In 2016, Asad Chaudhry created his first 52Kards brand of playing cards on Kickstarter called MINT. In 2018, MINT 2 Playing Cards became one of the most successful playing card projects in Kickstarter history raising over $560k!
Fast forward two years 52Kards is back on Kickstarter with a brand new playing card design… WAVES. The deck has raised over $150,000 from over 2,000 incredible backers in the first 24 hours of launch on Kickstarter.
Designed by Edo Huang, the mesmerizing deck has a trippy illusion design! Stare at the card for a while and watch the design come to life as it sways back and forth with subtle movement. This creates a low-key flipbook animation effect when the cards are shuffled in reverse directions and riffled.
The face cards are tastefully customized and pay homage to traditional aesthetics. The court cards come with a refreshing twist and are easily recognizable… ideal for magicians and card players.
The eye-catching Aces are elegant and come with a wavy design element, consistent with the overall look and feel of the deck. The identical Jokers are a minimal rendition of the famous painting “The Great Wave” by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai.
Three editions are available during the Kickstarter campaign: Standard, Limited, and Day One. Each edition of the Waves deck will have a distinct color to easily distinguish them from each other.
The Standard Edition Waves deck features the intriguing design in a black & white colorway on a bordered card. This is the UNLIMITED version of the deck that will be mass-produced and continue to sell long term.
The Kickstarter exclusive Limited Edition Waves deck features a borderless design that expands to the outer edge of the card. The borderless design further enhances the depth and motion illusion in the card.
The Kickstarter exclusive Day One Waves deck comes with an inverted color scheme and is an incentive deck for early bird project backers for the first 24 hours.
Printed by Cartamundi with a True Linen B9 and pledge starts at $16 on Kickstarter.
