Kickstarter

RITUAL 

Finally a deck of cards that is inspired by the true origins of magic.
Holding one of these decks is holding part of magic's history, and a legacy with over 5.000 years.

Ritual is designed by our new start-up Elite Playing Cards and is the first of a new line of luxury cards.

Whether you're a Cardist, Collector, Magician or just want a high quality deck for your poker games, Ritual is a premium playing cards deck that is sure to offer durability, tradition, and elegance.

By pledging for this deck, you are contributing to set a new milestone in the history of playing cards.  YOU can be a part of it, right now!

Printed by the USPCC/Bicycle®

Because of you, this deck will be printed by the world's best playing card manufacturer the United States Playing Card Company.
Consisting of 56 cards manufactured on Bicycle® high quality stock.

Ritual Playing Cards Feature list: 

The deck features 100% original art: faces, backs, court carts, box, and even the pips. Exquisite attention to detail. 

Some of the features will be added as a bonus for your support when we meet our stretch goals. (See below our Goals)

• Printed by the famous United States Playing Card Company 
• Printed in Bicycle famous card stock 
• Premium Magic air cushion Finish 
• Custom backs 
• Custom pip designs 
• Custom court cards 
• Custom Jokers  
• Custom tuck embossed box with metallic inks
• Unique gaff card with multiple uses 
• Gaff card that can only be seen by opening a deck 
• Magician Friendly barcode reveal
• Limited edition of 5,000 decks for the first run with more decks printed as needed

Digital Proofs:

Made in the USA at the United States Playing Card Company.

Goals:

As a special thank you reward, we decided to plan some exclusive features for every funding benchmark we achieve.

• Reaching 100% - deck is funded and released.
• Reaching 150% -  a VERY EXCLUSIVE reward will be unlocked and delivered instantly.
• Reaching 175% - we will get the cards printed using exclusive metallic inks.
• Reaching 200% - the tuck box will be embossed for add an extra luxury feel to the deck.
• Reaching 300% - the deck will have all of the features above plus silver foil embossed tuck box and highest quality card stock!

Every little detail has been painstakingly designed to ensure that each deck is truly a work of art. 

Ritual Card Cases:

Sleek and classy with a stunning design. These card cases are made from durable aluminium and are custom laser engraved with the mysterious Ritual symbol. They are guaranteed to last a lifetime and offer the best protection for your Ritual cards. Available in Black and Silver.

Art Print Reward

These fine Art Prints are produced on a specialist textured artist paper that makes the colours rich and vibrant. The Premium Glossy paper and inks are colour guaranteed for 70 years. 

Hand made Ritual Dice

Each one of these die are made to order, takes up to 30 minutes to manufacture, and has their own blended metallic accents. For this reason, every die is unique. Like snowflakes.

Backers at ANY pledge level can add these to their rewards. You can get them at $12/each for any reward level or $30 in the special reward combo. Limited stock available.

They will match beautifuly with your Ritual cards, take a look.

 Handmade Ritual Box

These limited edition handmade Ritual boxes, are made from rare imported Rosewood. Rosewood is used in luxury furniture and it's not widely available. The wood has a natural aromatic sweet smell that you'll be able to enjoy over the years. The boxes are handmade, and for that reason only 5 of these will be available. This is a Collector's item and no more boxes will be manufactured in the future.

NEW REWARD: (October 08, 2012) Uncut tuck box sheet

This is a LIMITED EDITION SIGNED FRAMED TUCK BOX. This is the FIRST prototype of the Ritual tuck box ever made. There's ONLY 1 available. First come, First served. No more will be made as these proofs costed $350 from Bicycle. You will receive One uncut sheet of the tuck box, framed in a exquisitely handcrafted Renaissance wood picture frame. FREE SHIPPING.

UNCUT SHEET:

Can you image how sexy your wall is going look with one of these limited edition Uncut sheets? Less than 30 available.

Where the contributions go: 

Designing the cards, producing them in the best card company in the world (USPCC), manufacturing limited edition unique rewards, renting a warehouse (to ship your orders as fast as the speed of light!) and building a website, is a big investment. Making our vision come to life is more costly than we could ever imagine. Ritual can only see the daylight with your support. Your pledges will be invested in "kickstarting" our brand, and producing new and exclusive decks of cards. We want each and every one of you to become the DNA of our brand. 

We have a lot of exciting projects for the upcoming months and you can be a part of it. Pledge now and remember that only you can make it happen. 

Our commitment?  

When it comes to quality, we have a passion for perfection.

Thank you for taking the time to look at our project

The Team:

João Pedroso - Brand Developer/CEO

Jodie Austin - Customer Support and Fulfilment

Michael Encarnação - Graphic Artist

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