Hey everyone.  Check out the latest KS campaign from Penguin.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penguinmagic/sockmans-original-playing-card-socks

The main pledge levels are for the sock accessories themselves.  The decks are stretch goals right now, but hopefully they'll be unlocked.

We've been playing with the prototype for awhile now and have some fun ideas for Card to Impossible Location type routines, etc.

While it looks simple, we actually went through several manufacturers and made several prototypes to make the sock look, feel, and fit perfectly on a standard poker deck.  We're not just buying socks off the shelf and cutting them down to size - this is a totally custom product.

In road testing the prototype with some performances, it definitely elicits chuckles and amused reactions to pull out a mini sock and take your deck out of it. The goal of this item is to be quirky, fun, and unusual.

We should have a video posted before long to explain more about the product.

We also do have custom decks designed that we've placed as stretch goals.  So if we hit those goals, anyone who digs the decks but not the socks will be able to snag those.

Thanks!

Hi everyone.  Just wanted to give a heads-up on our new KS campaign starting today.  It will be launching around Noon (12PM) eastern time.

EDIT: LIVE!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penguinmagic/choice-cloverback-playing-cards-designed-by-ben-ko

Choice Cloverbacks are a follow-up to Blue Choice.  The design has been tweaked, and there are 2 new colors - Classic Red and Casino Brown.  Brown are limited to only 1,000 decks.

Like Blue Choice, these will be on Thin Crush stock from USPCC.

We have some great early bird levels, so please be sure to check it out!  I'll post back here with a link to the campaign page once it's live.

Does anyone know if this design was made in both bridge and poker size, or just one or the other?

EDIT - Ignore this.  On their US site, it seems they offer it in both sizes.

Hey everyone.  The newest design and color in the Choice lineup from Ben Kolozsi will be released at Penguin tomorrow (Wednesday the 21st).  This is the first-ever deck in the Choice lineup to be blue, and it's also the first to offer a wildly different design from the original Choice decks.

Ben was inspired by the classic and now-unavailable Stud decks and worked hard with USPCC to get the clearance for this awesome tribute design.

We used the new Thin Crush stock from USPCC to really emulate the feel and handling of the vintage decks.  This stock feels amazing - super thin and snappy, yet remarkably durable for such a thin stock.  You really need to feel it to see what the fuss is about.  AFAIK, fewer than 6 other decks on the market have used this stock so far.

This is designed to be a playable/performable deck, so it's not super duper custom.  We do have a custom back, tuck, Ace of Spades, and 3 Jokers (because the old decks had 3 jokers, and we wanted to stick with the tribute theme).  There's also a double-backer included.  Faces and courts are Arrco style.

Those of you in Card Club have had your hands on these for a few weeks, and all the feedback I've gotten is that people really love the feel/handling as well as the fabulous shade of blue.  These have been my favorite EDC deck for the past couple of months, I really love them.

We only had 2,000 printed, and you can get them at Penguin tomorrow.  I seem to be having some trouble with the photo uploads, so I've included an imgur link.  Thanks!

http://imgur.com/a/KXQgJ

Hey everyone!

Some of you have seen and received the colorful, summery Steeplechase Park decks as part of July's Card Club package.

I'm happy to say that the decks are now available for general purchase, with special pricing of $6.95/deck and $79.95/brick for a limited time.

These were designed by Jared Hansen and printed by USPCC in a limited 2,500 deck print run.

Check out more info and as well as the awesome video our team made (it has a monkey in it!) at the following link:

http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/7365

Enjoy!

Hey everyone!  I hope you all had an awesome (and safe!) 4th of July weekend.

I wanted to let everyone know about some changes we're making to the Card Club subscription at Penguin.

If you want to stop reading now and just get all the official info, the link is:

http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/5628


We're keeping the Club at the $20/month plus shipping price tag, and it still contains 4 decks.  However, we're switching to include ONLY decks produced by Penguin and we'll be including 2 each of 2 different designs.  You get one to open and one to keep sealed.  This means a little less variety in each package, but it also eliminates the chance that you might receive a deck that you already own.  It also means you can ignore Penguin release schedules, you'll get decks before they go on sale to everyone else, and you'll get them at the lowest price.

