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Bicycle 8-Bit Playing Cards

Bicycle 8-Bit Playing Cards
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We love the primitive pixel art on these playing cards, created in homage to 1980s video game systems and computers. The face cards are particularly awesome, but this is a case where even the numbered cards keep with the theme. Available in blue or red packs.

Oddly Greeted Holiday Cards

Oddly Greeted Holiday Cards
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Illustrator Jacob Elijah of Puppy Grenade decided that typical holiday cards were just too boring, so he created his own line of dark and twisted cards that are sure to get attention when you mail them out to this Christmas. Also, you don’t talk about Reindeer Fight Club.

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Charted Greetings & Salutations Card

Charted Greetings & Salutations Card
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Pop Chart Lab came up with a more efficient alternative to the Every Occasion Card. Its Charted Greetings and Salutations has preambles on its y-axis and holidays and events on its x-axis, for a total of 276 possible greeting permutations.

The Thing from the Future

The Thing from the Future
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A card game where you think of futuristic inventions. The cards contain contexts that narrow down the scope of your invention. It’s like coming up with a crowdfunding scam, except without the part where you steal people’s money.

Story Card Trick 3

Story Card Trick 3

A slick Irishman amuses pub patrons by performing his version of the sleight of hand trick that involves matching a funny story with the sequence of playing cards he pulls from a shuffled and cut deck.

Willie Nelson’s Story Card Trick

Willie Nelson’s Story Card Trick

Willie Nelson tells his sister and bandmate Bobbie a story about a poor but slick porter using a classic card trick. The Three of Spades was like, if you’ve got the money honey, I’ve got the time.

Cards Against the Realm

Cards Against the Realm

(NSFW: Language, SPOILERS) The Inn at the Crossroads made this free expansion for Cards Against Humanity. It’s filled with references to Game of Thrones, from Podrick’s unique skills to the origin of Littlefinger’s name.

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Monikers

Monikers

A card-based party game that puts different twists on the name game. Each card has a noun along with its definition. Players take turns guessing each other’s card, but the rules for giving clues change each round.

The Card Ninja

The Card Ninja

Entertainer and professional cardist Javier Jarquin shows off his card throwing skills. Watch him pull off trick shots, insert a subway ticket from long-range and more. You can see more of his tricks on his YouTube channel.

Cinelinx Card Game

Cinelinx Card Game

A card game for movie buffs. Players take turns connecting cards by associating actors, directors, genres and other movie terms with each other. In other words, the Kevin Bacon card is king. Skip to 1:50 in the video for a demo.

Sneaky Cards

Sneaky Cards

Conceptualized by then 16-year-old Harry Lee back in 2009, Sneaky Cards is a free casual card game that encourages players to interact with strangers in kind and positive ways. You can contribute ideas for cards on Reddit.

We Didn’t Playtest This At All

We Didn’t Playtest This At All

Quite possibly the world’s third most random game (next to Calvinball and Xíng háishì bùxíng of course). Asmadi Games’ We Didn’t Playtest This At All is a card game where the cards enforce absurd win conditions.

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Run Rabbit

Run Rabbit

Cardist Eliot Slevin smoothly transitions from one card flourish to another, picking up the pace as he goes. The song is Chasing Greatness by Cas One. Don’t bother emulating Eliot; YouTuber tartman24 already did it for you.

Superfight!

Superfight!

Superfight! is a hero-making card game in the vein of Cards Against Humanity. Players form unique superheroes from a random pool of characters and traits. The latter may be kick-ass powers or pathetic weaknesses.

Zombie Cribbage

Zombie Cribbage

Who says Cribbage is meant for little old ladies sipping from tea cups on lace doilies? This update to the 17th Century game brings out the undead in place of the standard cribbage pins, and the face cards want to eat your brains.

Jack Spade x Paperless Post

Jack Spade x Paperless Post

Enough foofy party invitations with frilly script. These custom printed invitations from Jack Spade and Paperless Post are for guys who just want to get the point across. Our faves: The M90 camo invite and the plastic bag thank you card.

Crabs Adjust Humidity

Crabs Adjust Humidity
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(NSFW: Language) Are you no longer disgusted by your Cards Against Humanity deck? Check out Crabs Adjust Humidity, an unofficial expansion of the world’s most offensive party game. It’s the Mega Bloks of card games.

Asura Playing Cards

Asura Playing Cards
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The mythical Chinese and Hindu origin of the war between the Gods and the Asuras is beautifully portrayed in this 2500-deck limited edition design of Bicycle playing cards from Card Experiment. Uncut sheets here.

RedCamper Greeting Cards

RedCamper Greeting Cards
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Handmade greeting cards inspired by the travel pictures taken by the founder of Red Camper’s grandparents. Each card has an image of basement wood paneling and a short message inside. Blank cards also available.

Awkward Moment

Awkward Moment
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Awkward Moment is a fun twist on Apples to Apples. Each round, players use Reaction cards to respond to a randomly drawn cringe-inducing situation. A judge chooses the winner based on a randomly chosen criterion.

Federal 52 Playing Cards

Federal 52 Playing Cards

Want to make it rain a little harder at your Friday night poker games? Check out Jackson Robinson’s Federal 52, a good looking deck of cards inspired by the engravings on US bank notes and currency. (Thanks Greg!)

Legend of Zelda Playing Cards

Legend of Zelda Playing Cards
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The Cards of Legend is a gorgeous deck of playing cards featuring characters and icons from the Legend of Zelda games. Designed by Nelde and made by the company behind Bicycle playing cards.

Solitaire.exe Cards

Solitaire.exe Cards

Designed by Evan Roth for the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, this deck of playing cards is a recreation of the deck used in the Windows 98 version of Solitaire. Unfortunately the deck is now sold out.

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