National Parks Playing Cards

Hi everyone ! My name is Bruce Le Nevé, I designed a deck in 2024 on kickstarter named Golden Legacy. I really liked designing playing cards, and this year, I mustered up my courage and decided that I was going to commit 100% to this adventure and keep making more games. This one is the first in a long series, and I hope you’ll join me on this journey and enjoy my work !

Here's the link to the pre-launch page of the Dusk Council kickstarter.

You can also follow me on my instagram to see every cards of this deck and know sooner about upcoming projects !

Standard vs Jumbo index?

Fulton is selling these. There is a ks project of the same name/theme that has been on prelaunch for years now. I wonder if Fulton got the idea from the ks. I believe the IP has been public domaine since 2024.

I found these at an estate sale for super cheap. I was amazed when I opened the box to see one deck still completely sealed with an absolutely pristine tax stamp. Just wanted to show them off.

This is the Winter Special Edition deck from The Door Gods Playing Cards project by Bloom

Just what I have from open decks.

I haven't been playing with them much to keep them in the best condition possible. These are just too pretty to ruin, the designs are gorgeous and the golden foil on the box catches the light so much better than any picture can capture. This deck specifically has a special place in my heart.

I’ve been following the discussions here about AI-generated playing cards and wondered if it might be time to revisit. A lot of things have changed in the last year: AI tools are getting better and AI is finding its way more and more subtly (and pervasively) into software like Photoshop and Illustrator. Still, the obvious concerns about low-effort content, originality, disclosure, and the economics of creative work, remain.

I have a background in cultural history and this kind of thing has played out before — with some differences, of course. But photography was once dismissed because “the camera did the work.” Chromolithography was criticized because it mechanically reproduced paintings in vivid colour, making beautiful images available cheaply and at scale. Even digital painting and Photoshop were sidelined by some as less authentic than traditional media.

The problem now seems to be that the line between what is AI and what isn’t AI seems to be blurring. Sure, an artist can eschew all digital technologies to guarantee a purely human generated project. But what about an artist who uses some of the AI features in Photoshop — background generation, for instance? And where exactly does computer ‘processing’ end and ‘AI’ begin (for example, Concept to Vector in Illustrator)?

That makes me wonder whether we might not be thinking in categories that are becoming less useful. Or at least less demarcated. There seems to be a huge difference between someone typing a prompt and posting the first result, and someone who spends months directing, rejecting, revising, compositing, repainting, correcting, and refining images until they become something that AI could never produce all but itself. At what point does the creative judgement outweigh the tool?

I don’t have answers. But I’m no longer sure I’d completely rule out buying or using a deck that had been created with some AI involvement. And, as these models continuously improve, it is getting harder and harder to tell anyway. I’m genuinely curious where (and how) people draw the line these days.

Got 3 good/evil decks from twi to finish my set. Always satisfying when you get the set together 😌

I was looking for something else in The Works when I chanced upon this craft box. At £4 I thought it was worth a punt. I gather it’s meant to be painted (perhaps for our purposes to match an existing colour scheme or the theme of the decks stored in there, maybe). Anyway, just a thought…

This is from Athena Playing Cards, currently up on Kickstarter

Bicycle Sunshine & Cinnamon; Copag Elite Black & Gold; Copag World Series of Poker Vintage Collection

Finally got my hands on 🐝 X 🍒 collab.

My uncle got this pack of cards from a buddy of his that was cleaning out his house. I tried looking online for similar decks but couldn't find anything, so I was hoping someone here might know about them.

This was hard to take a picture of and looks way better in person.

Sorry for the glare and pixels :( Anyway, I, just 10 minutes ago, decided that The Queen of Spades is my new favourite card. My reason? I like women (and these cards are super pretty). Sorry Jack of Hearts you've been swapped out! (I'll always have a place for him in my heart...lol). Most of these decks are from a thrift store. Just trying to get my hand on as many as I can!

STANDARDS Playing Cards (Flag Edition)