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Introducing Elton John Playing Cards by Bicycle ‐ a collaboration with the Rocket Man.

Featuring iconic artwork of Elton John on the court cards and golden holographic piano keys on the tuck, take a stylish journey down the Yellow Brick Road with every hand.

FEATURES

CUSTOM CARD BACK DESIGN – Elton John’s signature logo surrounds a golden record.

RECOLORED PIPS – Custom designed with purple spades and clubs, and pink hearts and diamonds.

$15 here: https://bicyclecards.com/shop/%20Bicycl ... ying-Cards

i dont know how much the paper used for a tuck affects price but i cant imagine it would too much to not be worth it for a tuck that otherwise has most all of the standard ''luxury'' features. despite the use of foil, this tuck still looks and gives the feel of really cheap. this glossy stock is a big miss for this deck. not only does the glossy texture look bad but since the paper is white and has a black face, printed or otherwise, the edges of the paper where it is cut are white and looks really bad with the overall black color of the tuck. it doesnt need to be some super expensive handmade pearlescent stock but at least a relatively inexpensive black matte stock would do. for a new deck, you can already see the edges chipping or where the black looks rubbed off.
the foil is also not great as far as... accuracy, intricacy, precision? you can see many keys that have no separation from themselves or the border.
even if this were a bochiero tuck i still would not buy it as i dont really care about elton john, but this just looks like pretty bad quality. especially when it is going for about the standard price of $15.

Boschiero & Newton would have been more fitting his stature

GandalfPC wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:48 am Boschiero & Newton would have been more fitting his stature

Why? Are B&N quite short as well?

It would have been cool if some of the court cards would have been characters from his songs....Rocket Man, Island Girl, etc.

I really want to like these. The subject is near and dear to my heart as I grew up loving most of Elton's music. This deck doesn't hold a candle (in the wind) to the Elvis deck T11 did recently. A deck for Sir Elton should have that kind of over-the-top flair and then some.

I gotta admit that my expectations are pretty low when I read Bicycle. When we're honest the best Bicycle decks are the ones done as part of a nice project when the producer wants to have a Bicycle version as well. Federal52 and alike. There never has been a great Bicycle alone project.

Swiski66 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:25 am It would have been cool if some of the court cards would have been characters from his songs....Rocket Man, Island Girl, etc.

Tony Danza.

(As in, "Hold me closer, Tony Danza....")

Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:25 pm I gotta admit that my expectations are pretty low when I read Bicycle. When we're honest the best Bicycle decks are the ones done as part of a nice project when the producer wants to have a Bicycle version as well. Federal52 and alike. There never has been a great Bicycle alone project.

I know you are talking about the whole deck and your dislike of standard courts is probably a big factor in this statement Harv but as a backs man there are some excellent (old) bicycle backs IMO. I do however like simple and patterns and do not need foils

rousselle wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 4:30 am

Swiski66 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 8:25 am It would have been cool if some of the court cards would have been characters from his songs....Rocket Man, Island Girl, etc.

Tony Danza.

(As in, "Hold me closer, Tony Danza....")

Right...LOL!!

@Honeybee don't confuse me with STL, I don't disregard standard courts per se. But I have enough standard court decks already so, the back would really have to be something to make me buy.

Harvonsgard wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:01 am @Honeybee don't confuse me with STL, I don't disregard standard courts per se. But I have enough standard court decks already so, the back would really have to be something to make me buy.

lol! is my name like a slur now?

Not at all, hue hue hue. It's just that we have different stances on standard courts. While you're indeed in the standard courts or slightly modified are always meh camp, I'm simply not. I just wanted to clarify that.

I learn so much on here. Huehuehue is the same as Hehehe or Hahaha or