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Biro Playing Cards Cartamundi

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Biro Playing Cards Cartamundi

$17.99 USD
 per 

Biro Playing Cards

While working as a journalist, Bíró noticed that the ink used in newspaper printing dried quickly, leaving the paper dry and smudge-free. He tried using the same ink in a fountain pen but found that it would not flow into the tip, as it was too viscous. He worked on this and presented the first production of the ballpoint pen at the Budapest International Fair in 1931, where he developed a new tip consisting of a ball that was free to turn in a socket, and as it turned it would pick up ink from a cartridge and then roll to deposit it on the paper. A ballpoint pen is widely referred to as a "biro" in many countries, including the UK, Ireland, Australia and Italy. Biro Playing Cards is a tribute to the invention of ballpoint pens. The original back design was originally hand sketched by Vivek Singhi, which led to the conceptualization of Biro Playing Cards. The face sides of the cards have been designed in a manner to represent a deck of cards sketched by a ballpoint pen.

  • Designed by Vivek Singhi
  • Hand sketched look for the card faces
  • Borderless design
  • Poker sized
  • Includes double backer
  • Includes blank face card
  • Printed by Cartamundi in India
  • Limited Edition of 1,000
  • 2019 Release

Customer Reviews

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Michael
Very Interesting Design

The Biro Playing Cards by Cartamundi have a very interesting design and handle well. The design is not for everyone but the story is compelling.

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Kbs
Not worth the $$

I was very excited about these cards; however they are not poker-sized like description says— they are slightly bigger.
They also do NOT fan well as they are made of plastic (very bright light reflection).
I’m inclined to give 2 stars because the back design is very cool, but the negatives outweigh the positives.
Also, cards weigh a lot and feel heavy when to hold.

For some reason the diamonds were printed differently than the rest of the deck. It looked as though the printer had dirt trapped in it, giving diamond cards a “running-out-of-ink” look to it.
The weird part was that none of the other cards came like this, and actually the 2 of diamonds came normal-meaning this was not an intentional part of the design.

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Acescout92
Really Unique!

Now THIS is a weird pack of cards, in the best possible way. The tuck case has a matte finish, and the cards have a very mild embossing which makes them nearly feel smooth. I love the design and the aesthetics, but the handling is what's truly strange. Out of the box I noticed they were clumpy and was initially disappointed. After some riffle shuffles, however, the cards fanned and performed as well as you please. They now have this hefty but floaty feeling to them, and are so buttery smooth that they're difficult to put down. Love this pack.

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