (Size: 17x12inch), with Ravn Purple Ace of Spades printed on a velvet top, handmade by JM Authentics in UK.
• Purple Ravn Mini-deck
• Uncut sheet

Good and Evil. Right and Wrong. Light and Darkness. Archangels. Inspired by mythology, crafted by hand, and ripped from the pages of legend, comes a new level of intricate design - the Archangel Playing Cards. Showcasing a battle of EPIC proportions. A juxtaposition of good and evil, the Archangels illustrate an epic battle of angels and demons. A close look at the back design reveals a tale of two opposing forces. The angels on the left, and the demons on the right - locked into an eternal stalemate. Six months of painstaking pen-and-ink illustration. The result? Simply epic. Archangels contain original artwork on the box, back design, Joker, and the Ace of Spades. Never before seen debossed ridges provide a unique feel that compliment the gold foil across the face and sides of the playing card box. Made in the USA at The United States Playing Card Company on top of the line quality papers, stock, and finish. Produced by theory11 and illustrated by Tom Lane in the United Kingdom. Eco Friendly. Archangels are printed on FSC-certified paper derived from sustainable forests, using vegetable-based inks and starch-based laminates. Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/509-bicycle_arch_angels

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

We are proud to introduce the Black Lions Red Edition, printed on the highest-quality stock the United States Playing Card Company offers.

Our soft-touch box features a metallic red finish and silver foil stamping on top of a fully detailed quality embossing.  Each deck contains a number of hidden features that are greatly enhanced by the new design.

One of 3 decks in the Inception series (Inceptus, Illustratum, Intellectus) of 54 cards each, this KickStarter project was funded by 734 backers pledging $42,479 on May 17, 2016 and delivered in October 2016.  For the most part these all contained the same cards with different tuck and back, but in addition each deck had a unique Ace and King of Spades.  Each deck as also made available in uncut form, plus dealer coins, shirts and leather case as part of the Deluxe reward.  There also was a signature reward that included all 3 decks in a special gold foil designed case with signature cards.

Kickstarter 2014 project by Jody Eklund. 3 decks have been printed: Golden Spike, limited Gold Edition and very limited Black Ink edition. The Bicycle branded version was produced by USPCC, but the Black Ink and Golden Spike (Gold) versions were printed by Legends.

scans of each card can be seen at http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/Rarebit.html

In 2013, Rarebit playing cards became an instant classic. Inspired by The Rarebit, a vintage, speakeasy bar and restaurant in Charleston, SC, Rarebit playing cards sold out almost instantly. In 2015, we brought the deck back - with metallic copper ink. These sold out lightning-fast and became one of our most sought after decks EVER. Today, we welcome a new member of the Rarebit family: Rarebit Gold. Made in the USA Laced with GOLD FOIL on the actual playing cards, the Rarebit Gold deck features full custom court cards and a simple, elegant design by Jay Fletcher. They’re printed using FSC-certified paper derived from sustainable forests, vegetable-based inks, and starch-based laminates.

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.