Deck View: One Piece (Luffy Edition) Playing Cards

Bold. Immersive. Iconic.

Our first Deck View of the year! The One Piece (Luffy Edition) Playing Cards by Card Mafia brings the world of One Piece to the card table with fully custom artwork and officially licensed by Toei Animations,

Inside, each suit has been reimagined with One Piece motifs, and the court cards showcase the full Straw Hat crew... Luffy, Zoro, Chopper, Nami, and others, all illustrated with sharp, character-driven detail. The embossed tuck case features detailed series artwork and an anti-counterfeit label, ensuring authenticity.

Printed by the Taiwan Playing Card Company with their legendary, casino-grade finish. Available on Card Mafia for $12.

Fulton’s Arcade GameBoy Edition

Fulton’s returns with one of its most nostalgic concepts yet: the Arcade GameBoy Edition, the latest addition to Fulton's Arcade series designed to transport collectors straight back to the era of monochrome green screens and late-night handheld gaming.

This release leans fully into the retro fantasy. The tuck box features a period-accurate long flap, embossed grid detailing, and a color palette pulled directly from the classic grey-and-green handheld devices of the 1980s and early ’90s. 

The moment you slide the green-backed cards from the grey case, the effect is instant... pure childhood dejavu.

The back design carries the theme even further, echoing the distinctive green glow of those early screens, the kind many 90's kids stared at for hours in the backseat of the family minivan. Every tone, texture, and printed detail has been tuned to recreate that tactile memory.

Fulton’s has always excelled at capturing mood and place, but the Arcade GameBoy Edition might be its most affectionate time machine yet. Available now for $20 on Fulton's Playing Cards.

A Sculptural Elegance: Venus Playing Cards

The new TCC Fashion’s Venus series stands at the intersection of classical art and modern luxury... drawing deeply from the timeless allure of the Louvre’s Venus de Milo. Released during Black Friday, this series consists of 2 editions: Platinum and Onyx.

The Platinum Edition introduces the goddess through refined embossing that echoes her noble profile and signature S-shaped posture. Light itself becomes part of the design... broad fields of hot-foil gilding reflect the golden beams cast beneath the Louvre’s glass dome, giving the tuck case the presence of a sculpted artifact rather than simple packaging.

On the back of each card, an elaborate arrangement of acanthus leaves and volutes winds into an elegant S-curve. The composition feels organic, as though it might continue growing beyond the card’s edges. Both the faces and backs comes with dual-sided metallic foil that produces a warm antique-bronze sheen, offering a tactile richness that elevates every handling experience.

Inside the deck, the remaining eleven Olympian deities appear through intricate line engravings framed in ornate European motifs. Even the indices carry artistic intention: each one expands into a small gilded flower, a symbolic bloom frozen forever in time to reflect the beauty of imperfection. 

Meanwhile. the Onyx Edition reimagines this concept with a bold shift in tone. It preserves the core artistic direction of Venus Platinum but magnifies its presence through larger illustrative compositions, new textural treatments, and a dramatic palette of black and silver. 

The artwork gains depth through enhanced lighting effects, pushing the series into a new chapter that feels both contemporary and reverential. Each card continues to blend story, symbolism, and design, with the 2025 production marked by its own limited numbering.

Together, the Venus Platinum and Venus Onyx editions form a complementary pair: one radiant and statuesque, the other shadowed and modern. Available now on TCC Playing Card for $9.99.

Kardify's Deck of the Year 2025

We’ve wrapped up our annual review, looking back on the events of the playing card industry over the past year. This year... our biggest recognition ‘Deck of the Year’ goes to....

Moonbound by Thirdway Industries. 

Moonbound is 52 Plus Jokers club deck this year and it is a striking collaboration that unites the creative vision of Giovanni Meroni with the craftsmanship of Boschiero & Newton and Legends  Playing Card Company. 

Inside, players and collectors will find gold cold foiling on both the faces and backs, creating a luminous shimmer that highlights the intricate illustrations. 

The deck includes the 52 custom cards along with two Jokers, each rendered with the same meticulous artistry that defines the whole project. Each deck comes housed in a custom die-cut outer sleeve textured and foiled. 

Congratulations to Giovanni Meroni!

Oh... if you want to vote for YOUR favourite deck of 2025, head to the Deck of the Year awards website and select your favourite deck or designer in one of 14 categories! The DOTY's are a celebration of playing card design and those who create them. With a focus on poker-size decks that have come out within the calendar year.