Alex Pandrea is a magician, entrepreneur, and Youtuber with 20+ years experience in the world of magic and sleight of hand. He is the founder of The Blue Crown and House of Playing Cards, and co-founded with Edo Huang Svngali Playing Cards. Through his popularity online, Alex has amassed a following of hundreds of thousands of magicians and enthusiasts worldwide. He has performed and lectured in over 120 cities around the world, also he has produced more than 100 best selling magic products teaching the art of magic. In 2018, Alex focused his attention on Youtube, where his magic tutorials have gained over 15 million views. A few years after that, he created his own personal magic course lessons on his very own website - teaching about the the art of magic, sleight of hand, and card flourishes.
About NOC
In 2012, Alex launched House of Playing Cards. HOPC is a place where he will released his fresh new line of playing cards among with other decks done by other brands and creators. This brand is called "NOC" - it stands for "Nothing Only Color". It is basically a standard deck of playing cards with card back that is ONLY just one solid block of color, that's it! This is one brand line that offers custom very minimalistic deck of cards in a very low and affordable price. The decks in NOC brand line feature a hidden marking for suits (and in some editions, a hidden full marking for both suits and values). As the brand gets popular within the card community, Alex started to mix in themes with the NOCs, like applying Sci-Fi (NOC3000X), superheroes (SUPER NOCs), Fort Knox - US Gold Reserve (Fort NOCs), and many more. All of the NOC decks are printed with USPCC (older editions were printed by EPCC).
Total Decks: 123
Decks listed with double stars are exclusives and limited. Decks grouped according to respective line-ups (some are standalones) along with a brief commentary on some of the editions.
V1 Red
V1 Yellow
V1 Blue
V1 Green
V1 Purple
This is the very first decks of NOC Playing Cards - the start of the brand. The tuckbox features a colored box, both outside and inside. There is the thick black line on the bottom part of the box, looping around the box. The "NOC" logo is located on the bottom right corner. There is the phrase "Minimal Playing Cards" across the "NOC" logo, done in color based on its respective edition color. The back design is a thick bordered of solid color, all rounded, not marked. The courts are Bicycle standards. The Ace of Spade has an enlarged spade pic with a white line across it, with the phrase "Minimal Playing Cards". Jokers are identical showing a big black star symbol. There is an ad card of HOPC and an extra Queen of Hearts. Cards printed by USPCC.
V2 Red
V2 Yellow
V2 Blue
V2 Green
V2 Purple
V2 Black
V2 Orange
V2 Light Blue
The second version of NOC Playing Cards. The tuckbox design is the same with the previous version, with minor changes - the black color line extends to the bottom side of the tuckbox and the "Minimal Playing Cards" done in white color. The Black Edition has White colored box. There is a quote by famous people in history located on the underside of the tongue flap. The back design is solid color in a thinner border, the corners are marked for suits. The courts are modified - intricate patters on the clothes were swapped with solid colors of the available colors on this version. The extra card is Two of Hearts. Cards printed by USPCC
V3 Red
V3 Yellow
V3 Blue
V3 Green
V3 Purple
V3 Red S
V3 Yellow S
V3 Blue S
V3 Green S
V3 Purple S
V3 Black
V3 Orange
V3 Light Blue
V3 Gaff
[*][*] V3 Red SE
[*][*] V3 Yellow SE
[*][*] V3 Blue SE
[*][*] V3 Green SE
[*][*] V3 Purple SE
[*][*] V3 Black SE
[*][*] V3 Orange SE
[*][*] V3 Light Blue SE
Third version of NOC Playing Cards. It has a complete change in the overall look - the design of the tuckbox from the second version is now implemented as a sideway tuckbox. On the inside part of the tongue flap is a card reveal. There are no extra ad card and gaff card. The courts are back to Bicycle standards. Cards are printed by EPCC. Later, there is a set of reprints for the first five colors of V3, dubbed "V3S". The "Special Edition" is simply all of the color variants of V3 with perforated seal that shows the text logo of Expert Playing Cards (fashioned to looked like a postage stamp). The Gaff Deck is designed to work with NOC V3 Black.
