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One of my children is an ardent admirer of penguins, so I couldn't resist picking up this Emperor deck, which has been produced by Penguin Magic. The tuck box immediately puts the spotlight on our solo performer penguin, in keeping with the company slogan "Born to Perform".

The two-way backs see the return of our penguin friend from the tuck box, as part of a classically styled symmetrical design. A bold and familiar shape is the hallmark of a good design, which is evident with the figure eight pattern and hour-glass look. Yet the close observer is rewarded with many more details, not the least of which is ornate scrollwork, snowflakes, and even a line of tiny emperor penguins about to launch themselves down the ice into the water in their signature and spectacular sliding style.

While the majority of the deck features standard playing cards, there's always room for customization on a few selected cards. My favourite is easily the Ace of Spades, where a giant spade pip cleverly en-captures two emperor penguins lovingly meeting their beaks in a touching act of affection. The Jokers see a small departure from the Emperor penguin theme, with the mischievous Rockhopper Penguin making a cameo appearance.

Besides the standard version of this deck, there's also a Marked Emperor deck that is available separately, and which I also recommend.

Both decks have been printed in Taiwan by Expert Playing Card Company in their popular Classic finish. These have a slightly different feel than a typical USPCC deck, but EPCC is an industry leader renowned for printing high quality playing cards with precise registration and extremely durable card-stock.

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