Ornate White Scarlet Playing Cards Deck USPCC

This deck was a gift. Love that it fans tightly the same regardless of which way the the cards face. Really dislike the court cards, though their stylized design is well done. Simply preference. The cards feel great and handle very nicely and the foil inside the tuck is a nice touch,

I've gotten many positive remarks on the phenomenal art work of this deck during game night. Lots of detail to catch the eye, I've caught myself (and some of the players) paying more attention to the cards than to the game! I've got two of the colors and I think I'll spring for the others as well.

Sometimes you get a deck that comes across as the artist just trying to do something a little different, but not necessarily extra special. A little touch here, something different there. Then you step back and look at the finished product and say "wow"! That's exactly the case here with this deck. The whole is definitely greater than the sum of the parts. First off, we have a nice box with beautiful red foil on the inside. There are nice gold cross-hatched borders all the way to the edge on both the fronts and backs of these cards. The backs feature magnificent scroll work in white and scarlet, and a double backer is included as a gaff, but with the "front side" of the double backer (if you can call it the "front") done in half scarlet and half blue. Every card is custom. Opposite corners of the hearts and diamonds have a red swatch of scrollwork with numbers and letters colored in silver, and the same pattern is blue on spades and clubs, with letters and numbers colored in gold. All fonts, center pip, and corner pip designs are custom on every card. The jokers feature a jester head on a scepter. All court cards feature two dimensional symmetrical characters that are completely side profile view, with more unique designs and patterns. Regardless if this adorns your shelf unused as a part of your personal collection, or if it makes an appearance in your Gin Rummy games or magic shows, this is a fantastic deck!