Buying Bicycle Playing Cards

About Bicycle Playing Cards

Bicycle playing cards, made in Cincinnati, Ohio, by the United States Playing Card Company, are most commonly found in red and blue, but there are so many other designs out there! There are decks in black, green, or pink. You can customize your own deck with your favorite picture (a good gift for a Poker playing friend!). You can even get collector's style decks in tins.

If you love collecting decks of cards, don't feel limited to what you can find at the convenience store. Bicycle cards are the number one played brand in the United States. That probably stems from their ease of availability and their variety of deck types.

Buying Bicycle Playing Cards Anywhere

You can generally pick up a pair of Bicycle playing cards at any store where playing cards are sold. You may even see them at the drugstore checkout. However, they may not have the type of Bicycle cards you want since they come in specific sets. They definitely won't have the very personalized sets as those are only available via special order.

That brings us to a few spots to search through online for the playing cards you have in mind:

The first stop is The House of Cards, which is bursting at the seams with different styles of Bicycle playing cards. Here are a few available decks:

• Bicycle Personalized Playing Cards: Upload your favorite photo and have it printed on the backs of your cards.
• Bicycle Jumbo Playing Cards: These are 4.5" wide by 7" tall!
• Bicycle 2008 Election Edition Playing Cards: This is a set of Democrat, Republican, and Independent cards.
• Bicycle Canasta Cards: Not the traditional playing cards, these are specifically for playing Canasta, a rummy game.
• Bicycle Two-Deck Playing Cards in Tin: If you're the collector type, you'll love these!
• Bicycle Clear Playing Cards: They're made of clear plastic, but your opponent still can't see your hand!
• Bicycle Black Deck Playing Cards: A dark twist on an old classic.
• Bicycle Green Deck Playing Cards: Love green? These are just like regular playing cards, but in your favorite color.
• Bicycle Solitaire Cards: Don't let playing alone ruin your fun. This set of two decks comes complete with instructions for several solitaire games.
• Bicycle Tragic Royalty Playing Cards: They glow under black lights and the caricatures have a morbid feel.
• E-z-see Lovision Playing Cards: These are designed for those with sight problems. The numbers are jumbo-sized so they're easier to read.
• …and more!

If you're into magic tricks and you live in the United Kingdom, you can stock up on cards at World Magic Shop when you're purchasing your other magic tools. Buying Bicycle playing cards there, however, means you'll be limited to the red and blue styles that are most common.

Playing Cards and More says it all with its name. The online store does carry Bicycle playing cards. The following decks are available:

• Two-pack of Bicycle Poker-size cards with jumbo index
• Two-pack of Bicycle Poker-size cards with standard index
• One dozen Bicycle Rider Back, Poker-size with jumbo index
• One dozen Bicycle Rider Back, Poker-size with standard index
• Bicycle Bridge Set, one red and one blue
• Bicycle Lovision two-pack—one red, one blue
• Vintage design Safety Back
• Classic Collector Tin with two decks of Poker size cards
• Playboy
• Solitaire
• Rummy
• Euchre
• Pinochle
• Spades
• More!

One thing you may have noticed is that when buying Bicycle playing cards, you often walk away with more than one deck. Give them to your friends, keep them as replacements in case a card from your primary deck becomes lost or bent, or play with more than one deck at a time. Keep them around, too, for large parties; have your guests split into groups for simultaneous card games.

If You're Ready to Play

Ready to play with your new Bicycle playing cards but bored with the games you already know? No problem! Check out US Playing Card to find the rules that generally apply to all card games, plus the specifics of several other games like Bridge, Whist, Poker, Hearts, and more.