London 1843. The construction of Big Ben begins, but there are already many bells tolling long echoes through the dark streets of London. These narrow streets are inhabited by suspicious figures that cast long shadows. A thief, a beggar, a prostitute, a corrupt politician and his cunning wife. All sceptical and scheming about the intentions of the shadowy figure right around the corner and at the end of the street.
★ 19th century Victorian London theme
★ Embossed tuck boxes with gold/silver foil + TUCK INTERIORS UNLOCKED!
★ Exclusive to Kickstarter backers & www.isolatedthunderstorm.com
★ Limited edition (print run is 2,500 for each edition)
★ Custom, numbered tuck seals
★ 52+2 poker sized playing cards
★ Metallic gold/silver ink on card backs
★ Printed by TWPCC with classic finish
★ Self-fulfilled by Isolated Thunderstorm
The Pennyless tuck has a gloomy scenery printed in a matte material with a striking silver foil and an embossed title that brings the poor people of the Victorian streets to foreground. This tuck is designed to set the tone and atmosphere of the theme. It has a fully custom stamp-like, numbered tuck seal.
The Pennyless number and face cards are designed in a one-way format for an art-focused layout on the character illustrations. These characters are drawn by hand in collaboration with professional illustrator Patrick Leis and feature characters inspired by Victorian archetypes, like the brothel owner, the night watchman and the roughneck on the docks.
The Moonshine tuck is manufactured in a horisontal format with a black soft touch stock for a truly exquisite victorian feel. The tuck exterior is adorned with intricate and detailed gold foil on all sides, inspired by luxury brand tobacco- and matchbox packaging from the time period. It has a fully custom stamp-like, numbered tuck seal.
The Moonshine number and face cards are designed in a classic two-way layout with index in all four corners for optimised playability. The court cards are drawn by hand in collaboration with professional illustrator Patrick Leis and feature characters inspired by Victorian archetypes, like Jack the Ripper, Dr Jekyll, Sherlock Holmes and others.
On the Shadows of London card backs you will find details such as Victorian street lamps, gate spikes, floral damask and the Big Ben clock tower.
Pledging for 6 or 12 Shadows of London decks you will have a standard box included in your reward, to hold them. These boxes come in two sizes (fitting either 6 or 12 decks) and they are designed to match the vintage paper boxes of the era. The boxes are CMYK printed in a cardboard quality similar to the popular brick boxes of my Circus Playing Cards. If you choose the deluxe or “T&G” variant of these boxes it will come with an elegant gold foiled dustcover as seen in the images above.
You can add a standard edition Shadows of London box to your pledge, regardless of which pledge tier you have. They come in two sizes, holding either 6 or 12 decks of playing cards. To add a half brick box, simply add +150 DKK to your pledge or add +175 DKK for a full brick box, then please send me a private message to confirm your choice of add-ons. NOTE: Some pledge tiers already have a box included.
