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Merlin Illuminations Playing Cards USPCC

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Merlin Illuminations Playing Cards USPCC

$19.99 USD
 per 

Merlin Illuminations Playing Cards

Enchanted legends and Dark Magic. Dramatic sculptures of the Arthurian characters cast into art playing cards.

The shadowy silver figure of Merlin summoning his magic - bringing MERLIN • Illuminations to life! With wisdom on his brow and might in his hand, he is an archetype, the genome, the father of magicians. What spells will he cast, and where will he appear next?

Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Galahad, Uther Pendragon, and many more characters from these beloved tales are wonderfully depicted on these finely crafted playing cards.

Designed by Dent-de-Lion du Midi for Art Playing Cards, Switzerland. Printed by The United States Playing Card Company.

2020 Release

Customer Reviews

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Cody Bates
I don' t have these, but when they get back in stock I buy them.

A friend of mine got these before they went out of stock and he showed them to me. I instantly went to this site to look for the cards i had seen and i must agree with the other reviews, they look mystical and magical. Not a big fan of historical cards or magical symbols, but these cards defy all of that. I love these cards and have a newfound love for magic and card tricks.

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G.Nguyen
Magic Merlin

I am a fan of all things Middle Ages. I am not a long time collector but this is one of my favorite decks so far. It has a very nice "dark feel" to it. Very elegant and with the USPCC company quality. I don't use these collectable decks for playing games, why would you? This is art I feel. So I have no problem with decision of Aces without symbols - I find them mysterious and different. I give them 5 stars.

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Jeff S
Rendering vs. Reality

I also received these cards through KS and was highly disappointed . Just like Joe Scott said in his review the artwork is nice but not as crisp and defined as the KS photos depicted . I actually thought they left my aces out of my deck when I first opened it because they just used art figures for the ACES with no A value on the card and the suit was difficult to see and hidden on the art figure . The silver and gold ink was muted on some of the cards , especially the spades and clubs suits . I still like the cards for the artwork itself but find them unsuitable for game play . Over rendering can create excitement and hype for campaigns but it can also create disappointment and loss of backers for future campaigns . Making cards that are game play is a PLUS . Making cards that aren't is a MINUS . 3 stars because minus 1 star for not being game play friendly and minus 1 star for muted gold ink on spades and clubs .

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TimB
Art

If you like a deck with a lot of art content, you may like this deck. I am more of a practical deck guy for gaming. This deck has very nice art work but did not quite hit the mark for me.

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Joe Scott
Aces???

I got my decks during the Kickstarter campaign and was so excited when they finally arrived today. The tuck case is very nice and the card backs are just as beautiful as expected. What was very confusing to me is the decision not to mark the Aces with the value and suit. The picture on the Aces does contain the suit but it is small and not obvious. The Ace of Hearts depicts the Sword and the Stone but without the cards being in numeric order in the deck, it is nearly impossible to determine the suit. This makes the cards virtually unusable for game play or magic, which is very disappointing. The card faces look great but they are not as crisp and defined as the 8k renderings shown in the Kickstarter photos. The silver and gold ink was somewhat muted and not as bright once it was printed on the dark card stock. Hopefully, a second version of this deck will come out with these issues resolved.

Ultimately, what should have been another 5-star rating for this deck and Art Playing Cards was lost by a poor choice on the Aces.

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