Kalevala Playing Cards USPCC

As a fan of card decks based on mythology/folklore, this deck is a must-have for its theme, if not entirely its design. Everything is custom--pips, numbers, aces, face cards, tuck box--which is nice. Numbers & pips are in traditional black & red on an antiqued parchment background. I usually find this kind of background to be a bit contrived in card decks in general, but at least here it is not too overpowering. The pips are (almost comically) oversized, except at the corners, where they are noticeably undersized. All four aces are custom but, frankly, nothing spectacular. The tuck box, too, though it features custom art, is rather plain. The real allure of this deck, however, is the face cards & jokers. These unique illustrations of figures from the Kalevala are fantastic and perfectly evoke classic turn-of-the-century fairy tale illustration, rather than the somewhat comic fantasy illustration of some other similarly-themed decks. The deck also includes 2 different jokers, a double-backer, and a guide card to the mythological figures pictured. Notably, of the handful of retailers I purchase from regularly, Playing Card Decks is the only one who carries this deck at the time of this writing.

The Kalevala holds a special place in my Finnish ancestry heart. These cards do not disappoint. The sepia and black tones evoke times past where these drawings could have been done on parchment or burned into wood. The illustrations of each figure from the epic tale are beautifully detailed on the face cards.

The numbers in the corners are quite small, so if your vision is fading, these may not be the deck you will regularly grab for. That said, the font for the numbers is unique, but very clear to read, despite its smaller size.

As a fan of card decks based on mythology/folklore, this deck is a must-have for its theme, if not entirely its design. Everything is custom--pips, numbers, aces, face cards, tuck box--which is nice. Numbers & pips are in traditional black & red on an antiqued parchment background. I usually find this kind of background to be a bit contrived in card decks in general, but at least here it is not too overpowering. The pips are (almost comically) oversized, except at the corners, where they are noticeably undersized. All four aces are custom but, frankly, nothing spectacular. The tuck box, too, though it features custom art, is rather plain. The real allure of this deck, however, is the face cards & jokers. These unique illustrations of figures from the Kalevala are fantastic and perfectly evoke classic turn-of-the-century fairy tale illustration, rather than the somewhat comic fantasy illustration of some other similarly-themed decks. The deck also includes 2 different jokers, a double-backer, and a guide card to the mythological figures pictured. Notably, of the handful of retailers I purchase from regularly, Playing Card Decks is the only one who carries this deck at the time of this writing.

The Kalevala holds a special place in my Finnish ancestry heart. These cards do not disappoint. The sepia and black tones evoke times past where these drawings could have been done on parchment or burned into wood. The illustrations of each figure from the epic tale are beautifully detailed on the face cards.

The numbers in the corners are quite small, so if your vision is fading, these may not be the deck you will regularly grab for. That said, the font for the numbers is unique, but very clear to read, despite its smaller size.

As a fan of card decks based on mythology/folklore, this deck is a must-have for its theme, if not entirely its design. Everything is custom--pips, numbers, aces, face cards, tuck box--which is nice. Numbers & pips are in traditional black & red on an antiqued parchment background. I usually find this kind of background to be a bit contrived in card decks in general, but at least here it is not too overpowering. The pips are (almost comically) oversized, except at the corners, where they are noticeably undersized. All four aces are custom but, frankly, nothing spectacular. The tuck box, too, though it features custom art, is rather plain. The real allure of this deck, however, is the face cards & jokers. These unique illustrations of figures from the Kalevala are fantastic and perfectly evoke classic turn-of-the-century fairy tale illustration, rather than the somewhat comic fantasy illustration of some other similarly-themed decks. The deck also includes 2 different jokers, a double-backer, and a guide card to the mythological figures pictured. Notably, of the handful of retailers I purchase from regularly, Playing Card Decks is the only one who carries this deck at the time of this writing.

The Kalevala holds a special place in my Finnish ancestry heart. These cards do not disappoint. The sepia and black tones evoke times past where these drawings could have been done on parchment or burned into wood. The illustrations of each figure from the epic tale are beautifully detailed on the face cards.

The numbers in the corners are quite small, so if your vision is fading, these may not be the deck you will regularly grab for. That said, the font for the numbers is unique, but very clear to read, despite its smaller size.

As a fan of card decks based on mythology/folklore, this deck is a must-have for its theme, if not entirely its design. Everything is custom--pips, numbers, aces, face cards, tuck box--which is nice. Numbers & pips are in traditional black & red on an antiqued parchment background. I usually find this kind of background to be a bit contrived in card decks in general, but at least here it is not too overpowering. The pips are (almost comically) oversized, except at the corners, where they are noticeably undersized. All four aces are custom but, frankly, nothing spectacular. The tuck box, too, though it features custom art, is rather plain. The real allure of this deck, however, is the face cards & jokers. These unique illustrations of figures from the Kalevala are fantastic and perfectly evoke classic turn-of-the-century fairy tale illustration, rather than the somewhat comic fantasy illustration of some other similarly-themed decks. The deck also includes 2 different jokers, a double-backer, and a guide card to the mythological figures pictured. Notably, of the handful of retailers I purchase from regularly, Playing Card Decks is the only one who carries this deck at the time of this writing.

