The Persian Empire - A NEW Bicycle Playing Card Deck.

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Cy
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A NEW Bicycle Playing Card Deck designed by Cy Arian. A truly unique deck.
Backers: 567
Average Pledge Per Backer: $23

Funded: $13,021 of $13,000
Dates: Aug 7th -> Sep 16th (40 days)
Project By: Cy
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Latest News

80 Minutes left!

September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Less than 24 hours & 90% FUNDED!!!

September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We are so close to the finish line! We have less than 24 hours to go and we are 90% funded! Please keep sharing and spread the word.  You guys are awesome. Special thanks to the people who stood by my side since day one. Thank you for believing in... (Read More)

How to use the add-on sheet

September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone,  I put together a tutorial for people who are new to Kickstarter and have questions about adding items to their pledge. Here's how it works:  After choosing your pledge, add the amount for the additional deck(s), bandana or uncut... (Read More)

Extend Goals!

September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, For the last couple of days I was working on the details for the extended goals. Here it is: Thank you, Cy  (Read More)

500 Backers! 10 Days to go...

September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Let me just say thank you very much for all the supports, shares & good thought. We reached 500 backers today. Please share this project with your friends & family and let's make this happen! Again, Thank you for all your support.  Cy  (Read More)

Mountain of Light for extended goal!

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
For the last couple of days, I've been working on ideas for stretch goals & I'm excited to announce the first release of Mountain of Light, Ace of Spades. What is Mountain of Light?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koh-i-Noor Images below are some... (Read More)

Help keep the community connected

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone, As many of you know the biggest hurdle to overcome on kickstarter is getting the word out. Which is why we are taking this chance to let you know of another great card design “Creepy!” that you should check out and if you like it... (Read More)

New pledge options added!

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone,  Due to popular demand I added some more pledge options. There are limited options so get yours while it lasts. Please spread the word with your friends & family. 10 Pledges - 1 deck of THE PERSIAN EMPIRE (Ace of Spade signed by... (Read More)

Check out this cool project!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! I wanted to share this awesome project with you. It's called "Bicycle Playing Cards with 5 Black Box Card Games". This project has a cool black "dead" & a white "living" bicycle deck. They also have new playing card games to go with... (Read More)

Preview of the Royal Edition

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everybody! First I want to thank you for your incredible support! We are more than half way there. Here is a little preview of The Persian Empire - Royal Edition for the possible stretch goal. If you have any other ideas for stretch goals please... (Read More)

How to play "Hokm"

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hokm: Basically means Trump. Haakem/Hâkem: Means ruler or governor. Haakem is a person who will declare/select and announce the Hokm or the Trump suit at the beginning of each round. Hokm (meaning Trump) is a challenging and popular card game that... (Read More)

The Persian Empire Bicycle deck. A second oportunity

August 9th - via: maxplayingcards.com
Cy Arian is a designer that launched a very polemic project some months ago. He designed a deck based on the Persian Empire with a very interesting design and supposedly to be printed on Kem plastic cards. He was heavily criticized because there were some inconsistencies on the project related to his statements of the plastic stock and the funding goal, and also to the original artwork that, as it was stated later, it was a mix of photoshopped stock images with some personal hand drawn art additions. (Read More)

THANK YOU!

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com

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