Bloom Playing Cards Unveils The Door Gods Playing Cards

Bloom Playing Cards has released The Door Gods Playing Cards on Kickstarter, a new collection inspired by the traditional Menshen (Door Gods) of Chinese folklore. The release is the latest entry in Room One's Collection System and celebrates the guardian deities believed to protect homes from evil spirits.

The series consists of four editions representing the changing seasons: Spring and Summer Standard Editions, alongside Autumn and Winter Special Editions. The Special Editions feature metallic cold-foil card faces and gilded edges, while all four decks showcase fully custom artwork inspired by traditional Chinese architecture, porcelain, and ornamental roof tiles.

Court cards depict legendary Door Gods, including Shenshu, Yulü, and other historic guardian figures, while the number cards combine to form panoramic seasonal garden scenes when displayed in sequence or as uncut sheets. 

Each edition also features a custom lattice window-inspired back design reflecting its seasonal color palette.

Collectors can also choose from themed box sets, a matching collector's coin, stickers, posters, and uncut sheets, offering multiple ways to display the artwork beyond the decks themselves.

With its blend of East Asian cultural heritage, intricate illustration, and premium finishes, The Door Gods Playing Cards continues Bloom Playing Cards' focus on folklore-inspired collector decks. Pledge starts at $16 on Kickstarter.

Royales Rivieras Playing Cards Capture the Glamour of the French Riviera

Royales Rivieras is the latest luxury playing card collection from Kings & Crooks, expanding the vintage casino-inspired Royales series with a new theme celebrating the elegance of the French Riviera and Monte Carlo.

Designed by Lee McKenzie, the collection draws inspiration from sun-soaked Mediterranean coastlines, classic Riviera style, and the timeless glamour of Monte Carlo casinos. The series launches with three distinct editions, each representing a different moment of a Riviera day.

The Azur Classic Edition features turquoise-inspired artwork with metallic gold inks, while the Rosé Classic Edition reflects warm late-afternoon hues accented by gold detailing. Completing the trio is the Dusk Players Limited Edition, a casino-inspired deck featuring a full-bleed back design, enhanced indexes, metallic gold accents, and an individually numbered collector's seal.

All editions include fully custom artwork and premium tuck boxes finished with gold foil, deep embossing, soft-touch matte lamination, interior foil detailing, and custom seals. The Dusk Players edition adds a wraparound numbered seal, emphasizing its limited-edition status.

Printed by WJPC on their imported, thinner (300gsm) black core stock with the butter varnish cardistry finish. Pledge starts at $16 on Kickstarter.

Bicycle Turris contra Turrim Playing Cards Bring Medieval Bologna to Life

Produced by PlayingCardDecks, Bicycle Turris contra Turrim is a new limited-edition playing card deck inspired by the towering architecture and fierce family rivalries of 12th-century Bologna, Italy. 

Unlike most custom decks created digitally, every court card and the tuck box artwork originated as hand-painted acrylic canvases by artist Artur Rajch. The artwork adopts a striking proto-cubist style, with geometric portraits inspired by early modernist paintings, reflecting the conflict and ambition that defined medieval Bologna.

The asymmetrical back design features contrasting cyan and red halves symbolizing the city's rival factions, while Latin words including Ultio (Revenge), Ordo (Order), Ambitio (Ambition), and Lucrum (Profit) reinforce the deck's historical theme.

Printed by the United States Playing Card Company on Premium Classic Crushed stock with the signature Air-Cushion Finish, the deck includes 56 fully custom cards, including two unique Joker designs. The deck is limited to a first edition of 2,500 copies.

Pledge starts at $13 on Kickstarter.

Deck View: El Reino de los Muertos (Expert Edition) Playing Cards

Tradition. Mythology. Modern.

The El Reino de los Muertos (Expert Edition) Playing Cards celebrate Mexico’s rich cultural heritage through a fully custom deck inspired by Día de los Muertos traditions and pre-Hispanic mythology. Created as both an artistic and cultural tribute by Sextante studio, the deck explores themes of life, death, remembrance, and the journey to Mictlan, the underworld of Aztec belief.

Every card features original artwork, from the custom courts and aces to the numbered cards, jokers, and back design. The courts depict iconic Mexican figures reimagined in the style of calaveras and catrinas, including revolutionary heroes and ancient deities. The aces combine traditional Day of the Dead imagery with pre-Hispanic symbols, while the vibrant back design incorporates cempasúchil flowers, papel picado, skull motifs, and indigenous influences.

Printed by Cartamundi on Slimline B9 stock and finish, the deck offers premium handling alongside its striking artwork. Limited to 5,000 decks, it stands as a distinctive fusion of Mexican tradition and modern playing card design.