Murphy’s Magic – Ireland, by Midnight Cards, Legends Playing Cards Co, LPCC 2023, Kickstarter, Randy Butterfield, Irish Flag, “Erin Go Bragh”, “Ireland forever”, clover, intricate Irish Harp, Celtic Knots, Orange, Green. Brand new, sealed, MM

Description

– Launched Feb 2023 on Kickstarter, 139 backers pledged $6,946, out of $5,000 goal, to help bring this project to life.
– Check out the YouTube review by magicorthodoxy

Playing Cards inspired by the Emerald Isle. Intricate Celtic Knots and bold, beautiful colors.

My name is Randy Butterfield, and I’ve been designing Playing Cards, an hour or two each night, for over 11 years now. Some of my past designs include the Red Rising, ORNATE,Wild West, Rome, Draconian, Honeybee and POLLOCK Decks.

The design for the Ireland Deck is inspired by the beautiful island of it’s namesake. My wife and I visited Ireland a long time ago, and we enjoyed every second we spent on The Emerald Isle.

GILDED SET:
The Ireland GILDED SET is LIMITED to 100 in total (95 available). It features a rigid 2-Deck Box with Magnetic Closure, 1 Orange GILDED Ireland Deck and 1 Green GILDED Ireland Deck. Each Gilded Deck will include a Diecut Clover Foil Sticker on the back of the Tuck Box. Each Sticker will be hand-numbered. The exterior of the 2-Deck Box is green with the 4-Color Erin Go Bragh Shield printed on the top panel. The interior will be printed in a beautiful orange.

TUCK BOX:
The rich green Tuck Box front for the Ireland Deck features a custom Irish Harp with unique designs and “engravings”. The Irish Harp is one of the oldest musical instruments in the world, and is the national emblem of Ireland.

Also included on the front is a border with Celtic Knots in the corners and Celtic Knot patterns throughout the background design. The hero on Tuck Box back is gold shield that features multiple elements of Irish symbols – colors of the Irish Flag, Celtic Knots, a clover and the phrase “Erin Go Bragh”. Erin Go Bragh translates to “Ireland until the end of time” or simply “Ireland forever”.

CARDS:
The Court Cards for the Ireland Deck are semi-custom. Standard Courts serve as the starting point for the design. The rich green colors from the Tuck are also visible throughout all of the Face Cards.

The Hearts and Diamonds Courts and Numbers Cards feature shades of orange in the interior background, Courts’ clothing and watermarked Celtic Knots patterns. The Clubs and Spades Courts and Numbers Cards continue the green coloring from the outside to the interior background, Courts’ clothing and watermarked Celtic Knots patterns. The varied orange / green interior coloring betweeen Suits serves to help with gameplay.

All of the Face Cards also utilize gold color accents in strategic areas of the design. The borders, patterns and color combos result in an intricate, vibrant and bold set of Face Cards!

The Back Card for the Ireland Deck highlights the Irish Harp in a common head-to-head design structure. The Celtic Knots border and background pattern help finish the timeless and elegant look.

The non-matching Jokers feature the detailed Erin Go Bragh shield. One Joker has an orange interior background and Celtic Knots pattern. The other Joker has green coloring throughout all of those elements. The Ace of Spade for the Ireland Deck also features the intricate Irish Harp.

LEGENDS:
The Ireland Deck will be printed by Legends Playing Card Co., with their China Printer (and with their Classic Finish). The Classic Finish is a softer and slicker paper. It’s more comparable to a vintage Bicycle Deck. This will be my eighth time printing with Legends Playing Cards. They do an amazing job!!