Omnia Perduta Playing Cards EPCC

Omnia: The Golden Age is a follow up to the original Omnia series, and time wise they bring us to an earlier and more prosperous era, in a universe full of treasures, heroes and war. The three decks that are part of this series are: Omnia Antica (the main deck) = an era of abundance and wealth; Omnia Perduta = an era of war and destruction, when everything collapsed; Omnia Magnifica = the legendary, remote past of the Omnia Universe, full of gods and heroes, when everything started.

This Perduta deck is my favourite, with a beautiful green tuck box. But all the Omnia decks have rich symbolism, drawing on symbols like the ancient Buddhist Endless Knot, which is the main symbol of this series; Sole and Luna, the Sun and Moon divinities of the Omnia universe, the enigmatic Sphynx from ancient Egypt/Greece, and the Wanderer. Designer Giovanni Meroni loves mythology and symbolism, and he finds clever ways to incorporate it in his artwork.

The court cards in each deck of the Golden Age series feature the same character, but living in a different era: in Magnifica they are ancient and forgotten heroes; in Antica they live an era of abundance and wealth; and here in Perduta they are preparing to fight a huge war that will end the Golden Age and throw the world in the present (as depicted in the Omnia Oscura deck). Both the main deck (Omnia Antica) and the Perduta deck are beautiful additions to a collection. - BoardGameGeek reviewer EndersGame