We'll be shipping the July packages later this week, and once a month's packages have gone out there's no backtracking - you can't retroactively subscribe.

This month we have one deck from EPCC and one from USPCC, both designed by Jared Hansen.  I know a lot of you probably backed his Architect deck on Kickstarter, and it is finally seeing the light of day with a massively souped-up tuck box!


Architect: Designed by Jared Hansen and printed by the Expert Playing Card Company, the Architect deck is truly a sight to behold. The tuck box is crafted from a beautiful, heavy-duty deep blue matte paper that's just dripping with intricately applied silver foil. The cards themselves have the look of a blueprint, featuring a beautiful blue & white back design with fine line work. The faces are Expert Standard with a custom Ace of Spades and identical jokers. The handling is superb thanks to Damask finish, which has a medium thickness and snap with an exquisite embossing pattern and texture.

Steeplechase Park: Designed by Jared Hansen, this deck is a tribute to Coney Island's original and longest-running amusement park. The design is wildly colorful and vibrant - a perfect deck for summer. The faces have been completely recolored, and you receive matching custom Jokers and a custom Ace of Spades, as well as 2 useful gaff cards. The custom tuck box is closed with a custom sticker seal. Printed by USPCC on Bicycle stock with premium "Magic" finish, the deck feels and handles wonderfully. Only 2,500 made!

Hey guys!  Many of you have probably seen peeks at our upcoming Westminster deck, designed by Phill Smith (who also designed the amazing DMC Black/Gold marked deck) if you read Penguin Magic Monthly or Card Culture.

Westminster will be released this Wednesday, May 25th, over at Penguin.

It has a custom back design inspired by the architecture of Westminster Abbey, rendered in metallic green ink.  Custom AOS and Jokers with a built-in reveal effect, pus a dupe card and a gaff.  Bicycle stock, magic finish, traditionally cut.  This is a semi-custom deck with mostly standard faces.

I've been beating up a deck for the past month, and it's still holding up really well. Best price on them will definitely be on Wednesday at launch time, so I wanted to give everyone a heads-up!  I've also attached a quick cell phone shot of the back design.

If you'd like a shot at winning a free deck, you can check out the contest we have running on Instagram right now under @penguincards

Thanks, and I hope you guys like the deck!

Kevin

Hi everyone!  Just wanted to let you know that the beautiful Christmas Deck designed by Natalia Silva and produced by Penguin Magic is available for preorder right now!

http://www.penguinmagic.com/p/6436

We expect to begin shipping the decks by December 15th, so that they'll still arrive in plenty of time for Christmas.

Enjoy!  I love this deck!

Kevin

I have 12 brand-new Red Arrcos from Cincinnati (blue sticker seal) for sale.

Price is $12/deck or $125 if you buy them all. This includes priority US shipping.  No international sales, sorry.

Ships from NC, please email mercury52@gmail.com with questions.

I have 10 of the following packages available, perfect for fans of the White Arrco decks. Each package includes the following:

1 x White Arrco Deck (Standard, Ungimmicked, Sealed)
1 x White Arrco Forcing Deck
1 x White Arrco Svengali Deck
1 x White Arrco Short Card (Sightly shortened with 2 corners re-rounded)
1 x White Arrco Corner Shorted Card (Standard length, all 4 corners re-rounded)

All gaffs are individually handmade by me and have never been sold or advertised before. I do not have any plans of making these on a wide basis. Your gaffs will all be different suits/values.

I unfortunately cannot accept requests for a particular suit/value on the gaffs.

Price is $40 for the package, which includes free Priority shipping in the US. Items will ship from NY.

Please feel free to PM me here or email mercury52@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Hey guys.  I have a brick (12 decks) of Magic-Con v2 decks.  Looking to sell the whole brick, I may sell a few single decks later.  Prefer to keep this to US buyers, just to keep things simple.

Price is $225, free shipping.

Not looking to trade, as I am trying to clear out space around here.  I will probably be selling a solid handful of other decks from my collection soon as well.

Decks will ship from NY.  I can be reached via PM, or mercury52(at)gmail.com