And finally one more charming deck produced by Penguin in a limited edition (500 only) for their TGIF promotions:
Candy Playing Cards
https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/17890
Part of the ad copy:
One of the sweetest decks ever made! Everybody loves candy. Whether you enjoy chocolatey or fruity, crunchy or gooey, Candy Playing Cards are a treat that you can indulge yourself with all year round without fear of cavities!
Featuring 100% custom artwork by Marina Tsareva, the Candy deck has a detailed red & white back design with lots of different candies scattered across the surface. The court and number cards are fully custom as well, with the Kings, Queens, and Jacks portraying the royalty of different candy kingdoms and the number cards enticing you with delicious sweet treats.
The deck includes two bonus gaff cards - a duplicate Queen of Hearts and a Double-Backed card. The entire package comes complete in a custom tuck box with inside & outside printing, topped off with a custom, individually-numbered stamp seal.
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Re: Candy Playing Cards
Horrible artwork and (non-)transitions. Definitely not for me.
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It's a shame they spend money designing these decks but we can't buy them. Only for the wealthy.
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Re: Candy Playing Cards
Why not show some of the number cards? AoS doesn't show me enough. Would rather have the card backs colored like the tuck box and not just white. Pass even if it was available.
Move on, nothing to see here.
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I think the card back would have looked better with the coloured version on the tuck rather than the more basic (and bland) red and white version. But overall the courts just aren't very appealing. They look like they were made using flash software from 2006. That flat, browser animation style the designer has used is very unattractive to my eye.
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Wow, tough crowd.
I actually like the look of these a lot, especially the court cards look fun and playful, and the high amount of customization really appeals to me.
I agree that it would be nice to see some number cards though, to see what the pips look like on those, and the level of customization there.
As for the limited availability, I guess that's because Penguin Magic is experimenting with a TGIF (Today Get It Free) model, where these are only offered as free rewards for physical purchases over $100. It probably works well for them, otherwise they wouldn't run it, but for collectors like us it does make it difficult to get hold of decks like these.
Still, I'm glad that they're contributing as they are to the playing card industry. In the past couple of years they have been putting out custom decks on a monthly basis (and those can be purchased easily), and it's great to see that they recognize that the custom playing card industry is a viable space for them to be contributing towards.
I actually like the look of these a lot, especially the court cards look fun and playful, and the high amount of customization really appeals to me.
I agree that it would be nice to see some number cards though, to see what the pips look like on those, and the level of customization there.
As for the limited availability, I guess that's because Penguin Magic is experimenting with a TGIF (Today Get It Free) model, where these are only offered as free rewards for physical purchases over $100. It probably works well for them, otherwise they wouldn't run it, but for collectors like us it does make it difficult to get hold of decks like these.
Still, I'm glad that they're contributing as they are to the playing card industry. In the past couple of years they have been putting out custom decks on a monthly basis (and those can be purchased easily), and it's great to see that they recognize that the custom playing card industry is a viable space for them to be contributing towards.
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Re: Candy Playing Cards
I like the design, myself. Would look cool with a metallic gilding color that matches that fuscia-like color.
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Re: Candy Playing Cards
I like these and think they look great. I would buy a few but their business model for the decks makes it prohibitive. I can't imagine all 500 are given away or sold for all these types of decks they have now.
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