Inside, the card faces have been thoughtfully designed to integrate traditional elements. Both the court cards and the pips are customized, with court cards set against a scroll-like background. The characters are dressed in traditional attire, their garments adorned with intricate ancient patterns that symbolize harmony and beauty, paying homage to the festival's cultural heritage.
Round Moon Playing Cards
Inside, the card faces have been thoughtfully designed to integrate traditional elements. Both the court cards and the pips are customized, with court cards set against a scroll-like background. The characters are dressed in traditional attire, their garments adorned with intricate ancient patterns that symbolize harmony and beauty, paying homage to the festival's cultural heritage.
Scrawler 66 Playing Cards by Howlin' Jacks
The courts showcase Street Kings and Queens, while the aces and pips feature drips and graffiti-inspired designs. Each card is unique, making this deck not only a collector's item but a piece of art. Plus, the jokers are ACTUAL stickers you can peel and stick wherever you'd like.
The tuck case is embossed and foiled, giving it a sleek and stylish look. For collectors, there's even a limited edition spray can that houses the deck, complete with custom tagging and gold embossing, limited to just 100 units.
The deck is printed on high-grade cardistry crush stock with an air cushion finish. Avaialble now from $20 on Kickstarter.
Mustard Playing Cards
With a striking yellow colorway, the Mustard Deck is not just visually appealing but also functional, featuring a clever suit-marking system that allows you to identify any card's suit from the back. The dynamic card backs, with swirls and splashes of color, make the deck perfect for cardistry and magic. The Ace of Spades celebrates fast food with oversized, playful designs, and each suit has its own unique ace.
The Mustard Jokers are a fun nod to the theme, featuring three similar but subtly changing mustard bottles, adding a playful twist to the deck. Printed by the United States Playing Card Co.
KENDO DOG Playing Cards
Each card features adorable Shiba Inu characters wielding swords, with senior KENDO DOGS leading their junior counterparts in a playful kendo competition. Inside, the deck features detailed illustrations on both the court and number cards.
Senior KENDO DOGS are depicted in heroic poses, while junior KENDO DOGS are shown learning the art of swordsmanship. The ace cards represent the most powerful KENDO DOGS, ready to deliver their mightiest strikes, and the jokers introduce mysterious figures in the kendo world.
Both the card backs and edges are adorned with hot foil accents, and the tuck box boasts a stunning panoramic design with eye-catching foil details inside and out.
The deck is printed by WJPC and pledge start at $19 on Kickstarter.
Good Pals Halloween Tales Volume II Playing Cards
The cards feature fully custom artwork on every face, including pumpkin-orange hearts and diamonds, Halloween-themed courts, and intricately designed aces. The Special Edition Black deck inverts colors for a striking contrast, while the Blood Red Limited Edition intensifies the spooky aesthetic with red hues throughout the deck.
With only 500 copies of the Orange and Black standard editions, and 300 of the Blood Red, these decks are truly limited. The KS-exclusive Theatre Editions come with stunning gilded edges (holographic gold, red, or black).
The decks are printed by WJPC on linen finish cardistry stock, ensuring excellent handling. Pledge starts at $12 on Kickstarter.
Bicycle Secret Fresh Playing Cards by Runit Decks
The court cards reflect Bigboy's passions, from streetwear to DJing, while the numbered cards and aces showcase his personal life, including his Pekingese dogs and love for basketball. The deck also includes playful phrases like "Mahal Kita" and "No Money, No Honey" on his lucky 6s and 9s, adding a touch of his mischievous charm.
A unique feature of this deck is the two extra cards that form an interchangeable diptych, allowing you to arrange the image in two ways: one with Bigboy Cheng being chased by girls, and the other with him in pursuit. This adds an extra layer of creativity, making the deck a fun collectible and a tribute to Bigboy Cheng's distinctive style.
Printed on classic Bicycle stock with the brand's signature Air-Cushion Finish by the USPCC and exclusively available at Secret Fresh branches in the Phillipines.
