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Playing Card Plethora / Commoners cards

« on: February 03, 2020, 10:11:59 AM »

Hi all, here's the link to my new playing card project on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/737088756/commoners-playing-cards

I hope some of you like it, and do back it if so. As you may see, the visual style is inspired by the German suited playing cards that are commonly used in some parts of Europe.

A Cellar of Fine Vintages / New edition of classic Swiss Jass cards

« on: September 21, 2019, 08:03:04 AM »

I found that someone was making the standard Swiss Jass cards in a classic full figure version. So I ordered some, and I can show you some pictures. Very nice, and unusual to be able to find a new edition of such full figure cards.

These cards were drawn by Jens Riedweg in Switzerland, and this is his site:

https://schweizerjass.ch/en/

The cards are a digitally redone version of a classic old pattern by Jakob Peyer. The cards are also printed in Switzerland. The full figure ones that I got don't have a tuck box, and have a smooth finish, the same sort of cardstock that you will see for say typical Altenburger or Piatnik German-suited cards. You can see he also has other Swiss cards for sale on that site, including the more typical modern double-ended ones. And amazingly, the stamps on the envelope match the cards!

Playing Card Plethora / Liber Ludorum

« on: May 29, 2019, 07:47:03 AM »

My new project on kickstarter ...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/737088756/liber-ludorum-playing-cards

The Conversation Parlor / Rare Triumphs 78 card deck

« on: September 18, 2018, 05:50:40 AM »

Hi all, so you may remember I designed a deck of playing cards inspired by the style of the Tarot de Marseille (as well as English pattern playing cards). That deck is called Pike and Clover, and it was on Kickstarter at the end of last year. Well I have done a followup to this project. It is basically an extended edition of the deck: the addition of a 22 card trump suit (or 21 + fool) and four knights on horseback makes a 78 card deck. Again, the art style is related to the Tarot de Marseille, but the subjects of the trump cards wander a bit further from the typical Marseille pattern, drawing inspiration from various early historical tarots and related sources.

Here's a link if you want to check out the project:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/737088756/rare-triumphs-a-78-card-alternative-old-style-taro/

Design & Development / A new "Hunting Deck"

« on: December 18, 2015, 11:43:04 AM »

Hi all, I am hoping you might be able to offer some feedback on a playing card project that I am hopefully close to completing.

The deck I have designed is based on the so-called hunting decks from the late medieval period that were made shortly after the arrival of playing cards in Europe, especially the Ambras hunting deck and the Stuttgart hunting deck. Both of these medieval decks were hand-painted.

The makeup of the deck I have designed is basically as per a standard modern French (English) deck, with 13-card suits of A, 2-9, banner 10, J, Q, K. So it ought to be possible to use these cards for play.

The four suits, though, are non-standard. Each of the suits is represented by an animal associated with the hunt. They are: Hounds, Hawks, Pheasants, and Deer. Each of the suits is also colour-themed, both in the backgrounds and in the colours of the clothing for the court cards.

So I have finished painting the artwork for these cards. I have hopefully attached some pics of some of the cards to this message ...

Things that I am planning but that are possibly detractions, I don't know:
-- No indices --- you have to count the animals (or recognise the scenes ... there is hopefully enough variation that this should not be too difficult). This is in keeping with the appearance of the early hunting decks.
-- Plain maroon-coloured backs (and maroon-coloured full-bleed margins on the fronts). Again, the plain backs are in keeping with the appearance of the early hunting decks.
-- No jokers. I could make some I suppose, but I haven't.

I am planning on putting this up on Kickstarter in the new year. I have no idea what sort of interest there will be in such a project. As I am in the UK, I am ideally hoping to get the printing done in the UK (or Europe).

Well, all comments welcome!

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