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Adam Wintle

  • Thailand • Member since March 15, 1997

Adam has been involved in developing the site as well as reviewing new decks and conducting research. He is particularly interested in innovation, Kickstarter and East Asian cards. He is a member of the IPCS and webmaster of the EPCS.

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Interview with Tom and Judy Dawson from 52 Plus Joker

Interview with Tom and Judy Dawson from 52 Plus Joker. Chatting about the history of playing cards, uses of cards and collecting.

2015 Mantecore Playing Cards

Mantecore Playing Cards

Mantecore playing cards, named as a tribute to magicians Siegfried and Roy's famous tiger, 2015.

2016 Dragons Playing Cards by Robert Burke

Dragons Playing Cards by Robert Burke

A gorgeous deck of cards featuring the dragon art of Kerem Beyit and printed by the United States Playing Card Company.

2015 Firefly Playing Cards

Firefly Playing Cards

The first-ever officially licensed Firefly Playing Cards. A tribute to the Firefly TV series, featuring iconic symbols and images from the Firefly universe.

Card Crawl

Card Crawl is a Dungeon Crawler build around a modified deck of standard cards. The basic idea of the game is to clear the Dungeon without dying and winning as much gold as possible.

2015 Cats and Dogs Royale Playing Cards

Cats and Dogs Royale Playing Cards

Two collectable sets of cards featuring Cats and Dogs as Royalty through the ages.

Revelation Playing Cards

“Revelation” playing cards illustrated by Michael Messer

2015 40 Years of Jaws Playing Cards

40 Years of Jaws Playing Cards

This special pack celebrates the 40th anniversary of the film Jaws.

2015 Viridian Playing Cards

Viridian Playing Cards

Viridian playing cards are a modern twist inspired by the classics. Influenced by vintage design and refined by modern aesthetics.

2015 Celtic Myth Playing Cards

Celtic Myth Playing Cards

Celtic Myth playing cards are the third and final set of cards in a series based around the themes of Celtic mythology and society.

2015 Omnia Playing Cards

Omnia Playing Cards

Inspired by ancient symbology and traditional playing cards, Omnia is the third pack designed by Giovanni Meroni, 2015.

2015 Cultura

Cultura

A full custom deck of playing cards, inspired by the different cultures of the world; including China, Italy, USA and the Netherlands.

2015 Royal Pulp Playing Cards

Royal Pulp Playing Cards

Two beautifully crafted custom playing cards decks. Featuring brightly colored illustrations and gorgeous typography.

2015 AO MATU

AO MATU

A custom deck with magnificent characters, illustrations and tropical design. Inspired by the nature of the Polynesian islands. Wild and truly unique.

2002 Pathfinder Playing Cards

Pathfinder Playing Cards

The Pathfinder deck of cards has been inspired by Odin, the Norse god of wisdom, war and death.

2015 The Retro Deck- Pocono Modern Playing Cards

The Retro Deck- Pocono Modern Playing Cards

The Retro De​ck, illustrated by Kraig Kalashian, was originally inspired by vintage matchbox art from the 50s, the simplicity of timeless mid-century modern design.

2015 Earth Dragons and Other Rare Creatures

Earth Dragons and Other Rare Creatures

Jessica Feinberg, mostly known for her unique mythic paintings of nature, dragons, is a creator the Earth D​ragons and Other Rare Creatures playing cards.

Lingo Phrasebook Playing Cards by Diana Stanciulescu

Lingo is an interactive phrasebook providing you new way of learning new language through playing cards

2015 Lumberjacks

Lumberjacks

A preview of Vadim Smolenskiy second edition Lumberjacks deck.

2015 Moderne Art Deco Playing Cards

Moderne Art Deco Playing Cards

This pack created by Randy Coffey is based on the 1920s and 1930s Art Deco style of fine decoration and fashion.

2014 Glitch Playing Cards by Soleil Zumbrunn

Glitch Playing Cards by Soleil Zumbrunn

Glitch art is the aesthetic of digital or analog errors.

2015 Spirit Playing Cards

Spirit Playing Cards

Standard court cards show the king, queen and jack looking sideways and diagonal; these elegant Spirit playing cards show the court characters front-facing.

2015 Social Network Playing Cards

Social Network Playing Cards

Gwénolé Jaffrédou has designed a selection of social networking playing cards; featuring websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

2015 Jetsetter Playing Cards

Jetsetter Playing Cards

Jetsetter playing cards, inspired by aviation, air travel and jet-setting.

2014 4 Elementos designed by Marcos Neila Muro

4 Elementos designed by Marcos Neila Muro

“4 Elementos” playing cards designed by Marcos Neila Muro promoting ecology and environmental sustainability.

2014 MEMENTO

MEMENTO

Memento, a unique Playing Card Deck designed by Valerio Aversa and Antonios Fiala, inspired by the history of playing card design.

