I really shouldn't be looking at this thread, I don't need to add playing cards to all the stuff I am going to have to lug around with me for the rest of my life....but I did originally learn to read with playing cards, so they still intrigue me....
I really want the PCO, but it is hard to find the USG version now - someone here - moon gypsy? just had one for sale, but I missed it by like 3 minutes.... I was on Ana Cortez's site, and she does have a "Vintage" PCO for $24 now - but if I remember right, I heard it was on very papery cardstock, which is why I think I'd rather have the USG version. Does anyone have the vintage PCO that she is selling now?
I'm a member of her forum and she is doing a reprint and some of the cards will have different paintings on them...her father died recently and she has discovered more of his art on settling his estate....
So she is working on getting a new deck printed incorporating some of that art.
So stay tuned it should be good!
She wants to use a silkier card stock, more matt, and she is going to use the first version backs.
I was the lucky duck who won the other original printing deck and it is really nice.
I use it exclusively now, I love the matt card stock so much better, than the USGames slippery one.
maybe this is the new version available thru her site now, with the "silkier" card stock - does anyone have the older version that can compare it to the pics of the cards on the website? She has them all on there...if it is different (meaning she has incorporated new art) it might mean that it is the latest deck, with the improved cardstock.
I just discovered these cards on Somerville's site:
http://www.playingcardsales.com/cards/morepics/14594_8_charta_bellica.jpg
I love the images on these. It will be really interesting to see if I can use them for card reading.
OH GOD, these are GORGEOUS!! Now I have them, along with several other decks mentioned in this thread, on my want list!!