Playing Cards

The amazing little stack of pasteboard pictures has fascinated humans since its invention during the Tang Dynasty in the 9th century. On this page you’ll find some very nice decks, links to card shops, and some articles we’ve written over the years. Enjoy!

Note: If you’re looking for card boxes, travel sets, card holders, card tables, cloths and other card related items, choose ACCESSORIES from our main menu.

ACBL OFFICIAL PLAYING CARDS

Official Source of ACBL Playing cards and much more can be found at Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies

Gift Boxes and more!

BRIDGE SETS & CARDS

RICHMOND BRIDGE

Beautiful cards from Richmond Bridge

Le Jardin de Mysore Bridge Cards

Luxury Gilt-edged Playing Cards

SIMON LUCAS BRIDGE SUPPLIES

Beautiful card sets from Simon Lucas

PLAYING CARDS AND MORE

Springbok Bridge Gift Sets have everything you need, including two decks of top quality Bridge cards, with matching tallies and a large score pad.

From Playing Cards and More

A variety of playing cards can be found on Playing Cards and More including Gem Collection, Congress, Sunsout Cards, Bicycle Cartamundi plastic cards.

THE BRIDGE SOURCE

Bridge Cards can be found at The Bridge Source, offering a variety of top quality playing cards designed specifically for bridge.

Large Print Cards

BRIDGE IN THE BOX

Bridge in the Box offers some lovely cards

Art Cards on Etsy

Etsy is great for vintage collectables, art cards and more!

Vintage Pinocle Deck

Chimney Sweep Cards, circa 1950

And if you like luxury, check out these gold playing cards

Simon Drew’s Preposterous Playing Cards & Peculiar Playing Cards

Arrr Be Darr Matey Pirate Playing Cards – cheap enough to buy a bunch!

Have friends who find the writing too small on their playing cards? Try these low vision playing cards.

UNIQUE AND UNUSUAL CARDS

Rare Playing Cards

Based in the United States, RarePlayingCards.com was formed to help magicians, collectors, cardists, and poker players find and purchase some of the most sought after playing cards from one trusted place. All of their decks are stored in a climate-controlled warehouse to ensure that they remain in top condition.

https://rareplayingcards.com/

Theory11 – To Advance the Art of Magic

theory11 is a producer of luxury, designer playing cards. To date, we’ve designed and produced 78 unique playing card designs. Our goal in playing card design is simple: to push the envelope and create the most breathtaking, innovative, elegant designs.

https://www.theory11.com/

Ellusionist

Ellusionist was founded on January 1st, 2001 by Brad Christian to create the best online training environment for people who want to learn high-impact, effective magic tricks. Ellusionist’s growth has been unprecedented. To date, over 60,000 members worldwide participate in our discussion forums — the largest online magic forums on the net.

https://www.ellusionist.com/

Check out their 12 deck trial pack!

MORE UNIQUE CARDS

Black cards for the collector

Pop culture cards

Green cards. Eco-friendly and recyclable!

Here’s another unique set from Bicycle

Art Cards

CUSTOM PLAYING CARDS

Many of you have asked if we know of a good service. Here’s one we found recently that looks perfect! Shuffled Ink Custom Playing Cards – and there’s a fun playing cards blog too!