The France deck is part of the lavish "World Tour Set", a collection of five decks that celebrate
exotic locations around the world, each deck representing the culture of a different country.
The tuck box looks exquisite, and the touches of gold and silver produced by foil accents adds
real style and beauty to the art deco design - an appropriate choice given the French origins of
this art movement. In keeping with this theme, the side of the tuck box reads "Design Unique -
Fabrique en France". Pale green also adorns the inside of the tuck box, and brings to mind the
colour of vegetation and foliage. So it is no surprise to see the card backs covered an attractive
water lily design, complete with soft pink/purple flowers. Even though it is a one-way design, it
looks lovely in fans and spreads.
The green and pink/purple are also the two main colours
of the card faces, corresponding to the traditionally black and red suits that make up a deck. The
court cards have a truly retro look that matches the theme and location well, and seem to be
inspired by the designs and style I've seen on older and classic French decks. As we'd expect, the
pips are completely custom, and have been designed to match the overall "old-world" feel of the
deck. To round out the deck, two matching jokers both feature a floral theme that complements the
card backs beautifully.
The France deck makes a fine beginning to our world tour travels,
and truly evokes something of a turn-of-the century set of playing cards that captures a very French
style. - BGG reviewer EndersGame
A very French deck - part of the World Tour set
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