Bicycle Apollo

Designed by Eric Duan (some of you may remember him as the designer of the wildly successful Bicycle Pirate decks), this deck pays tribute to the Greek God of Sun, with an emphasis on the color Red. It comes with an elegant, geometric custom back design, two custom jokers, a custom ace of spades, as well as a double backed card.

Production is limited to 2,500 and there will be no reprints.

SGD18/-

Bicycle Tattoo v2 (Diavoli)

The Bicycle Tattoo v2 features beautiful tattoo styled imagery, 6 color prints, and an eye-catching custom back design, just like the v1. Very little has changed since the v1. Design wise, everything remains the same. The only difference to the tuck case is a new URL added to the bottom flap. It also has the new magic finish from USPCC as well as a new gaff card.


For those of you who missed out on the v1, be sure to grab this while you can!


SGD12/-

Vintage Plaids (Dan and Dave)

"Inspired by a vintage aesthetic, these U.S. Regulation Playing Cards in plaid are offered in a Striking Arizona Red and a Casual California Blue. They're the perfect accompaniment for everyday use, but also feature posh details and amusing activities never before paired with a deck of cards.

From the natural color palette, leatherette box, off-white faces, and illustrated joker of the majestic Buck to the crossword puzzles and definitive recipe for the world's oldest known cocktail, the Sazerac, it's no doubt these cards were designed for men and are among the finest ever produced.

"For us, these cards bring back fond memories of childhood camping trips with our grandfather. Watching him pitch a tent, reel in a fish, and bring fire ablaze under a starry night were magical moments we never forgot. In honor of those days by the river and nights under the stars, we are proud to offer these new playing cards."

Printed by the US Playing Card Company on a premium stock with a cambric finish." -Dan and Dave

SGD9.50/deck -OR-

SGD18/set (includes one Red and one Blue)

Templar Knights (Diavoli)

The Bicycle Templar Knights deck will be printed at a Q1 level, meaning highest quality available. This deck features a completely different finish called the “Magic Finish”, new from USPCC. Only a few production decks, including the Templar Knights and Gargoyles have this finish on them currently.


SGD12/-

Guardians v1 vs v2 (Theory11)

We received an email query from Sam Tan earlier on this week asking us about the difference between Guardians v1 and v2, and we wanted to share the answer we gave him with you as well!

To start off, there are three different versions of the Guardians - one made by USPCC and two by Theory11. We will be using those made by Theory11 for our illustration purposes today:

Theory11 v1 vs v2

v1 is on the left, and v2 is on the right

v1 is on the left, and v2 is on the right

Front and Back: You can tell from the front and back of the tuck casing that the v2 is printed using a lighter metallic shade as compared to the v1. The v2's tuck case is also embossed, which means when you run your fingers over the surface, you can feel the words Bicycle and Guardians "pop-up" so to speak. 

v1 is on the top, and v2 is on the bottom

Sides: The second difference is on the right side of the tuck case. The v1 was printed in Ohio, while the v2 was printed in Kentucky, as stated clearly on the box. The other side simply shows "Air-Cushion Finish. Made in USA" for both versions.

v1 is on the top, and the v2 is on the bottom

Bottom: The last difference can be found on the bottom of both tuck cases. To begin with, the Theory11 logos are printed on opposite sides (right for v1 and left for v2). The logos are of different colors as well - the v1 has the trademark yellow circle with white 1s, while the v2 has taken on a total metallic emblem. The v1 also comes with a barcode, while the v2 says "Card design (c) 2011 theory11". Lastly, the metallic emblem of the v2 is also embossed as well.

USPCC vs Theory11 v2

We apologize that we are unable to provide any illustration for the comparison between the USPCC version and the Theory11 version. If anyone has both these versions and is willing to take some "comparison photos" for us, please do send them in! We'll be more than happy to have your photos posted up here, credits to you. 

Okay, moving on. The main differences lie in the tuck cases, while the finishes and designs of the cards remain the same.

Front: The USPCC version is printed using a darker shade of black as compared to the Theory11 v2, just like above. 

The USPCC version does not have any embossing, unlike the Theory11 v2. 

Just above the word Guardians on the front of the tuck case, the USPCC version says "Playing Cards - Cartes Á Jouer", while the Theory11 version only says "Rider Back".

Sides: On the left side, the USPCC version says "Air-Cushion Finish - Fini Coussin D'Air", while the Theory11 version says "Air-Cusion Finish - Made in USA". 

On the right side, the USPCC version says "Made in USA", while the Theory11 version says "The US Playing Card Co. Erlanger, KY 41018".

Top: The USPCC version says "Standard Face - Face Classique", while the Theory11 version simply states "Poker". Both seals are black in color.

Bottom:  The USPCC version does not have any Theory11 logo on it, nor any barcodes, but instead lists down all the trademark information. The bottom of the Theory11 version looks like the one in the photo above.

Back: Flipping the decks to their backs, we will see that the Theory11 version shows the actual back design of the cards, while the USPCC version does not.

Lastly, the USPCC version was also printed in Ohio, just like the Theory11 v1, while the v2 is printed in Kentucky. The Theory11 also comes with an additional Ad card inside.

If any of you would like to add a Theory11 Guardians v2 to your collection after reading this, just drop us an email and quote us this discount code - "GV2" to get the deck for just $8.50 (U.P. $9).

Just a gentle reminder to credit The Card Collectors should you wish to use the information or photos here. Thanks again for reading!

Bicycle Dreamcatcher (1st Edition)

These decks were designed by Handy Altan and produced by USPCC. The deck's concept is based on culture from around the world.

For the 1st edition, the Dreamcatcher takes on the American Indian Culture. The back design shows circles of Dreamcatchers and Indian symbols. The faces have adopted the original Bicycle design, using dark brown pips instead of black. The court cards were also made to give off a dark brown ethnic atmosphere. No prizes for guessing it right, but the Ace of Spades and Jokers are none other than Dreamcatchers. There are also two additional gaff cards included in this deck.

For more photos on the Bicycle Dreamcatcher, please check out our Facebook page.

Only produced in a limited run of 1,000, there will be no re-prints for this deck. For the 1st edition, only 500 decks will be available to the market while the remaining will be kept for gifts and special leather case editions.


Buy now and get an autographed Dreamcatcher at no additional cost to you! While stocks last.

SGD60/-

Crowns First and Second Editions Differences

The Crown decks First and Second Editions look very similar, so how do you tell them apart? Well, we have managed to observe a few differences and we want to share them with you. We will only cover the differences on the tuckcases. For all images, V1 will always be on the left, V2 on the right.

Sides: The most obvious difference is the side. For the V1, " 1st Edition" is clearly printed. There is no difference on the other side of the case for both versions.


EDIT: This difference only applies to the Blue and Red versions, but not the Green. We have dropped The Blue Crown an email as to why this is so, and are still waiting for them to get back to us. Thank you Eugene and Micky for raising questions about this.

Colour: The colours for the V1 (RGB, the white portions and even the black border) are darker for the V1's, although this is not immediately apparent.


Ridges: When you run your fingers across the two tuckcases, there are ridges on the V2's which are absent on the V1 on the tuckcase design.

Bottom: The box bottom differences are also clear. V2's have the crown logo which V1's do not.

Back Design: Lastly, if you observe the backs closely, there is a very slight difference in both designs. We will leave it to you to find it :)


And there you have it, so many differences to tell the V1's and V2's apart. If you want to use the information and pictures here, remember to aknowledge The Card Collectors. Thank you!

The Blue Crown Bundle

One each of Blue, Red and Green Crowns v2 and one Black Crown. All going for the price of ONLY SGD43.50/-!


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