7 Questions with Gustavo Borboa of The Kingdom of the Dead Playing Cards

The Kingdom of the Dead Playing Cards by Sextante Studio is inspired by the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead. The deck is a reinterpretation of one of the oldest traditions, the design respects the classic images of playing cards. The team at Sextante Studio, headed by Gustavo Borboa have reimagined the symbolism, colors and traditional characters into a modern aesthetic.

We were able to catch-up with Gustavo for a quick chat about the team at Sextante Studio and the design and idea behind The Kingdom of the Dead Playing Cards.

For those of us who don’t know, tell us a little about yourself and Sextante Studio?
I am a professional illustrator and since I was a child, I tried to sell my drawings and finally, people pay for my work, that’s amazing! I have worked on comic books, graphic novels and publicity illustration for marketing agencies and sales companies. I love to illustrating children's book and I have also an artistic career which I developed in addition to my design career. I founded Sextante Studio with some partners like Carlos Maccelli- Architect & Designer, we offer creative solutions to clients around the world.

What do you guys love most about being a designer? And what are some favorite projects you’ve worked on?
I think, the best part is making dreams a reality. I mean, as designers, we can take an idea and turn it into real life. My first comic book collection was one of my favorites, it was like a dream. Of course, our most recent project, the Mexican designed playing cards deck.

Can you describe the Kingdom of the Dead Playing Cards? and why you’re passionate about it?
El reino de los muertos (The Kingdom of the Dead) is a professional deck of cards inspired by the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead. It is a collector’s item as the graphics and figures have great artistic value. The members of the court —the King, Queen and Jack—, are works of art that were painted by hand in watercolor. The traditional figures in the cards have been reimagined in the rich traditions of Mexico.

The deck is produced in accordance with international standards, from texturized linen cardstock imported from France and complies with the quality requirements for use in casinos. The project is a reinterpretation of one of our oldest traditions, the design respects the classic images of playing cards. We have reimagined the symbolism, colors and traditional characters into modern aesthetics. Each image was created with profound respect and significant research. Bright and cheery colors are contrasted with dark, elegant borders.

The traditional figures are transformed into irreverent and playful characters with a touch of solemnity. The illustrations are dynamic and detailed. There are textures of perforated paper. Playing with these cards will be an experience that will take you on a journey through the layers of tradition encapsulated in each card.

Talk to us a bit about going from the first draft to the final version. How did you get to this finished product?
At first, I analyzed the geometry of the classic court figures and discovered a lot of interesting details. I took the main shapes and created a grid, in which I placed my new characters. After that, I defined the outlines and shapes with ink and digitalized the first drawing. The next step was to print those outlines over special cotton paper to create a guide path to paint over with watercolors. Finally, we took a high-resolution picture of the artwork and proceeded with the digital manipulation to get the final card images.

What was your most brilliant breakthrough when designing the deck?
To share that ancient and magic feeling with the users. I think the users can feel the magic and the power of the traditions through the images. That’s the result of months of work, research, analysis and design.

What’s next? Can we expect more deck designs from Sextante Studio?
Sure, we are thinking about taking other historical concepts maybe from other parts of the world and maybe related to magic.

Finally, what are your favorite playing cards?
I love Contraband from Theory11

Thanks for your time, Gustavo! 


The Kingdom of the Dead Playing Cards deck is printed by Cartamundi with texturized linen cardstock imported from France. Available for sale now here from USD$10.5 for a single deck (excludes shipping).

Card Flash: Don Quixote Playing Cards Vol. 1

Cellar Window's Don Quixote Playing Cards Vol. 1 is currently being fulfilled by the Legends Playing Cards Co. The eye-catching deck features custom illustrations of the characters within the novel written by Miguel Cervantes. Printed on matte stock with foil on all sides, both tucks look great... especially the white deck. If you've backed this project, you will not be disappointed.

Deck View: Verana (Summer Edition) Playing Cards

Stunning. Floral. Summer.

Representing summer, the Verana deck is part of a beautiful 4-deck series by Alex Chin of Seasons Playing Cards. This unique set stands out from other deck sets with its gorgeous artwork while still maintaining a consistency for the set.

The back displays a gorgeous illustration of in full bloom accented with metallic ink, enough to entrance any spectator. The summer deck displays elegance with stunning gold foiling and embossing throughout the tuck box.

Printed by the United States Playing Card Company and available now from Seasons Playing Cards.