Hello Kitty 50th Anniversary Playing Cards by Bicycle
The card backs surprise with a charming zigzag edge design, sparkling pink heart bubbles, and adorable angels donning heart-shaped cakes alongside the classic Hello Kitty imagery.
The face cards are fully customized, showcasing a delightful array of characters from the Sanrio family, including favorites like Cinnamoroll, Kuromi, My Melody, and Pom Pom Purin—many of whom are making their debut in a playing card set.
Printed by USPCC and available now from Bicycle Cards for $20.
Dapper NOC Playing Cards
Each deck boasts 52 cards alongside two jokers, complete with an innovative marking system designed to elevate the possibilities of every magic routine. Printed by the Expert Playing Card Co.
Top 5 Most Funded Kickstarter Playing Cards Project of 2024
Crowdfunding has changed how creators bring their ideas to life by allowing people to gather support from backers worldwide. In the world of playing cards, Kickstarter has become a hub for innovative and beautifully designed decks that capture the imagination of collectors and enthusiasts alike.
We’ve compiled a list of the top five most funded Kickstarter playing card projects for 2024 (so far), showcasing the incredible creativity and support that these campaigns have garnered. These projects highlight the unique designs and themes that resonate with backers, making them some of the most successful campaigns in the playing card community. Dive in to see which decks have captured the hearts (and wallets) of the crowdfunding community this year.
5. Apollo
Funding $102,019
ARK Playing Cards
Drawing inspiration from Mount Olympus and the god of light himself, this deck is a testament to ARK’s creativity and innovation. With intricate illustrations and a creative tuck case, every aspect of this deck reflects the splendor of Greek mythology and captured beautifully through a stunning tuck case that unfolds into a perfect circle.
4. ANKH
Funding $118,397
ARK Playing Cards
Ankh Playing Cards by ARK are a tribute to the rich heritage and mythology of Ancient Egypt. At the heart of this collection is the ARK Case, designed with a pyramid-inspired triangular structure. This innovative case opens horizontally, revealing a large triangle formed by the sides and top. Inside, the illustrations in the Ankh Playing Cards blend hand-drawn and digital art techniques, vividly bringing to life the stories of Egyptian mythology.
3. Morpheus
Funding $118,429
Charmie & Herman
Beautifully crafted by Charmie & Herman these decks are part of the Dream Spirits Oneiros collection. Inspired by the mythical land of dreams, these decks pay homage to the legendary God of Dreams in Greek mythology, Morpheus. Each card is adorned with full-foiled polar colors and starry-galaxy gilding, creating a truly enchanting experience. The tuck box is intricately designed to resemble the Palace of Morpheus, complete with a 3D laser-cut window and foiled artwork inside.
2. The Eye of the Ocean II
Funding $259,779
Stockholm17
This is the second part to Lorenzo Gaggiotti‘s archaeo-fantasy project based on the age of sails. It is not just another deck of playing cards, but also a novel with an interactive puzzle. The journey takes place on the mythical sailing island itself, exploring all the mysteries around the place.
1. The Lord of the Rings Vol. 3
Funding $538,877
Kings Wild Project
Designed by Jackson Robinson, this final installment in the epic trilogy brings to life J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic characters through beautifully illustrated court cards. Based The Return of the King, the deck features intricately designed court cards that depict key characters from the saga. Characters such as Aragorn and Arwen, Sam carrying Frodo, The King of the Dead, Denethor, Sauron, and many others are vividly illustrated, capturing their essence and significance in the story. Each card serves as a piece of art, designed to transport players into the legendary world of Middle-earth.
Bee Cherry Casino Red Playing Cards
Released by Cardtopia, the “Bee” Cherry Casino Red Playing Cards is a limited-edition deck that brings together the iconic Bee back design with the vibrant energy of Cherry Casino. Designed by Phill Smith, this deck is a masterpiece of craftsmanship, showcasing a striking red colorway that’s both passionate and bold.
Limited to just 6,000 decks, the quintessential Cherry themed jokers and the Ace of Spades are custom while the face cards including the courts are standard. The deck is versatile enough for Card flourishes, routines, and game nights.