Signature I - Alex Pandrea (White)
Signature II - Dani DaOrtiz (Turquoise)
Signature III - Laura London (Red)
Signature IV - Snow Leopard (Cream)
The Signature series is the luxury edition of the NOCs V3. It features sideway tuckbox made of premium matte paper stock with embossing on the "NOC" logo and metallic foil stamp of the signatures. Volume 1 features Alex Pandrea; Volume 2 features Dani DaOrtiz; Volume 3 features Laura London - all of the magician's signature can be spotted on the bottom left corner side, done in metallic foil stamp. Volume 2 tuckbox has a quote from the magician on the inside of the tongue flap. Volume 3 features more customization, a customized Ace of Spades and courts set that can be found on Madison's decks. The cards are fully marked for suits and values - there is the noticable thin black border followed by ther respective color on the middle, the outside shows the suits, while the inside shows the value. Cards are printed by EPCC.
Dapper - Vanishing Inc.
Murphy's Magic
These two are the collaboration between magic wholesale companies. The cards are fully marked for both suits and values. Cards are printed by EPCC.
The Dapper NOC is a collaboration with Vanishinc Inc. - Back design is a red solid with black thin border, all of Aces have enlarged pip with interior artwork of paisley patterns. The Jokers are idential showing a framed text of the card title. The same paisley patterns can be found as the interior artwork of it's tuckbox.
The Murphy's Magic NOC is a collaboration with Murphy's - Back design is a blue solid with with yellow gold thin border, the Ace of Spades feature a slightly enlarged pip with the blue, black, and yellow zigzag patterns. This same pattern can be found as the interior artwork of it's tuckbox, with addition of Murphy's logo. The Jokers are identical showing Jokers text made in X form with blue and yellow arrows.
Originals Red
Originals Yellow
Originals Blue
Originals Green
Originals Black
Also known as the very final version of NOCs, these are the modernize standards of NOC Playing Cards. It combines some aspects from V1 and V2. The Jokers features identical symbol of a small outline star with index oriented horizontally. The Ace of Spades feature an enlarge pip with just a small thin white line on the middle. The courts are colored as like the set in V2 NOCs. The extra cards are two gaffs: a blank card and an extra Queen of Hearts. The tuckbox got a revamped into simple design: there is the white line looping around the box, but not touching the bottom - a black line on the top side in that white line, there is the the "NOC" logo on the right, and on the left is the ad copy - there is no interior color of the box. Cards are printed by USPCC.
NOC on Wood
It is the brown color variant of NOC Originals. The tuckbox is made of sturdy kraft paper. It has a brown seal on the deck. Cards printed by USPCC.
NOC Out White
NOC Out Red/White
NOC Out Red/Gold
NOC Out Green/Gold
NOC Out Black
NOC Out is a series where the NOC color base extends to full bleed - the back is full of the solid color of the respective edition along with a white/gold thin border. The tuckbox is colored based on the edition, there is a looping white/gold line on the bottom side of the tuckbox. The front side features the "NOC" logo extends to top and bottom of the looping line, with the word "OUT" inside the C. The Ace of Spades would have the "NOC Out" logo on the bottom side of the pip. The extra cards are a double backer and an extra Seven of Hearts.