Cardistry: Alix Becle featured on INSIDER Art Video

Last week, the team at Business Insider featured cardist Alix Becle (@alixbcl) on Insider Art. The 45-seconds video showcases Alix's cardistry and described how she got into the art of card flourishing.

The video was widely shared on popular social media platform facebook and has so far generated over 186k views. Video below:

News: Stunning Theory11 Rarebit Gold Playing Cards Releasing on Jan 27

Earlier this week, Theory11 teased a few images of the Rarebit Gold Playing Cards on their social media accounts. Inspired by a vintage, speakeasy restaurant called The Rarebit in Charleston, South Carolina, the original Rarebit Playing Cards became an instant collector's item back in 2013. The follow-up Rarebit Copper Edition was also a fan favorite.

Theory11's first release of the year, the Rarebit Gold will feature a stunning GOLD FOIL on the card backs! This will be similar to the VERY rare Gold Monarch Playing Cards. The deck utilizes a revolutionary process where real metal foil is applied directly to the back of the playing cards.

The Rarebit Gold will also feature gold metallic ink on the card faces and custom courts, and elegant, simple design by Jay Fletcher. Like its predecessors, the deck is likely to sell out fast! Releasing this Friday, 27 January at 11am ET on Theory11.com.

Deck View: Mirage (Dawn Edition) Playing Cards

Magicians. Stunning. Crimson.

Magician Patrick Kun released the follow-up to the original Mirage Playing Cards. The Dawn Edition is arguably more eye-catching than its predecessor and features a crimson colorway. The Dawn Edition includes a subtle marking system.

The court cards are fully custom. Magicians such as Laura London, Calen Morelli, Eric Jones, and of course, Patrick are featured. The eye-catching tuck case was printed with stunning gold foil on a brand new premium pearlescent paper and gold champagne ink covers the interior of the tuck box, and closed-off with a matching gold perforated seal.

The deck is printed by Legends Playing Card Co and are now available on patrickkun.com.

Cardistry: Learn Cardestroy with Shivraj Morzaria

This is a follow-up to our article on Cardestroy, a mesmerizing sub-genre of Cardistry popularize by Shivraj Morzaria. The basic idea behind Cardestroy is based on an arrangement done on a flat surface, hands or anywhere possible and put in motion.

Here are TWO Cardestroy tutorial from the man himself, originally published on his Instagram account (@shivraj_morzaria). Published with permission from Shivraj.

|| Pie Tutorial || You will need: A cutter and a card and guts to destroy the card 😜 Instructions:- Step 1: Fold a card in half horizontally and then unfold it. Step 2: Cut the card diagonally from both the sides leaving the borders un-cut or leaving very less portion of the card uncut in case of borderless cards. Step 3: Hold the card gripping from ends of the triangular shaped cutout as follows. Step 4: Pull the ends diagonally to the opposite sides as follows and it will give a really interesting formation. Step 5: Reverse 'Step 4' and you can get back to the initial position looking like a card. That's it! A small contribution to the supporters 😊 Shoot questions below (if any)!⬇ Also you can download it, other tutorials and videos in HD from website, link in my bio! Follow @cardestroy for more! Song: Resistance by @atticbeats www.cardestroy.com

A video posted by shivraj morzaria (@shivraj_morzaria) on Aug 13, 2016 at 8:24am PDT

||Sponge Pop Tutorial|| Instructions:- Step 1: Fold a card in half and then unfold it making a right angle. (Fold angle roughly 90°) Step 2: Repeat the process five more times. Step 3: Arrange the six folds on any flat surface as shown above. Step 4: Place your hands on both the sides of the arrangement, resting on the flat surface and slowly start pushing the arrangement from both the sides using the sides of your index fingers and the compression will lead the move to pop into two cubes like arrangement. Step 5: Simply take your hands off and the two cubes will stand steady. That's it! Just a small contribution to the supporters, one of my favourite cardestroy move of all time, enjoy! 😊 Shoot questions below (if any)!⬇ #cardestroy #exploringmechanics #cardistry #cardporn #Diy #ctutorial

A video posted by shivraj morzaria (@shivraj_morzaria) on Apr 13, 2016 at 2:23pm PDT

Card Flash: The Moirai Card Deck

Now in fulfillment, The Moirai Card deck by Stewart West and Bob Case. Beautifully detailed back design combined with custom pips, unique "Jokers" and a custom court set with a macabre twist make Moirai an eye-catching deck of playing cards. If you helped bring this project to life, you won't be disappointed.  

