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– Launched Feb 2019 on Kickstarter, 443 backers contributed $26,759 out of $15,000 goal, to bring this project to life.
– Check out the YouTube review by Magic Cards Playing
– Available editions :
1. Pinocchio Sapphire (Blue)
2. Pinocchio Vermilion (Red)
3. Collodi’s Pinocchio (Purple book tuck)
4. Pinocchio Vermilion II Edition (Silver)
5. Pinocchio Vermilion II Edition (Red)
6. Pinocchio Vermilion II Edition (Black)
🪐 The details in this Kickstarter project are so mesmerising, strongly recommend that you pop over to the page.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/passione/pinocchio-playing-cards
🪐 Centuries ago there lived– “A king!” my little readers will say immediately. “No, children; you are mistaken. Once upon a time there was a piece of wood.”
That’s the beginning of one of the most famous children’s novel in history, written by Carlo Collodi (nom de plume of Carlo Lorenzini, born in Florence, on the 24th of November, 1826) and translated into 240 different languages.
🪐 Passione Playing Cards is proud to present to you the debut of Elettra Deganello in the world of playing cards, with a project retracing the story of Pinocchio in both its joyful and dark moments.
🪐 Pinocchio Sapphire deck: 56 cards, printed by USPCC with metallic inks, foiled tuck cases on colored paper by Gambler’s Warehouse. All custom faces.
🪐 Pinocchio Vermilion deck: 56 cards, printed by USPCC with metallic inks, foiled tuck cases on colored paper by Gambler’s Warehouse. All custom faces (100% different from Sapphire)
🪐 All decks will be printed by USPCC with metallic inks both on the back and the front of the cards. All of the illustrations in the two decks are different. Red suits feature gold ink accents, while black suits silver accents. In Pinocchio Vermilion the red hearts and diamonds are the same shade as an original poker deck, while in Pinocchio Sapphire the typical shading of hearts and diamonds has been replaced with a stunning blue.
🪐 This work has been endorsed by the National Carlo Collodi Foundation: the Italian institution that officially takes care of the legacy of Pinocchio. Special extra cards dedicated to the National Carlo Collodi Foundation
🪐 And now my friends, let’s take this journey together in the magical world of Pinocchio.
“Pinocchio finally stops being a puppet, and becomes a real boy.” The hearts of Pinocchio Sapphire are:
K – Geppetto is the poor carpenter, father of Pinocchio.
Q – the Fairy with Blue Hair represents the magical spirit who follows Pinocchio in his journey of redemption.
J – Mastro Cherry is the first carpenter who discovers the talking log. He is named after his red cherry-like nose.
🪐 “Pinocchio is robbed of his gold coins and, in punishment, is sentenced to four months in gaol.” The diamonds of Pinocchio Sapphire are:
K – the Judge is a gorilla who sentences Pinocchio to jail for the “heinous” crime of being robbed. Weird, isn’t it!?
Q – the Weeping Fairy is sad now, due to the misbehaviour of her beloved Pinocchio.
J – the two Carabinieri, who arrest Pinocchio, are recurring characters in the novel.
🪐 “Pinocchio eats the sugar, but won’t take the medicine; however when he sees the grave-diggers coming to carry him away, he takes the medicine”. The clubs of Pinocchio Sapphire are:
K – the Talking Cricket represents Pinocchio’s conscience and tries to give good advices to him but Pinocchio kills him with a hammer.
Q – the Blue-haired Girl brings a healthy but bitter medicine to help Pinocchio but he refuses to drink it.
J – the Crow and the Owl are two doctors called by the Fairy to find out if Pinocchio is dead or alive.
🪐 “Pinocchio allows himself to be tricked by the Fox and the Cat and goes away with them”. The spades of Pinocchio Sapphire are:
K – the Fox & the Cat are greedy animals who pretend to be lame and blind.
Q – the Little Catty Fairy allows Pinocchio to be robbed of his coins to teach him a lesson.
J – the Innkeeper of the Red Shrimp Inn helps the Cat and the Fox to trick Pinocchio into an ambush.
🪐 Medoro is a poodle charioteer evoked by the Blue Fairy, and the Terrible Dogfish eats Geppetto first and then Pinocchio.
🪐 The Pinocchio Playing Cards project will be printed by USPCC (makers of the world-renowned Bicycle® playing cards) on Air-Cushion finish. You may have seen Air-Cushion mentoned as Cambric, Linen, Magic or Embossed, but they are all terms used by USPCC to identify the same finish. Metallic inks will be used for gold and silver accents. The tuck cases will be printed with pure foil on colored paper by the Gambler’s Warehouse.
🪐Passione is a brand of custom playing cards, aimed to bring Italian design and Italian culture into the world of custom playing cards, to promote the culture of custom playing cards and to be a reference for the cardistry movement in Italy.
🪐 Born in the town of Saptrap, Elettra is raised by the Fairy with Turquoise Hair in her house in the woods. After years and years of unremitting study, her hair starts turning blue… So she decides to play some cockaigne in the famous Land of Toys.
🪐 Getting tired of her boyfriend, the megalomaniac Ringmaster, she organizes a meeting with Fire-Eater on the Island of the Busy Bees to design a deck of playing cards about the super star of his show: Pinocchio. The adventures of Elettra in the Land of Playing Cards will be numerous and exciting, but one thing is sure: you, my dear backers, are going to play a role in this fairy tale.”
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