Summer NOC V1 Blue
Summer NOC V1 Orange
[*][*] Summer NOC V1 Pink
Summer NOC V2 Sunrise Teal
Summer NOC V2 Sunset Orange
[*][*] Summer NOC V2 Limited Pink
[*][*] Summer NOC V2 Sunrise Teal GILDED Gold
[*][*] Summer NOC V2 Sunset Orange GILDED Gold
[*][*] Summer NOC V2 Limited Pink GILDED Holographic
The Summer series of NOC. The Jokers feature identical pineapple. V1 Summer NOC is only MARKED for SUITS - available in Blue, Orange, and Pink [the colors for Blue and Orange is based from the previous NOC v2 and v3 colorways. Pink is limited to 1000, comes with a numbered seal with a pineapple icon in black]. V2 Summer NOC is FULLY MARKED for SUITS and VALUES, back design adopts NOC Pros - available in Sunrise Teal, Sunset Orange, and Limited Pink [only available to 1000, comes with a numbered seal with a pineapple icon in pink]. There are gilded variants of Summer NOC V2.
Colorgrades Desert Orange
Colorgrades Tropic Green
These are NOC collaboration with Art of Play by Dan and Dave Buck. The tuckbox features premium matte black stock with laser-cut and laser engraved Art of Play logo on the front and arrangment of dots on the back. These dots provide a visual look of the back of the cards viewed through those holes. The back design is a linear diagonally gradient of orange/green. The cards are NOT MARKED. The Ace of Spades features Art of Play Logo. The Jokers are identical showing simply a small "Joker" on the center with the O replaced with a gradient circle of orange/green. There are two extra cards: the ad card for Art of Play and an arrangement of dots with the word "NOC" nestles within. The back of these two extra cards are a cipher puzzle: the cipher is on the back of the ad card, and the English name of all cards in the deck on the other.
Sport Pink
Sport Green
The neon colored NOC. The tuckbox features an array of grey dots with the stripes of neon pink/green and "NOC" logo with the word "Sport". The back design is a solid color of neon green/pink - reactive to UV light. The extra cards are two gaff cards: one is a blank card, and the other is a double color backer of neon green/pink.
Super NOC! No.1 - Blue w/ Red Border
Super NOC! No.2 - Grey w/ Black Border
NOCs of Steel - Metallic Silver
Dark NOCs - Black w/ Yellow Border
These NOC series of decks are based of the superhero and comic tropes. The "No.1" and "No.2" are fashioned to looked like comic books, while NOCs of Steel and Dark NOCs have metallic foil tuckbox with logo and title embossed. "No.1" and NOCs of Steel are based off Superman, the mighty hero from Krypton. "No.2" and Dark NOCs are based off Batman, billionaire who dressed as bat to act as vigilante. Every edition has variations of Jokers and extra gaffs:
- Super NOC! No.1 = The Jokers feature star icon of red and blue. The gaffs are a blank card and an X-Ray card for Two of Hearts.
- Super NOC! No.2 = The Jokers feature star icon of green and purple. The gaffs are a blank card of black full color and an inverted B/W of Ace of Hearts.
- NOCs of Steel = The Jokers feature star icon in black. The gaffs are a blank card and an extra Two of Hearts.
- Dark NOCs = The Jokers feature star icon in black and yellow. The gaffs are a blank card of black full color and an inverted Black/Yellow of Ace of Hearts.
Fort NOC
This is loosely inspired from Fort Knox, the US gold reserve that store uncountable amount of gold bullions. The deck is designed to looked like you are holding a gold bullion on your hands. The tuckbox is a metallic gold foil stock with letter's embossing. The front side show's the deck title with the numbers of bullion's weight in grams. The card back is a solid metallic gold. The price of this deck raised each time it got sold out within waves - to imitate how the real actual gold value rises. There were two instances when the deck was sold in original price as part of a Youtube video collaboration [TheGentlemanWake and Chris Ramsay].
