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So, you’re about to get married to a beautiful Greek girl and you want to give your groomsmen something special to commemorate the occasion, what do you do? Go out and get matching ‘bro’ tattoos? No, of course not. You design a deck of playing cards that not only relates to their personalities, but also reflects on the heritage of your wife-to-be. You base it on the Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece. You launch it world-wide on Kickstarter. You don’t get just anyone to print it either. You get Legends Playing Card Company to print it on top quality card stock. And you call it ‘Olympus’ Playing Cards. This is exactly what Tom Anderle has done. It’s his first Kickstarter project, and what a deck to kick off with.

Olympus Playing Cards Tuck Box and Zeus

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We all know them. We all have our own favourites. We all envy them, and secretly wish we were one of them. No… I’m not referring to One Direction…..!! I am, of course, referring to Super Heroes. Saviours of the Planet Earth. Upholders of the law. The Good Guys. Some of us even prefer the Villains….. and who is anyone to judge…? This new deck of playing cards, Mighty Super Heroes Series 1.1, (now being funded on Kickstarter) is an homage to both the goodies and the baddies of the comic books and graphic novels of the likes of Marvel and D.C. and is jam-packed with all your favourite characters as well as some you may not be familiar with. Have a look at all the images in this review and see how many you can recognise…….

Mighty Super Heroes Playing Cards

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For those of you who – like me – love the idea of being ‘able’ to play the guitar, but just can’t get the hang of where to place your fingers to get the guitar to make those beautiful sounds, then this deck is for you. The ‘Chord Cards’ deck is now being funded on Kickstarter with funding closing on 15th August (2015).

{Anyone wanting an idea as to what Kickstarter is all about, please read my beginner’s guide for details.}

Chord Cards Playing Cards

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NOOOOO!!!! IT’S NOT A MAN IN A DRAGON SUIT!!!!!!!!

Piff The Magic Dragon on Penn & Teller’s “Fool Us”

Mr Piffles

How dare you!! He is a Magic Dragon. An actual real live Magic Dragon who, together with the World’s First Magic Performing Chihuahua (Mr. Piffles) has taken the world of magic by storm!!! STORM, I SAY!!! If you’ve seen Piff The Magic Dragon (yes, you’ve heard of his older brother, Steve…) on Penn & Teller’s TV show ‘Fool Us’, you’ll know how truly remarkable (and magic) Piff actually is. Of course, so is Mr. Piffles. He’s pretty amazing too, and Piff wouldn’t be where he is today without Mr. Piffles agreeing to work with him…. (my Yorkshire Terrier, Jake, made me write that bit). Continue reading →

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