Syndicate Bicycle Playing Cards

If you're a collector, you can appreciate "limited edition" when browsing for a deck so let's go ahead and put a "+" right there. Pretty limited print run on the always classic and handle friendly USPCC stock and the back design which is...I'm not quite sure how to describe other than it feels like you are missing out on something cool.

This is a great deck! We start with card backs that have symmetrical backs and a light brown to bronze coloration and a geometric design. The fronts of these cards are completely custom, so even the two thru ten cards are given their due. The backgrounds are white, featuring a "broken border" on all four edges of the cards. The fonts and pips are completely custom, and each individual pip contains some small scrollwork, as well as a tiny version of the pip inside of the larger pip. All of the aces, not just the spade, are large and nicely detailed. The court cards, while reminiscent of standard courts, are definitely given some embellishments, such as a smaller standard border to contain the symmetrical court inside the already aforementioned "broken border" (this double border gives the courts a somewhat smaller appearance), as well as other small touches, such as a little more detail added to the weapons (or whatever else they may be holding). There are two full sized jokers, one red and one black. The red joker is a very intricate sun design inside of a circle of pips, and the black joker is the crescent moon and wind inside of the same type of circle. A double backer card is also included. The artwork is beautiful on this deck. It's too nice to be left on the coffee table as a nightly Gin Rummy deck, but the artwork is too nice for it to be a "collector's shelf only" deck. A remarkably well designed deck!

Beautiful deck with elegant and intricate customization. From the box image - in which we have a 3D graphics creation - to the drawing of cards and suits ... a great acquisition for a collector like me.