The Name of the Wind Playing Cards is a 52-card deck of playing cards by Albino Dragon. Its production was funded via a Kickstarter campaign that became the number one most succesful graphic design Kickstarter project.[1]
Description
There are three sets of playing cards available:
- the Standard Edition deck (red back)
- the Limited Edition deck (green back)
- Taborlin the Great's Magician's deck (this is a marked deck, and it comes with an additional card that explains how to read them)
The decks contain custom court and pip cards for characters in The Kingkiller Chronicle. Author Patrick Rothfuss collaborated with the artist, Shane Tyree, to get the details right in the illustrations.[2]
| ♠ Spades | ♦ Diamonds | ♣ Clubs | ♥ Hearts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | Kvothe | Kilvin | Arliden | Stanchion/Deoch |
| Queen | Denna | Devi | Laurian | Fela |
| Jack | Bast | Ambrose | Young Kvothe | Simmon |
| Ace | Folly | Kilvin's lamps | Arliden's lute | Talent pipes |
There are two joker cards available, featuring Auri (based on Felicia Day) and Elodin (based on Neil Gaiman), and gaff cards featuring Wilem and Lorren.
Card images
King of Spades
King of Diamonds
Queen of Spades
Queen of Diamonds
Queen of Clubs
Queen of Hearts
Ace of Spades
Joker
Joker
References
- ↑ Inspirationfeed. 10 Most Successful Graphic Design Kickstarter Projects (August 2, 2013)
- ↑ The Tinker's Pack. Name of the Wind Playing Cards
| Works in the The Kingkiller Chronicle series | |
|---|---|
| Novels | The Name of the Wind (2007) ▪ The Wise Man's Fear (2011) ▪ The Doors of Stone (to be released) |
| Companion tales | How Old Holly Came to Be in Unfettered (2013) ▪ The Lightning Tree in Rogues (2014) ▪ The Slow Regard of Silent Things (2014) ▪ The Tale of Laniel Young-Again (to be released) |
| Derived works | Cealdish Currency (2013) ▪ The Name of the Wind Playing Cards (2014) ▪ Pairs (2014) ▪ TV Series, Movie and Video Game (optioned) |