The Kalevala holds a special place in my Finnish ancestry heart. These cards do not disappoint. The sepia and black tones evoke times past where these drawings could have been done on parchment or burned into wood. The illustrations of each figure from the epic tale are beautifully detailed on the face cards.

The numbers in the corners are quite small, so if your vision is fading, these may not be the deck you will regularly grab for. That said, the font for the numbers is unique, but very clear to read, despite its smaller size.

As a fan of card decks based on mythology/folklore, this deck is a must-have for its theme, if not entirely its design. Everything is custom--pips, numbers, aces, face cards, tuck box--which is nice. Numbers & pips are in traditional black & red on an antiqued parchment background. I usually find this kind of background to be a bit contrived in card decks in general, but at least here it is not too overpowering. The pips are (almost comically) oversized, except at the corners, where they are noticeably undersized. All four aces are custom but, frankly, nothing spectacular. The tuck box, too, though it features custom art, is rather plain. The real allure of this deck, however, is the face cards & jokers. These unique illustrations of figures from the Kalevala are fantastic and perfectly evoke classic turn-of-the-century fairy tale illustration, rather than the somewhat comic fantasy illustration of some other similarly-themed decks. The deck also includes 2 different jokers, a double-backer, and a guide card to the mythological figures pictured. Notably, of the handful of retailers I purchase from regularly, Playing Card Decks is the only one who carries this deck at the time of this writing.

The Kalevala holds a special place in my Finnish ancestry heart. These cards do not disappoint. The sepia and black tones evoke times past where these drawings could have been done on parchment or burned into wood. The illustrations of each figure from the epic tale are beautifully detailed on the face cards.

The numbers in the corners are quite small, so if your vision is fading, these may not be the deck you will regularly grab for. That said, the font for the numbers is unique, but very clear to read, despite its smaller size.

As a fan of card decks based on mythology/folklore, this deck is a must-have for its theme, if not entirely its design. Everything is custom--pips, numbers, aces, face cards, tuck box--which is nice. Numbers & pips are in traditional black & red on an antiqued parchment background. I usually find this kind of background to be a bit contrived in card decks in general, but at least here it is not too overpowering. The pips are (almost comically) oversized, except at the corners, where they are noticeably undersized. All four aces are custom but, frankly, nothing spectacular. The tuck box, too, though it features custom art, is rather plain. The real allure of this deck, however, is the face cards & jokers. These unique illustrations of figures from the Kalevala are fantastic and perfectly evoke classic turn-of-the-century fairy tale illustration, rather than the somewhat comic fantasy illustration of some other similarly-themed decks. The deck also includes 2 different jokers, a double-backer, and a guide card to the mythological figures pictured. Notably, of the handful of retailers I purchase from regularly, Playing Card Decks is the only one who carries this deck at the time of this writing.

The Kalevala holds a special place in my Finnish ancestry heart. These cards do not disappoint. The sepia and black tones evoke times past where these drawings could have been done on parchment or burned into wood. The illustrations of each figure from the epic tale are beautifully detailed on the face cards.

The numbers in the corners are quite small, so if your vision is fading, these may not be the deck you will regularly grab for. That said, the font for the numbers is unique, but very clear to read, despite its smaller size.

As a fan of card decks based on mythology/folklore, this deck is a must-have for its theme, if not entirely its design. Everything is custom--pips, numbers, aces, face cards, tuck box--which is nice. Numbers & pips are in traditional black & red on an antiqued parchment background. I usually find this kind of background to be a bit contrived in card decks in general, but at least here it is not too overpowering. The pips are (almost comically) oversized, except at the corners, where they are noticeably undersized. All four aces are custom but, frankly, nothing spectacular. The tuck box, too, though it features custom art, is rather plain. The real allure of this deck, however, is the face cards & jokers. These unique illustrations of figures from the Kalevala are fantastic and perfectly evoke classic turn-of-the-century fairy tale illustration, rather than the somewhat comic fantasy illustration of some other similarly-themed decks. The deck also includes 2 different jokers, a double-backer, and a guide card to the mythological figures pictured. Notably, of the handful of retailers I purchase from regularly, Playing Card Decks is the only one who carries this deck at the time of this writing.

The Kalevala holds a special place in my Finnish ancestry heart. These cards do not disappoint. The sepia and black tones evoke times past where these drawings could have been done on parchment or burned into wood. The illustrations of each figure from the epic tale are beautifully detailed on the face cards.

The numbers in the corners are quite small, so if your vision is fading, these may not be the deck you will regularly grab for. That said, the font for the numbers is unique, but very clear to read, despite its smaller size.