Friendly Felines

Published September 25, 2019 Updated April 16, 2023

‘Friendly Felines’ playing cards designed by Azured Ox, 2017.

2017 USA PlayingCardDecks.com United States Playing Card Co. Azured Ox Art & Design Cats Nature & Environment

‘Friendly Felines’ playing cards, showing a selection of cat species, attractively designed by Azured Ox, an eastern European artist. As we see, cats come in a variety of patterns and colours. Larger cats can become extremely dangerous when hungry!

‘Friendly Felines’ playing cards designed by Azured Ox, 2017

Above: the 2 Jokers have hair anomalies: Lion is the only Cat with a mane; Sphinx is a hairless cat breed.

Each set of courts represents cats from a different region: America, Asia; Africa; Europe.

‘Friendly Felines’ playing cards designed by Azured Ox, 2017

Above: ‘Friendly Felines’ playing cards designed by Azured Ox, 2017. 52 cards + 2 jokers in box. Several extra gaff cards are included for disappearance tricks. Only 988 decks printed with custom numbered seal. Produced by Will Roya for PlayingCardDecks.com

‘Friendly Felines’ playing cards designed by Azured Ox, 2017
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By Simon Wintle

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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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