The China Deck is part of the World Tour Set series of playing cards.
This
unusual deck boasts a back design that isn't a design at all. Instead,
when all the cards are arranged in new deck order, in a grid, they
create a mosaic of the Chinese character for Mystery. More about the
World Tour Set... The World Tour Deck Set is a presentation "trunk" of
five bespoke packs of playing cards, each highlighting a different
country and culture from the turn of the last century.
The World
Tour Deck Set is housed in a miniature travel trunk, replete with decals
from the far-off places to which the cards have traveled, to be in your
collection. The set comes with all five decks of cards in the series,
and when all five decks are lined up, they create a map of the world
highlighting the five featured countries: France, Switzerland, Mongolia,
China, and Egypt. But the World Tour Deck Set is more than just a trunk
of playing cards: it's a story.
The Great Ezra, a
turn-of-the-century magician, traveled the globe and sent these decks
back to you, each one with a note. All the ephemera: handwritten notes
written on railcar stationery, coasters, tickets, and hotel paper... are
included, to help immerse you in the spirit of the turn of the century,
and how Ezra might have obtained each special deck. The decks
themselves are gorgeous, with iconography and hidden elements from the
countries, culture, and time from which they've come.
All printed
by the Expert Playing Card Company, the cards have a durable, smooth
finish ideal for shift work, gambling material, and sleights. Each deck
has an extremely limited run of 1500 decks, and no more World Tour Deck
Sets will ever be printed. Note: This product is a single deck of cards.
See the World Tour Set for the full collection.
