The Straits Times

We were featured for this month's Collectors' Series on the Life! section of Saturday's Straits Times. I was pretty surprised when they first approached me, and wasn't quite sure how they even knew I was a collector. I'm glad they did though, and I hope this small article would help to increase the awareness of our hobby and spark some interest in playing cards within Singapore. 

Thanks goes to Nicholas Yong for the article!

Transducer (Oriduru) (K3 Studios)

"Focusing on the culture and oriental style of Japan, we chose the Oriduru as our theme for the design this time round. Oriduru means "Paper Cranes folded from origami paper" in Japan. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. Some stories believe you are granted eternal good luck, instead of just one wish, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy creatures and is said to live for a thousand years!

For the back design of the cards, we brought in a lot of elements apart from the theme of the deck. We had ALL the pips (including those small corner pips) on the faces of the cards customised based on the foliage scroll, a traditional style in Japan. 

The colors of the court cards have also been changed to have a warm and cosy feel. 

2 identical jokers where designed modernly but with the traditional feel of the folding art of origami. 

The tuck case also has a modern design. On the front of the tuck case, we used metallic silver on the black and white design to provide a 3D contrast. 

A double back and ad card will also come with the deck. Last, but not least, the Ace of Spades has also been designed around the theme of Oriduru." -K3 Studios

SGD12/-

Sultan Treasury (Ellusionist)

"ONLY 2,500 WERE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

You have discovered The Treasury.

This deck is a hybrid of the Sultan Republic and is LIMITED. At this stage, only 2500 will be released for sale to the public.

Due to the rare and collectible nature of these decks, they've been limited to 2 decks per person. Our intention is to make Treasury available for as many people as possible and Ellusionist reserves the right to refund multiple orders that are placed.

FULL OVERVIEW

100 BC, The Treasury derives from one legend that bandits and pirates of the east hid their loot in a stone urn high on the second level. Significant damage from bullets can be seen impaling the urn in hopes of breaking it open and spilling the treasure within. 

Tucked away in the rocky cliffs of Petra, Jordan, the map you'll see inside is the very destination in which one of the worlds most extravagant structures and mysteries still stands today. Welcome to the ancient steps of Al Khazneh - Your journey begins here." -Ellusionist

SOLD OUT on the main site!

SGD28/-

Pr1me (Sketch)

"This is the Sketch Limited Edition Deck. This our first limited edition deck. We have printed 2000 decks and every deck is handpacked and handnumbered, and there is also a sticker included inside each deck.

- 52 cards + 2 jokers + 2 Bonus Cards
- Sketch Style
- Soft, Flexible, Durable, Beautiful
- New Aces
- The Ace of Spades represents the Gambler
- Designs of Jacks, Queens, and Kings are completely from the original Pr1mes
- Faces of Figures are modernized
- Hints of color on the figures
- Index of cards are red and white
- The Pr1me name is hidden in all of the Jacks, Queens and Kings
- New Jokers
- Hand-packed
- Hand-numbered

SGD15/-

Johnny Cupcakes v2 (Johnny Cupcakes)

"Our second series of official Johnny Cupcakes / Bicycle playing cards. New packaging and card color way." -Johnny Cupcakes

SGD15/-

Rugby (Ralph Lauren)

"Be ready for a game at a moment's notice with our Rugby playing cards, complete with a skull and crown motif for vintage style.

• Full 52-card deck of playing cards.
• Made in the USA." -Ralph Lauren

Available in both Navy and Red.

SGD15/-