Playing Card Articles

Real Cards Make Better Stories
We’ve tried a few card game apps. Usually when we’re on a train with dodgy signal or someone’s left the actual cards at home. They’re… fine. You can tap to deal, flick to shuffle, maybe even hear a...

Our Love of Games
We don’t have that many board games. Just a crammed 3x4 Kallax unit. Plus a sideboard. And a cabinet upstairs. Plus the loft. Ok, we’re going to stop there...
Games have kind of taken over, but in ...

Now Stocking Bicycle® Playing Cards
Legendary Craft Meets Pop Culture Icons
We’ve added something pretty iconic to the shelves at Premium Playing Cards: Bicycle® playing cards, a name that’s been trusted by card players, collectors ...

The Story Behind the Site
We used to think a deck of cards was just... a deck of cards. Something you grabbed from the back of a drawer, probably a bit bent from years of family holidays or half-finished games of snap. Then...

Top 10 Movie & TV Playing Cards
We can’t resist a good top 10, especially when it’s packed with our favourite movies and TV shows. So, we’ve rounded up the ultimate collection of theory11 playing cards, each one inspired by iconi...

Tuning Into the Best Songs About Playing Cards
You know that sound a card makes when it snaps against the table? That rhythmic shuffle that speeds up as the game heats up? Someone’s cracking open the Pringles, there’s low-level bickering about ...

Playing Cards on the Big Screen
Playing cards just have a way of looking right on screen. Maybe it’s the flick of a wrist as a card hits the felt, or the quiet tension as someone eyes their opponent over a slowly built pot. Whate...

How the Art on Playing Cards Became Its Own Art Form
When most people pick up a deck of cards, they’re thinking about the game. Poker face ready, snacks at the table, maybe a bit of friendly trash talk. But if you take a moment to flip a card over, y...

When Plot Meets Pack
If you love stories, chances are you’ve stumbled across books featuring playing cards without even realising it. They pop up in all kinds of places: mystery novels, fantasy adventures, historical d...