Kickstarter: Hana Luxury Playing Cards by Steve Minty

Coming from Steve Minty, the Japanese inspired Hana Luxury Playing Cards! These decks will be launching at 12:00pm Central Time on Kickstarter Friday February 3rd. 

Make sure to mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information on Hana as the launch date approaches. 

Card Gear: Seasons

Card Gear is our monthly feature dedicated to discovering new inventory, setup and accessories used every day by card designers, cardists, magicians and collectors. The concept originated from the popular social media site, Instagram: #passthepockets. Whenever one of these hashtags come up on the social news feed, there's always something new to discover, no matter who that person is.

For the first card gear of 2017, we have the EDC of Alexander Chin, founder of Seasons Playing Cards (@seasonsplayingcards) which released the Seasons, Magna Carta, and most recently Apothecary series. The 27 year-old designer Chicago-based designer also created Portfolio52 which is the world's largest online playing card database dedicated to helping collector's manage and grow their collections. He has an obsession for cards as a medium of portable interactive art.

Alex has a background in Architecture and is extremely interested in packaging and interactive design experiences. Currently when not designing cards Alex is writing his first novel which has been a long standing bucket list item he's hoping to finally cross-off for 2017.

Alex's gear (Italics are Alex's comments):

+ Skagen Watch with Secondary Date Dial (I use the secondary dial as a visual progress bar for the month which helps me stay on track with my goals.)
+ Samsung Galaxy S7
+ Home Made Black Leather Wallet
+ Magna Carta Royals Deck
+ Jaybird Wireless Headphones (I'm super big on podcasts and audiobooks and when you move around a lot in the office, wireless makes the biggest difference especially when drawing.)
+ Stabilo Black Marker (Any gel/felt black pen 0.4 or under is good by me.)
+ Mini Post-It Pad (I used to carry a small notebook but it was too bulky. The post it pad is great for reminding me of my priorities for the day or jotting down random ideas so I don't forget. I like keeping things physical over using my phone for this kind of stuff.)


What’s yours? If you would like your card gears to be featured on Kardify, contact us.

News: Big Boy No.1 Playing Cards by Gemini Decks

This new offering from the creative mind of Toomas Pintson, is as fun and unique as it is visually pleasing. Big Boy No.1 Playing Cards is a fully custom deck designed and developed from ground up. The goal was to create well designed deck of cards that would look like a toy.

The deck spots a Violet, Black/Orange/Yellow/Cyan colorway. The court cards feature 13 fun and unique Big Boy characters composed of only primitive shapes. Although it's a fully custom deck, it was also designed with cardists in mind. The back design features unique twin-tip design making this deck perfect for fans and spreads.

The deck includes two custom jokers and two ad cards.

Big Boy is printed by The United States Playing Card Company on Bee casino grade stock. In addition, every deck has been Traditionally Cut. Limited edition of 1300 decks.

Big Boy No.1 is now available at geminidecks.com for $12 for a limited time.

Deck View: Tendril Ascendant (Special Edition) Playing Cards

Organic. Intense. Refined.

Tendril Ascendant Special Edition Playing Cards was released during Encarded's Tendril Ascendant & Nightfall Kickstarter campaign back in 2014. Only 50 copies were made available during the campaign.

The Tendril Ascendant design incorporates all the refinements that Encarded have learned over the years and mixes those with the organic symmetry first seen in the original Tendril. The colors are bold, the borders are intense, the faces are dark and the level of detail has been increased.

The Special Edition features a handmade tuck with a unique diecut on the back of the box to expose the card back design, as well as hand-foiled accents. The Special Edition is sealed in cellophane and will have the holographic signature seal with hand numbering.

Check out other stunning decks from Encarded at encarded.com

Cardistry: California Cardistry by KUMA Films Featuring Zach Mueller

Another captivating cardistry video filmed by KUMA Films, this time featuring Zach Mueller of Fontaine Cards. The 2.5-minute video showcases Zach's amazing cardistry talent and has so far generated 291k hits on YouTube.

Check it out!

Kickstarter: 7 Questions with Edvin Krishtofor of Gracia Playing Cards

Designed by the team at Empire Arts Co from Estonia, Gracia is a unique deck of playing cards seeking funding on Kickstarter. The deck features gold foiled ornaments on a dark blue tuck box and a fully custom artwork on the face cards. According to Edvin Krishtofor, founder of Empire Arts Co, the faces were drawn by 12-14 years art school students with the aim of coming up with something different based on standard playing card faces.