3000X1 Dark
[*][*] 3000X1 Light
[*][*] 3000X1 Dark GILDED Aquamarine
[*][*] 3000X1 Light GILDED Aquamarine
3000X2 Purple
[*][*] 3000X2 Pink
3000X3 Human
[*][*] 3000X3 Species X
[*][*] 3000X3 Human GILDED Gold
[*][*] 3000X3 Species X GILDED Gold Holographic
This series is implementing sci-fi theme to NOC. It also featured short movies starring Nic Suriano that tells about the story with the decks. The design for these NOCs are even more elaborate than the usual solid color - it features a border surrounding the solid color, with diagonal line that extends from the inside of the square to the outside breaking the border. You can notice how the digaonal lines were stripes in the square and then solid outside the square. The courts are colorized with the color pallete for each version - X1 features teal, navy blue, and white; X2 features purple, pink, and white; X3 features orange and black [HUMAN] - grey, turquoise, and black [SPECIES X]. The extra gaffs are a blank face and a double backer of both editions for each version. These three: 3000X1 Light, 3000X2 Pink, and 3000X3 Species X are limited, only 3000 made = comes with a rounded numbered seal.
Magic8 NOC
NOC Turn
Midnight
These two NOCs are made for another magic company.
Magic8 NOC is made for the 15th anniversary celebration of Magic8, magic company based in China. The back color is a muted green blue with grey border. The Jokers feature the logo of Magic8 company. The extra gaff cards are a double backer and a special card of Fifteen of Hearts. The tuckbox design is simply the logo of the magic company with the base color of the cards.
NOC Turn is made by Francesca Frasca from DiFatta Magic, magic company in Italy. The tuckbox is based of NOC Out - the "NOC" logo comes with the word "Turn", and then there is an image of glowing blue moon/bright blue halos on the background. The card back design is a solid full bleed color of navy blue with white thin border. The gaff cards are a blank card and a double backer. The Jokers are identical image of a solar eclipse on a full black background - one of the Joker reveals a Five of Clubs. All of the Aces featured pips with the image of glowing blue planet on the horizon.
Midnight is a collaboration of NOC with Theory 11. The tuckbox is made of premium black matte stock with goil foil stamp accents. The "NOC" is debossed - there is T11 logo and the small Spade symbol done in gold foil stamp. The card back features a solid black color with a black border. Both Jokers shows a black star with the T11 logo in it. The extra cards are a double backer and an ad card for Theory 11. The deck comes with a black seal.
Shin Lim NOC
Shin Lim NOC GILDED Gold
This NOC is made for celebrated magician Shin Lim. The tuckbox is a premium black matte stock with red metallic foil on the "NOC" logo and Shin Lim's signature. It comes with a red seal. The card back features a solid red color with black border. The Jokers feature identical logo of S and L, Shin Lim's logo. The gaff cards are a blank card and a transitional card from blank to King of Spades. The gilded variant features a gold foil edge gilding and the deck comes in a golden seal.
Cardistry Con NOC
This deck is made for and during Cardistry Con 2019 in Portland, Oregon. The tuckbox is made of holographic foiled stock with bright neon green yellow chartreuse color of pixelated title of the deck. Both Jokers are showing a pixelated star in chartreuse color. The card back features a square checked colored pattern of yellow green gradient. The extra cards are a gaff card with a Seven of Diamonds reveal and a coupon card for discounted purchase. Only exclusively available during Cardistry Con 2019.
Winter NOC Lavender Dusk
Winter NOC Glacier Ice
[*][*] Winter NOC Survival Green
This is the Winter series for NOC. The Jokers feature identical symbol of a snowflake. The cards are MARKED for SUITS. Available in Lavender Dusk, Glacier Ice, and Survival Green [limited to 1000, it comes with a numbered seal with a black icon of a snowflake]. This series comes with a short movie starring Nic Suriano.
MyNOC #1 - Metal
MyNOC #2 - Leather
MyNOC #3 - Wood
MyNOC #4 - Brush
MyNOC #5 - Snake
MyNOC #6 - Tiger
MyNOC #7 - Leaf
MyNOC #8 - Japan
MyNOC #9 - Ice
This series based on the campaign held by NOC. Every purchase of NOCs from HOPC comes with a white border sticker with the hashtag of "MyNOC". The sticker is part of campaign, where people are encouraged to paste the sticker at anywhere, creating an unique back design for the cards, post their creation on social media with this hashtag. The back design varies from number to number. The cards are NOT MARKED.
