r/playingcards

I've just discovered the wonderful world of playing card decks and decided I want to do that. First thing I did of course is to check Barnes & Nobles. And then Amazon :)

Amazon has quite a few decks which have designs in the themes I am actually thinking of focusing on. The problem is I can't find any information about these neither here, nor on other websites, even googling the names doesn't bring any fruits.

The two brands I am talking to is TAOYATAO and strublfe. Each has quite a few designs I like.

What is this? Is this legit?

I bought 1 from each brand (see pics) to try. So far the smell is the biggest concern, it smells differently than a regular bicycle deck. But other than that I do not yet know what to look for. Any help is welcome.

Hello! Chris sent me some gorgeous photos of Simple Royal, and I couldn’t resist sharing them here. You can find out more about the series here:

https://www.thirdwayindustries.com/simple-royal/

Got this cool Congress double deck, both still sealed, for like 4 USD featuring clown designs on the back, maybe from the 70s, not so sure. Looks pretty neat though, right?

Odd Fellows Laveau Playing Cards by Stockholm17

Kingstar really has this sort of feminine ink wash art style down. Love the small pops of color too.

Hey everyone,

​I wanted to say hi to this awesome community. I have this idea of fully recreating a specific historical deck of cards.

​Right now, it's just a concept. I’ve put together a few initial launch images/renders just to see if there is any interest at all and check your reaction.

​The deck itself is from 1930, designed by Norwegian artist Johan Bull in a beautiful Art Deco style. I personally find it really unique and stunning.

​If people here like the vibe, I’ll start sharing sketches and process updates with you as I go.

​I'm tentatively aiming for a September launch, but for now, I'm just curious to hear your honest opinion. Is this something you’d like to see made?

​You can check out the pre-launch page here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pincognita/1930-art-deco-playing-card-deck-a-restoration

​Looking forward to your thoughts!

P. S. This is not my first experience restoring historical playing cards. I previously completed a full digital reconstruction and successfully brought Heorhii Narbut's iconic 1917/8 deck back to print.

I love decks that showcase a particular artist's unique take on the world, and unique take on playing cards.

Really loving these new releases:

Jack Brutus Penny with Shuffled Stories: Vol. 2 ( https://www.kardify.com/2026/02/shuffled-stories-vol-2-arcane-playing.html?m=1 )

And Filipino artist Reen Barrera with his Bicycle decks featuring artwork from his Ohlala universe ( https://www.kardify.com/2026/02/bicycle-reen-barrera-our-daily-dread.html?m=1 )

What are some of your favorites so far this year?

Have had these older cards for a while. I can’t figure out what these spots are they don’t smell like mold they just smell.. old? If I can fix or save them I’d love to know I really like these cards.

Had this set of cards since i was a kid. Played a lot of cards but never these. Just think it’s cool. Not sure if they’re worth anything just wanted to share :)

My latest cards were supposed to be here Friday, but the mail didn’t run. Then I found a few more today while I was at Barnes & Noble.

Not a terrible haul today...some cheap souvenir decks from old South Bay Card Rooms...old Pan Am and Cathay Pacific deck...decks from casino out in CA desert...and 2 different Congress presentation sets.

The sporting dogs looks to date from 1950...M code and Capitol Jokers and a canasta guide...the floral u/TheCongressGuy might need to help with no jokers remained...no date code on Aces..and says cell u tone on Ace of spade

Maybe I have a problem- everything’s long flap except almost all of bikes are long flap. 😅 I may need to downsize

by artist Pau Roggiero