The result was extraordinary and the vision of the students amazed the team. As such, they would like to save their work on something special and decided to use it in a deck of playing cards. If the funding is successful, Empire Art Co are going to give to each student a deck of Gracia.

We managed to catch-up with Edvin to chat about Empire Arts Co, and the idea and design evolution of Gracia Playing Cards.

For those of us who don’t know, tell us a little about yourself and Empire Arts Co?
We are a group of freelance artists based in Northern Europe. We have finished the art school and we think that we pursue our future with creativity and art. Also, we have other hobbies like magic and cardistry, so those hobbies put us on the path of playing card design and development.

What do you guys love most about being a designer? And what are some favorite projects you guys have worked on?
We love the way we can use our intellect and creativity so widely in our job, we love the feeling of being able to make the world just a little bit better. Design as a discipline never stands still and as designers we are constantly developing. First playing card designing experience was Arbores deck and it was our one of the most beloved projects. One member of our team was working on "Luxuriosa” playing card deck which was also successful.

Can you describe the Gracia Playing Cards? and why are you passionate about it?
The dark blue background brings out the gold ornaments on the tuck case. All the Gold parts of ornaments will be foiled, including text such as "Gracia", Tuck sides, bottom and other elements. The fine detail of each hand drawn card is reminiscent of a hard working. Gracia will have a print run of 200+. Each deck will be numbered and this deck will never be re-printed. We don’t know how, but somehow we were able to combine simplicity and complexity in this deck, so we like the result.

Talk to us a bit about going from the first draft to the final version. How did you get to this finished product?
Our work is always distributed, everyone does their part. Our main artist drew backgrounds, ornaments and icons like spades, hearts, clubs and diamonds for about 2 months. I was working on Gracia back and tuck box. I drew all tuck box ornaments and animals on paper and then worked with graphic editors. There was much discussion, ideas and work with children for card faces experiment, so it took about six months, but through the efforts and teamwork, we made it.

How did you get feedback?
We do a lot of graphic designs and paintings for art schools and schools in our country and always have a positive feedback from teachers and viewers. Also, we got positive feedback from social media about our last project called "Arbores“, which was successfully funded.

With so many playing card projects competing for funding, why should potential backers choose your deck?
This project is interesting because it uses a lot of foil. Gracia will be a wonderful part of the collection of any magician or cardist. Also, we have connected 12-14 years old art school students to make paintings of the faces. We carried out a survey the aim of which was to see how children can make something different based on standard playing card faces. The result can be unusual and irregular, but the vision of students amazed us! We would like to save their works in something unusual and we decided to use it in our deck of playing cards design. After we are going to give to each student one deck of Gracia, as a thank you.

Finally, what are your favorite playing cards?
Hmmm… We think Madison Blanks :D To be honest, we have always liked the harmony of colors and elegant design of Virtuoso SS16.

Thank you, Edvin and all the best! If want to support Gracia Playing Cards, you can find it on Kickstarter here!


Gracia will be printed by TM Cards and pledge starts from €12 (early bird). Gracia will have a print run of 200. Each deck will be numbered and will never be re-printed.

5 Things You Need To Know About the Relaunch of DYSTOPIA Playing Cards

[Update] DYSTOPIA Playing Cards are now LIVE on Kickstarter!

On Friday, January 13, the team at Joker and the Thief is relaunching DYSTOPIA Playing Cards on Kickstarter. The original campaign was canceled and James Milaras, founder of Joker and the Thief has reworked the campaign. Here is a list of 5 things that you need to know for the relaunch of DYSTOPIA.

1. Dystopia will no longer be printed by Expert Playing Card Company. Instead, Joker and the Thief has moved production to the United States Playing Card Company. Printed under supervision of Dan and Dave Industries on their signature “thin stock” and finish, Dystopia is expected to handle brilliantly and be the best handling deck in our range.

2. During the relaunch campaign for Dystopia, the funding goal will be dramatically less than that of the previous campaign. With a far more achievable goal, Joker and the Thief is expected to fund quickly with the help of its valued backers.

3. Fulfilment. Switching from Art of Play to Amazon.com means that overall shipping costs within the USA are far lower than all of Joker and the Thief’s previous campaigns. International rates on multiple decks are far fairer than previous campaigns, with backers from the European Union further having a slightly discounted rate.