2014 Kingdoms of a New World

Kingdoms of a New World

“Kingdoms of a New World” playing cards designed by Nathanael Mortensen, 2014.

2014 Demon Deck

Demon Deck

54 amazing hand drawn cards which shows the demons from Underworld.

2014 Sentinels Playing Cards by Jeffrey Bucholtz

Sentinels Playing Cards by Jeffrey Bucholtz

A pack illustrated by Jeffrey Bucholtz inspired by ancient Egypt’s religious and philosophical system of Hermeticism.

2014 1960s Retro Styled Playing Cards

1960s Retro Styled Playing Cards

Joe Snow was commissioned to create a pack of cards for Ridley's House of Novelties brand. The pack has been illustrated in a 1960s colourful style.

Linocut Printed Tarot Cards

Linocut is a printing technique similar to woodblock printing where a design is cut into linoleum (a wood mixture) using a sharp knife or chisel; the lino sheet is then inked and pressed into a sheet to produce the image. Cécile Jaillard from Strasbourg, France has used this method to create her own...

2014 Different Playing Cards by Teach By Magic

Different Playing Cards by Teach By Magic

Instead of the usual ace of spades, or a seven of diamonds, this pack has a "spade of aces" and a "diamond of sevens"; meaning that the spade is made up of aces using a typographic and illustrative style.

2014 Requiem Playing Cards

Requiem Playing Cards

This pack has been inspired by the Requiem Mass, a Mass celebrated for the souls of one or more deceased persons. The dark style of illustrations features occult symbols and imagery such as horns, hearts, thorns and skulls and the typography reflects ancient latin scripts.

Use Rubber At Night

Shantanu Suman has created a pack to help educate people in India about safe sex and especially targeted at India's truck drivers. The artwork is bright and bold, inspired by the popular truck art.

Robocards

This art project by Artua consists of four cards which were inspired by robots and the stories of Isaac Asimov and the Three Laws of Robotics.

2014 The Simpsons Playing Cards

The Simpsons Playing Cards

These Simpsons playing cards were created for a t-shirt competition. Each card representing a member of the Simpsons family.

2013 Utopia Playing Cards

Utopia Playing Cards

This pack has been inspired by the concept of Utopia, a seemingly perfect and ideal place.

2014 Oracle - Mystifying Playing Cards

Oracle - Mystifying Playing Cards

A pack inspired by subjects such as spirituality, the occult, ouija boards, spirit photography and generally all things spooky.

2014 Surena: The Persian Playing Cards

Surena: The Persian Playing Cards

Diba Salimi has created a hand illustrated pack inspired by Persian ancient history, art and Persian rugs.

2013 Seven Seas Playing Cards

Seven Seas Playing Cards

The deck is about the dichotomy of a life at sea. Exploring famous sailors, explorers, pirates, and privateers of the age of sail.

2014 Meeple Playing Cards

Meeple Playing Cards

Meeple playing cards is where the iconic shape of the “meeple” used in many board games meets playing cards.

2014 Kadar Playing Cards

Kadar Playing Cards

The Kadar deck designed by Christopher J Gould aims to break the norms of playing card design. The vibrant and fun pack has drawn inspiration from travelling fortune tellers and gypsies.

2013 Bet You Don't Want That - an anti-gambling playing cards

Bet You Don't Want That - an anti-gambling playing cards

'Bet You Don't Want That' is an anti-gambling campaign done mid 2013 for an advertising competition.

2014 War of Omens

War of Omens

War of Omens is a card game combining deck-builder and collectable-card-game mechanics, featuring fast, strategic play and 3 different playable factions.

2013 Teen Patti Playing Cards

Teen Patti Playing Cards

Anjali DSouza, an illustrator from Chennai, India has designed a pack of cards using Indian truck art and the Indian folk art as inspiration.

2014 Edgar Allan Poe Playing Cards

Edgar Allan Poe Playing Cards

A Kickstarter campaign for a fine deck of playing cards inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe

2013 Come to Chew Playing Cards

Come to Chew Playing Cards

Aleix Gordo Hostau from Barcelona, Spain has created the Come to Chew pack, inspired by bubble gum artwork and characters

2013 Incredible Men Playing Cards

Incredible Men Playing Cards

Incredible men and their amazing stories playing cards made by Tomski&Polanski

2014 Steampunk Playing Cards

Steampunk Playing Cards

These steampunk inspired cards are based around a pair of real steampunk goggles that you can purchase and wear to look just like your favorite court card.

2013 Global Unrest Playing Cards

Global Unrest Playing Cards

Global Unrest uses a traditional playing card style mixed with a WWII military twist..

2013 Metropol NOX Playing Cards

Metropol NOX Playing Cards

A custom deck of playing cards designed with a modern, minimalist flair.