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[Lorentzen]

I just stumbled upon these at the danish shop@home Lego store...

I think these playing cards look awesome - they're not too expensive either

[Mr Spielbrick]

Looks nice. What's weird though: it doesn't have anything in common with the current Pirates line, other than the name. Is this a re-release?

[Captain Zuloo]

Mr Spielbrick, on Feb 26 2009, 12:49 AM, said:

Is this a re-release?

Sure as hell, no.
This is a first for any LEGO theme I think. I don't recall there ever being any playing cards in the past. And the pictures of the minifigs on the cards are from the new line.
Anyway, onto the frontpage it goes!

[Zorro]

Captain Zuloo, on Feb 25 2009, 03:58 PM, said:

Anyway, onto the frontpage it goes!

Good idea about the frontpage, and I like the idea of LEGO playing cards a lot.

[Dadster]

Those are cool. Looks like they're not avail in the US though...

[Mr Spielbrick]

Captain Zuloo, on Feb 25 2009, 02:58 PM, said:

And the pictures of the minifigs on the cards are from the new line.

Redbeard is coming back?! Gorgeous torso in red. And a maiden, eh? I feel a change in the wind...

[Tiber]

Nice find!

Captain Zuloo, on Feb 25 2009, 03:58 PM, said:

And the pictures of the minifigs on the cards are from the new line.

Eeh.., unless you know something we don't I'd say no, those are obviously the classic torso's.

Mr Spielbrick, on Feb 25 2009, 04:10 PM, said:

Redbeard is coming back?! Gorgeous torso in red. And a maiden, eh? I feel a change in the wind...

Hmm, not trying to burst your bubble, but I think his torso is red on the shown card because it's a diamond card. I assume his torso and also the maiden's torso will be black on spades cards.

[brickzone]

€4 is pretty good on price! I'll be buying some if they are still available when I next order (probably Emerald Night - although it would be nice to get that from UK somehow).

Quite interesting the way the old torsos/heads/headgear are combined for the characters here.

[Mr Spielbrick]

Mr Tiber, on Feb 25 2009, 03:24 PM, said:

Hmm, not trying to burst your bubble, but I think his torso is red on the shown card because it's a diamond card. I assume his torso and also the maiden's torso will be black on spades cards.

Bubble bursted.

Mr Tiber said:

Eeh.., unless you know something we don't I'd say no, those are obviously the classic torso's.

I was assuming he did know something we don't. With the wink and all. Cause they sure looked like ancient pirates to me. Apart from Redbeard's colour that is. I have heaps of the ol' rascal right here... In classy, classic black. Would've been nice to see him return with a new torso though. Oh well.

[Skipper 24]

They seem pretty good to me. Only £2.95 in the UK, the artwork on them looks great too. Nice find.

[Bricks]

Nice found!

They look really awesome, especially the art work.
Maybe I will buy them to play a drunken round of skat

'Bricks'

[Mariann Asanuma]

Captain Zuloo, on Feb 25 2009, 06:58 AM, said:

This is a first for any LEGO theme I think. I don't recall there ever being any playing cards in the past.

Actually I have a set of City playing cards from a few years ago. I got it at LEGOLAND California. They weren't drawings either, they were pictures of different minifigs.

[Commodore Hornbricker]

They are available online through the lego website in the US for $4.99. Must have just become available today. I'll have to swing by and see if they have any in their store.

[Captain Zuloo]

Mr Spielbrick, on Feb 26 2009, 12:10 AM, said:

Redbeard is coming back?! Gorgeous torso in red. And a maiden, eh? I feel a change in the wind...

Mr Tiber, on Feb 26 2009, 12:24 AM, said:

Eeh.., unless you know something we don't I'd say no, those are obviously the classic torso's.

Aw, give me a break. I had to shuffle the C-P news around in order to get these onto the frontpage at 2:30 AM!

[Commodore Hornbricker]

Nope...they aren't in my local lego store yet.