My Goal

The Ambras Court Deck and the Ambras Hunting Deck, are playing cards that are from the mid 15th century. These playing cards are currently on display at the KHM Museum in Vienna, Austria. I contacted the museum to see if they would be willing to give me rights to produce sets of these playing cards for the history enthusiast or the living history enactor to use at living history events.

Once again these cards are NOT going to be collector’s cards, they are meant for everyday use. If you want the collector’s editions you can purchase them directly from the KHM website. The collector’s editions are the version that Piatnik made for the KHM Museum.

This is where you come in, I am hoping that you can help me come up with a portion of the $3,000 Canadian dollars to help pay for licensing agreement, and the production of the playing cards.

Le Shrimp Playing Cards. A stupid deck of cards. Designed by a bored person.

Dan and Dave with Dan Buck

After years of hard work, our new deck of playing cards is finally here. We could not be more pleased and can't wait to share them with you all on Friday, March 13th at 9AM PST. Until then, have a wonderful weekend. Cheers!

A J̶o̶k̶e̶r̶ Buck from our new Antler deck.

Antler Playing Cards, our latest project, aims to capture the essence of the great outdoors.

 "Yosemite Valley, drenched in the setting sun, is a portrait that can not be conjured even in a dreamscape. Not only do the vistas evolve throughout the changing months, but each sweeping view transforms with every altered shadow. The Park becomes a window to another world."

 For us, while there is no better place to explore imagination than the outdoors, the stretch of creativity reaches far beyond Yosemite.

My name is Chris Severson, and I am a magician and card flourisher. I have been dedicated to these art forms for over a decade, and over the years I have handled hundreds of different decks, back designs, finishes and stocks. After all of these years, only one I call my absolute favorite deck of cards; ARRCO U.S. Reg.

My good friend Franky Morales and I want to bring back this deck of cards; one that is so iconic and loved in the Magic and Cardistry communities. A back design that was once (and still is) revered by professional card handlers all over the world. The goal is to not just bring these cards back just for our own enjoyment, but to bring them back for the Magic and Cardistry communities, along with card lovers alike! We have been granted permission by the USPCC to bring these cards back into life once more; but this time, they will be getting an upgrade!

These ARRCOs are going to be printed on the classic Bee stock. This stock is thick, and lasts for months of continuous use. It is known as the standard stock in high end Vegas casinos; as it can hold up to non stop use at the card tables and still remain smooth.

In addition to this, we are also having the cards cut from the faces to the back! What this means is during the printing process, the cards get cut out from one big sheet when it comes off the printing press. The direction the blade goes through the cards, either cutting from the face of the cards to the back or the back of the cards to the face, determines the kind of cut. Having the cards cut from the faces to the backs are preferred by card handlers because when the cards are face down on a table, and shuffled from the bottom up, the cards melt together like butter! Cards cut from their backs to the front will have a resistance when shuffled from bottom up.

Steelers. #Madisonpresents#Ellusionist

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Ivan Choe:
Recently on Instagram, an unknown deck design has been appearing on their feeds. Details regarding the identity or name of this deck have been sparse. Until now...

 On March 1st, James Milaras and Reuben Nutt of Joker and the Thief will announce a project that has been in the making for 6 months.