End Times 2021: On collecting cards
Ever since I started board gaming, I realized I have a fascination with cards. The games I enjoy the most are card-driven, even though I...
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Athena
- Nov 21, 2021
Fancy decks on KS
It's been a while since we last checked the Kickstarter offerings in the playing card category. Out of the projects currently running on...
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Athena
- Sep 19, 2021
Seek out the Light in a Misty deck
The Light in the Mist is an upcoming project by PostCurious, a company that specializes in making beautifully-illustrated narrative...
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JW
- Jul 1, 2021
Minimal effort
As you may know, I started collecting playing card decks last year. To make my plays of Patience more colourful, and also out of...
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JW
- Jun 18, 2021
Pagan days
The "Wheel of the Year" is an annual cycle of seasonal festivals, inspired by those of the ancient peoples of Europe. The festivals take...
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Athena
- May 10, 2021
Consult the stars and set sail
The luxury playing cards company Stockholm17 is running a Kickstarter campaign for The Eye Of The Ocean playing card decks, a leather...
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Athena
- Apr 24, 2021
John Littleboy's pets and out of print decks
In our previous post we mentioned Transformation playing cards: decks in which the pips have been incorporated into an illustrated scene....
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Athena
- Apr 9, 2021
Mischievous decks
My latest playing card deck purchase was Patrick Valenza's "Royal Mischief - Transformation Playing Cards", which proved to be true to...
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Athena
- Mar 27, 2021
Deluxe Otherworlds
Today we are taking a look at an American playing card and tarot publishing house called Uusi. Uusi produces boutique quality cards,...
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Athena
- Mar 24, 2021
Sefirot is live (Gaming on the Tree of Life)
Update: Sefirot has launched on Kickstarter and the campaign will run for 31 days. You may back either the board game or just the tarot...
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JW
- Mar 21, 2021
Rulers and commanders
March is Women's History Month in some parts of the world, and just like last year, a celebratory deck of cards is available on...
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Athena
- Mar 15, 2021
Playing card decks by Northern Displayers
I accidentally stumbled upon Northern Displayers/Skadi Press, a small British publishing house that produces a limited number of books...
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Athena
- Mar 12, 2021
A mesmerizing deck
The Somnia Tarot by artist Nicolas Bruno is currently on pre-sale on his website, and if you place your order until tomorrow, March 13,...
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