Available in red and blue colorway. Printed by the USPCC and limited to 5 decks per customer on Cardtopia Shop for $18.
Kings Wild's 13th Tigers Blue Glided Playing Cards
Kings Wild has recently delivered the exclusive 2021 13th Decks (green tuck) to loyal subscribers who have duly fulfilled their 13th deck certificates. But there’s more exciting news: a Blue Gilded edition is now being released to the public!
Fully custom with hand-illustrated artwork, the Tigers feature a beautiful bold design inspired by a vintage design and feature one-way all tiger courts that pay homage to the beautiful world of matchbook printing of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Limited to just 250 decks, each one is individually numbered from 001/250 and comes fully gilded. Don’t miss your chance to own this unique collector’s item! Now available on Kings Wild for $30.
Unity Deck on Kickstarter
Music enthusiast from New Jersey, Dexter Amistad, is fascinated with playing cards and began collecting them. He established a Facebook group called DripDrop Sounds and ShuffleCut52 to bring together individuals who share a passion for playing cards and music. As the group thrives, Dexter came up with an interesting playing cards project. He envisioned a deck which is designed by a group of playing cards designers known in the community. The designers agreed to this interesting pitch, and the decks are finally coming into fruition. Introducing Unity Deck.
The Unity Deck features designs created by renowned playing card designers within the community, showcasing both established and emerging talents. While the back design is uniformed, the face design will varied on every card.
Each designer is assigned a card to which they designed with the theme of the deck: Music and Cards. Some would work on the Courts, and some would work on the Numbers (in which he/she designed four of the same value yet different suits).
Other designers are assigned to design the tuck box as well as the extra thank you card and Jokers. There is an additional card that contains a variety of card back designs to honor the designers who had submitted their back designs. It is a one-of-a-kind Frankendeck that sends the message of unity.
The Unity Deck is available in three different editions based on the color of the tuck box and the chosen card back design. “Only For Fun” Edition features turquoise color scheme box with back design done by Bivas Bhattacharjee. “Just For Fun” Edition features ivory white color scheme box with back design done by Ritu Bhattacharya. “To The Sky” Edition features leather dark brown color scheme box with back design done by Marianne Larsen. All the cards will be printed by Kingstar Playing Cards.
For each of the Editions, there are three different versions. In the Basic Version, the cards are as standard as possible with no special features. In the Premium Version, the cards are printed with holographic foil layer on both sides. In Ultra Version, the cards are both having holographic foil layer on both sides and gilded with patterned metallic foil – “Only For Fun” features linear rainbow pattern, “Just For Fun” features prism gold pattern, “To The Sky” features radial rays pattern.
The tuck box for the Unity Deck is designed to look like an ancient tome, complete with the filigree decorations. The front side features an embedded French Horn. The back side features an emblazoned treble clef. The side of the box listed all the designers who contributed to the creation of the deck.The box is made of premium matte stock with a subtle foiled layer along with detailed embossing. These tuck boxes can be found on all the different editions and versions.
Pledge starts from $12 for the Basic Version OR $18 for the Premium Version on Kickstarter. You can get the Kickstarter Exclusive Ultra Version Set with the collector’s box for $79.
Six Impossible Things Playing Cards
Magic. Secret. Experience.
The Six Impossible Things playing cards, available as part of the Six Impossible Things Standard Edition Box Set from Vanishing Inc., offer a unique glimpse into Joshua Jay’s acclaimed off-Broadway show. This exclusive set not only lets you watch the entire show but also includes a 4-hour masterclass where Joshua Jay unveils the secrets behind the effects and provides invaluable insights into creating and performing your own magic.
This custom deck features unique jokers, an Ace of Spades, and semi-custom face cards, all designed with a touch of elegance. The mirrored card backs include a clever marking system that enhances your magic routines, making these cards as functional as they are beautiful.
Whether you’re a magician or a fan of beautifully crafted playing cards, this deck is a must-have addition to your collection. Available from Vanishing Inc.