I've just had my Mamluk style playing cards printed ... they're called Cards from the Pattern Garden. Available to order now from my website ( https://northerndisplayers.co.uk/cpg.html ) or also from me on etsy if you prefer that ... The cards are printed at playing-card size. The suits are the Maml...

In case anyone missed the kickstarter ... it did fund, the cards are printed (you can see a picture of one of the cards here), and now they are available to order. Just go here:

http://www.northerndisplayers.co.uk/gp.html

Thanks!

I believe there are two main factors. One already mentioned is the loss of flights during COVID. The other one is a system called "terminal dues" which is a subsidy system that has had to change and that has also had a big effect. It's difficult for me to see these prices coming down again...

I have a new set of tarot cards that has just launched on Kickstarter ... and already funded actually. It's called The Great Parade, and is in a historical Italian style, you can read more about it on the Kickstarter campaign page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/737088756/the-great-parade-taro...

Thanks a lot Joan Marie ... big mistake by me not to have submitted to the newsletter that arrived this afternoon. I just assumed it was going out at the start of the month and that I'd missed it. Oh well, never mind.

archimedes wrote: ↑15 Jul 2021, 04:12 Gosh these are absolutely stunning. Beautiful work!

Thanks very much!

Just what you didn't know you were waiting for .... A set of playing cards in the Mamluk style, believed to be the forerunner of all European playing cards (and also tarot cards). The suits are very closely related to the tarot suits (and Italian playing card suits). The court cards are unusual in t...

A little update, if anyone missed the kickstarter and would like to get hold of a set of these cards, they are available to order from my site:

http://www.northerndisplayers.co.uk/rt.html

Let's show one or two pics of the printed cards:

Well it's funded, so looks like we will be going ahead. Thanks a lot all!

Excellent Charlotte, very generous. Well I'm glad you'll be back to get another!

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Great, thanks Rachelcat! I've got the link now from Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/737088756/rare-triumphs-tarot-and-pike-and-clover-v2-playing-cards You can go there to get a notification from Kickstarter when the project launches. And this same link will link to the campaign pag...

I'm planning on launching my Rare Triumphs tarot on Kickstarter next week. It will be an extended version of my Pike and Clover playing cards with the addition of the trump suit (and knights). With old-style artwork in the manner of the Marseilles tarot. If you want to hear about the launch, you can...

Oh brilliant, thank you. I know Skat is a hugely popular game in Germany and I did learn how to play that once and played for a bit but I am not sure I would remember any more ....

I hope this is not too far removed to post here ....... it's a fully illustrated deck of playing cards drawn in the German style, but with typical French suits. The themes of the illustrations have significant overlap with Lenormand type cards, and this was one of the things I was thinking about whe...

KittenChops wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 04:38 Wow, this must have been a fun project! The cards are LOVELY!

Thanks very much!

Excellent. I hope he likes them!

Still have these in stock if anyone fancies a set ...

Thanks, yes I hope I will be able to work out a way to make it work somehow ...

Into the last week of the campaign ... so if you fancy it, and want to help make it happen, it's nearly time.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/73 ... tyle-taro/

That's great to hear, thanks!

There are lots of pics on the campaign page, but I will post one here in case anyone was wondering whether or not to click and see more.

Some time left on the campaign ... and some way to go still.

Thanks for the link. Yes it's interesting to see those hi-res close-ups of cards from 100 years ago and what printing techniques they were using at that time!

Excellent, many thanks!

My new deck just launched on Kickstarter. It's an "alternative old-style" deck, and is an extension of my playing card deck inspired by the Tarot de Marseille (Pike and Clover). Here's the link. Hope you like it! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/737088756/rare-triumphs-a-78-card-altern...

Excellent! Glad to see you've finished.