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Steam Ark Playing Cards

Published July 18, 2014 Updated November 24, 2023

“Steam Ark” playing cards illustrated by Chet Phillips, 2014

2014 USA Chet Phillips Steampunk

“Steam Ark” playing cards illustrated by Chet Phillips feature 54 portraits of Victorian-style steampunk animals divided into four suits or clans: woodland, predator, aerie & simian. The faces of the animals are very expressive, sharp and vibrant with good poses and stance. Each character has a quirky name with uniform and clothing, and even the pip cards have different artwork. The box has a nice vintage feel with ornate floral designs and a ‘marble’ background complimenting a striking, bold title. Overall a very well done deck!

“Steam Ark” playing cards illustrated by Chet Phillips, 2014 “Steam Ark” playing cards illustrated by Chet Phillips, 2014

Above: “Steam Ark” playing cards illustrated by Chet Phillips, 2014. 52 high-quality, plastic-coated poker cards + 2 different Jokers + 4 Clan Suit cards + extra card in special box. The deck is divided into 4 Victorian Steampunk animal clans: Predator (Big Cats/Spades), Simian (Monkeys and Apes/Diamonds), Aerie (Birds/Hearts) and Woodland (various woodland animals/Clubs). The deck was printed by a U.S. company, Liberty Playing Cards, located in Arlington TX. Children's book illustrations taken to another level... all artwork © Chet Phillips 2014.

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By Simon Wintle

Member since February 01, 1996

Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.


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