4. Luxury Tuck Box. Joker and the Thief has turned to professional letterpress studio Clove St. Press to create the tuck box for Dystopia Playing Cards. If you are unfamiliar with Clove St. Press, they create all the tuck boxes for Art of Play and Dan and Dave Industries. The same manufacturing methods are used by Theory11 and Ellusionist. With specialized machinery, Clove St. will be able to use luxurious, imported dyed paper, and apply rich foiling and deep, prominent embossing to Dystopia’s tucks. Capped with a custom shaped seal, it’s bound to be a stand out in your collection. For quality control, Art of Play will be assembling and inspecting the final product.

5. On launch day, Joker and the Thief will make available limited Early Bird Specials… at USD$10 per deck. Plus for those of you who live in the USA, these specials are shipped to you for FREE.

[Update] DYSTOPIA Playing Cards are now LIVE on Kickstarter!


Will you survive? DYSTOPIA will launch on Kickstarter Friday, 13 January 6PM PST.

Kickstarter: Pearl Tally Ho by Kings Wild Project

Launching tomorrow on Kickstarter, the fourth and final deck in the hugely popular KWP Tally Ho Series, the Pearl Edition. The New Pearl Edition will be available at Noon (12:00pm) Central time tomorrow (January 14) on Kickstarter.

The Pear Edition will be available in limited editions just as the previous 4 versions, including the return of the ultra rare Legacy Edition. Each deck captures its own unique style and design, but work extremely well as connected series.

Beautiful features such as an embossed, hot foil stamped tuck case, numbered seals and stunning metallic inks on the cards themselves. The series has always been a personal one for creator Jackson Robinson and the Pearl Edition is not different being dedicated to his mother.

The Tally Ho Series has always moved rather quickly from the moment of launch, the Pearl Edition should be no different. Offered in individual to multi-deck tiers, there's sure to be one to fill your needs. That being said, make sure to mark your calendars and don't miss out on the last installment of a truly unique Series.

We wish Jackson Robinson the best of luck on the Tally Ho Pearl Edition and are sure fans can't wait to bring the last piece of the series to fruition.

Card Radar: Afew deck by Afew Store, New Era and Yuta Maruyama

Afew deck is part of a project by Afew Store, a sneaker store located in Düsseldorf, Germany. The project, #afewmagic is a triple collaboration between Afew Store, New Era and magician Yuta Maruyama.

The offering includes the New Era Jacket, a New Era Cap and the #afewdeck. The jacket and the cap are packaged in a big case which has the same design as the card case (pictured below).

With every purchase of the jacket or the cap, the deck and a USB memory containing some magic and cardistry tutorials will be given free.

The deck was designed by Afew Store. According to Yuta,

The idea was to create a modern design, not too simple and not too fancy. So its great for both, magic and cardistry. 

This sleek-looking deck is fully custom. The court cards represent people from the Afew Store and those who worked on this project. The deck contains with 52 cards plus two Jokers, a double back and a blank card.

The Afew Deck was made by USPCC. Only 2500 decks were made and they will never be reprinted.

Deck View: Mint (Limited Edition) Playing Cards

Limited. Stunning. Magic.

Over 2 years in the making, the Mint Limited Edition Playing Cards was one of three decks from 52Kards' Kickstarter project and was featured on our Top12 of 2016. Designed for the workers, the Mint Limited Edition playing cards provide a merger of form and function.

The elegant borderless back design features beautiful tri-color design with gold line accents and masks an incredibly intuitive marking system for the clever magician to take advantage of. The deck showcases gorgeous semi-custom courts, custom pips and indices, custom Ace of Spades and a minimalistic custom tuck box with embossed gold foil and interior printing. Truly stunning!

Printed by the United States Playing Card Company and coated with the legendary Air Cushion Finish to provide for the smoothest spread, fans, and shuffles. Available now from 52kards.

For other cool playing cards, check out JP Playing Cards.

Cardistry: Get Inspired by Nikolaj Pedersen's New Cardistry Video, SQUARE ONE

Earlier this week, the guys at Dealers Grip released an inspiring cardistry video dubbed SQUARE ONE featuring Nikolaj Pedersen. The sleek video showcases Nikolaj's cardistry that he came up with over the last few years.

According to Nikolaj in the video description,

Some of these moves have been sitting in my pocket since the end of 2014, while some are relatively new. I'm excited to share with you what I'm finally satisfied with, and I hope that this video will inspire you to push cardistry forwards!

Also featured in the video is the upcoming Dealers Grip deck, STRIPE. Enjoy!

