5th Kingdom

Illustrator: Maria Fedoseeva
Location: Russia
Project Type: Concept | Kickstarter
Packaging Contents: Playing cards
Packaging Substrate / Materials: Paper
Printing Process: Print by USPCC

5th Kingdom are Semi-Transformation Playing Cards. They are designed in two versions: the artist version with one way back and the player version with two way back.

The name of the deck is based on cards games rules. The 4 suits of the deck symbolize 4 long time battling kingdoms. When you play the card game you usually don’t have only one suit on hand. You have different cards from different suits. And in the moment of the game, you build your 5th kingdom with warriors, ladies, kings, magical creatures and animals.

Leaves and birds are used in the design of the box. It is the most suitable graphic for this unusual deck full of nature. These deck is a try to use the old tradition of semi-transformation playing cards but in a new way.

What’s Unique?
The most interesting part of this deck is that numbers and pips are hidden in each illustration.