Hi All,

A couple of years ago we were preparing for a hike into the Grand Canyon and wanted to take multiple games with us. To save weight and space in our bags we came up with the idea for a deck that combines them all in one. Based on feedback here and other sites, we learned that the back and box could and should be improved.
 
So, last fall we commissioned renowned playing card designer Valentina Badeanu to re-imagine our box and card back design. We also designed a new red/black version for fans of euchre and other similar games.

Now available on our website flexdeckplayingcards.com, we are fulfilling orders stateside on a daily basis. We hope you enjoy.

Any questions or feedback welcome!

Good Morning All,

My name is Mike and I live in Stamford, CT. I'll call myself a playing card enthusiast. I'm so happy to have just found this community and sad that it took me so long to find.

I grew up playing poker and different card games with my Grammy. When we played, my favorite game was 'follow the queen' because the rules changed and for each hand would likely get to choose what was wild.

In December 2016, when preparing for a backpacking trip, I came up with the idea of putting multiple classic games all in one deck of cards. For the next 1.5 years I fell into a pretty deep hole of research, trying to find someone who did already what I had in mind. Purchasing almost any deck I could get a hold of that was remotely similar, (or later which just caught my eye) and because of that, I now would call myself a small-time collector as well.

I read multiple books by Partlett, the Hochman/Dawson Encyclopedia, Singer, Hargrave, Benham and Tilley on the history of playing cards. The closest deck I could find was called the 'duplex deck' and I believe it was designed by someone named Joseph Daniel Niederlitz. I also found a deck called the Sixchex and was recently told about Fournier's 'multi-card' but I haven't been able to find where I can buy it. I know USPCC and Bicycle made domino decks in the past (I'm very pumped by the domino deck I have from 1907 by them) and I also found letter games on cards, but never a deck that put them all together in one clean design.

Last year I took the plunge and self-published with USPCC the Flex Deck. I guess this also makes me a designer.

I'm currently working on variations of the top of the cards design and box so am especially interested in what makes a great design for these two aspects of a deck. I think my favorite back design that I own are the red/gold Luxx Palme. The design really impresses me when fanned out.

If anyone knows of any other multi-purpose decks or examples of their favorite top designs, I'd greatly appreciate any insights or help.

Looking forward to learning more from this community!

Best,
Mike