News: Flourish Playing Cards, Art of Play's First Release of 2017

Art of Play has released Flourish Playing Cards this week, their first release of 2017. The deck has been printed exclusively for Column Five Media and only a small batch will be made available on ArtofPlay.com.

The sweet deck is priced at $15, and printed by the US Playing Card Co. on the signature trademark thin-stock preferred by cardists.

The description for Flourish reads as follows:

A whisk of original design with a familiar playing card aesthetic, Flourish is a sweet new deck unlike any we've seen before. The bakery theme delights with every card and leaves us wanting more. From the original pink back design to the illustrated court cards and custom faces, Flourish is full of flavor and irresistible to our collection. 

 Like fine chocolate, the luxurious packaging is only a hint at the delectable cards inside. The gorgeous tuck case features foil and embossing on a rich paper to excite your senses.

Deck Watch: December 2016

While we'll be the first to say that Playing Cards as an investment is not the wisest of choices, the value of certain decks is an interesting thing to take note of. With anything deemed to be a "Collectible" value comes into play for various reasons, from just knowing to gambling on the possible return on your investment.

Deck Watch is just a look at what some items are actually selling for in the market. Over time it should be interesting to see how values hold and or fluctuate month to month and what trends develop. Each month Deck Watch will feature the top 5 Playing Card decks, in terms of selling price*,  in both the Modern, as well as Vintage categories.

Guide:
David Blaine Create Magic (3) - $450.00 / 300.00
(3) = Indicates the number of this deck that sold
$450.00 / 300.00 = Indicates what the highest selling price was for the 3 (450) and the lowest of the 3 (300.00)
Average High End Selling Price= Indicated with a ▼/▲  and red or blue, depending on if the total has gone up or down from last month. 

Top 5 Modern Playing Cards

5. David Blaine ABC Deck (Personalized Signature) - $160.00
4. Captain America Civil War Deck in Collectors Tin - $175.00
3. David Blaine Gift Set w/Signed Gold Gatorback / ABC Deck (2) - $200.00 / 199.00
2. Icons Signature Edition - $205.00
1. Carbon Wolf Carbon Fiber Playing Cards - $225.00

Average high-end sale price for December Modern Decks: ▼ $193.00 for a single deck.

Top 5 Vintage Playing Cards

5. Tiffany Harlequin Transformation c1879 - $333.00
4. Arrco Tahoe Playing Cards (Blue) c1960/1970 - $350.00
3. Sussie Swiss Costume Views Muller Playing Cards c1890 - $375.00
2. Coca Cola Playing Cards c1930 - $425.00
1. Star Line Playing Cards (White) - $1000.00

Average high-end sale price for December Vintage Decks: ▼ $496.00 for a single deck.


* Methodology: Items are filtered from ebay under the heading of  "Playing Cards" for the prior month and only include actual Sold Items and not "Offer Excepted" listings. Selling price rank is based on a single deck listing unless the per deck price on multiple items ranks appropriately. Items that would normally occupy multiple slots will be consolidated into one listing which will include the number of times it sold and its highest/lowest selling price.

Deck Watch is intended to be purely informational entertainment. Kardify by no means is setting or guaranteeing posted values to specific items. The value of anything is based on your own personal opinion. 

Cardistry: Rumors Are True. Green Fontaines Released Today!

Zach Mueller has quietly released the Green Fontaines today, which is the 5th deck in the series after the Red, Blue, Black and Pink.

The deck is priced at $15 and is limited to a run of 5,000 decks printed by the USPCC. Pre-orders are now open and expected to be delivered in March.

Check out the official Trailer:

Deck View: Odyssey Playing Cards

Vibrant. Nebula. Minimalistic.

To kick things off in the new year, we have the deck view of Odyssey Playing Cards, an eye-catching deck designed by Sergio Roca. The deck is inspired by the Orion's Nebula and designed with cardists in mind. The vibrant nebula color palette accentuates card flourishes and displays, fans, spins and cascades look incredible!

Odyssey consists of 54 cards and features custom suits, aces, courts, 2 custom Jokers and a minimalistic tuck. The vibrant color palette is consistent across the deck and the diagonal white stripe is prominently featured on the card backs. This classy stripe will allow cardists to create and discover new shapes and enhancing displays for their card flourishes.

Odyssey Playing Cards are printed in Taiwan by the Hanson Chien Production Company (HCPC). For other cool playing cards, check out JP Playing Cards.