Cymbal Playing Cards

Cymbal Playing Cards

Cymbal Playing Cards, by Dealersgrip. This is an artistic deck -- as are each of the designs by the company -- that uses abstract and digital glitch concepts to create a structured playing card.

From the tuck case itself:

RINGING BLOSSOM VIA FLESH ARENA (ANGULAR SEMANTICS)

And from the deck's original product description:

Maneuvering through ambiguous descriptions and explosive imagery, CYMBAL attempts to conceptualize card creativity and escaping the boundaries of a grid-like system.

Other than that, I don't know too much more about the deck. The specifications of the exact stock and finish were never provided by Dealersgrip so I can only go based off of feel to say that it's thin-crush stock. They do work with D&D cards, so it's possible that they utilize the D&D thin-crush stock, but I'm not certain.

If you want to see the deck overall, here's a video review I did:

The deck consists of 56 cards:

  • 52 playing cards
  • Four ad cards (no jokers)

Where to buy?

Unfortunately, the last time I checked Cymbal Playing Cards was out of stock. You can still check out the product page at Dealersgrip to make sure though. And, there's always eBay!

Buy at Dealersgrip


This deck is created by Dealersgrip. It's beautifully printed by USPCC on thin-crushed stock with an air-cushion finish. The deck features custom pips on all cards, and two non-identical jokers. The tuck case has a matte design and is secured with a sticker seal.