NOC's Diner
NOC's Beach Bar
These NOCs are thematic based on the locations. NOC's Diner is based on the 1900s vibes of the retro diner - NOC's Beach Bar is based on the summer vibes of hanging around to get drinks in bar. These two decks featured card back of gradient color - Diner shows the pastel colors of pink, purple, and light blue, Beach Bar shows the rainbow gradient of dominantly yellow and orange. Diner features identical jokers of a milkshake, while Beach Bar features identical jokers of a coconut cocktail. Both decks have a blank face and a double backer gaffs.
Luxury V1 - Bronze
[*][*] Luxury V1 - Bronze GILDED Bronze
Luxury V1 - Silver
[*][*] Luxury V1 - Silver GILDED Silver
Luxury V1 - Gold
[*][*] Luxury V1 - Gold GILDED Gold
Luxury V1 - Holographic
[*][*] Luxury V1 - Holographic GILDED Holograhic
Luxury V2 - Ruby
[*][*] Luxury V2 - Ruby GILDED Ruby
Luxury V2 - Sapphire
[*][*] Luxury V2 - Sapphire GILDED Sapphire
Luxury V2 - Emerald
[*][*] Luxury V2 - Emerald GILDED Emerald
Luxury V2 - Aquamarine
[*][*] Luxury V2 - Aquamarine GILDED Aquamarine
Luxury V2 - Rose Quartz
[*][*] Luxury V2 - Rose Quartz GILDED Prism Holographic
In 2020, House of Playing Cards proudly collaborated with Riffle Shuffle to produce a luxury version of NOC Playing Cards - the NOC Luxury Collection. This collaboration series featured NOC playing cards made by Cartamundi Playing Cards on B9 Slimline Finish with cold metallic foil - tuckbox made with imported German kurst paper store with metallic foil and embossing, designed by Widakk (with little help from Edo Huang) - comes with a custom designed seal with perforation, the fancy banner along the tuckbox. NOC Luxury is fully marked for both suits and values. The first lineup features Bronze - Silver - Gold - Holographic. The second lineup in 2021 features Ruby - Sapphire - Emerald - Aquamarine - Rose Quartz. The NOC Luxury decks have Gilded variants, each has their own respective metallic foil gilding - these decks comes with extra numbered certificate stickers placed on the back of the box.
PRO Jet Black
PRO Burgundy Red
PRO Greystone
PRO Navy Blue
These are the "nerfed" version of the NOC Luxury series. These are for the everyday use by playing cards practitioner: both magicians and cardists. The tuckbox is made of premium matte stock with embossing. The cards are based from the Luxury series, only that it is done with standard ink. The Jokers are identical showing the symbol of star with black outline. The Ace of Spades is the classic enlarged black spade pip with the title of the deck. The extra cards are an extra Queen of Hearts and a flash card about the FULL MARKING of the deck. All of the NOC Pro decks come with a seal - Jet Black and Navy Blue come in white seal, while Burgundy Red and Greystone come in black seal.
Noctober
A Halloween theme for NOC. The tuckbox is a sturdy premium black matte stock with laser cut imaged of a creepy smile and there is the deck's title done in metallic orange foil. The cards are using orange neon with black border - MARKED for SUITS. Combining the cards with the tuckbox, it would create the impression of a Jack O- Lantern. Even better, the neon orange is reactive to UV light, so the cards would glow bright, and you can make that creepy smile in the darkness. The Jokers feature identical image of a creepy smile: one black, one neon orange. All of the red suits are using neon orange. The Ace of Spades feature a large pip with an overlay graphics of swarm of bats. The courts are laced with neon orange as well, making their clothes glow. The extra cards are a double backer and a blank face.